Digital Water in the News
Testing the Water
According to Bluefield Research, $35 billion is anticipated to be spent on the Digital Transformation of water over the next 10 years. This sector has been completely underserved as it pertains to modern business applications that have revolutionized other [private] sectors over the last 20 or so years. Forbes 04 Nov 2019DIGITAL WATER COMPANY SECURES $7M SERIES A FUNDING
120WaterAudit, the industry-leading cloud-based water software platform, announced $7 million in Series A funding, led by HG Ventures — the corporate venture arm of The Heritage Group, partnering with innovative, high-growth companies to support a sustainable future — with participation from Allos Ventures and Greenhouse Capital Partners. Building Indiana Business 22 Oct 2019Affordability Through Advanced Asset Management
A recent study conducted by design and consultancy firm Arcadis and market researcher Bluefield Research revealed a surprising statistic: only 21 percent of utilities feel they are currently able to fully cover the cost of service. “And we’re expecting to see that number drop to as low as 15-16 percent in the future,” said Eric Bindler, digital water research director for Bluefield Research. WaterWorld 28 Aug 2019Artificial Intelligence Can Prevent Enormous Amounts Of Damage And Water Loss From Building Leaks
The system uses artificial intelligence to detect leaks, thereby conserving water and preventing damage in commercial and government buildings. From taps and toilets to hidden pipes and water towers, the cost and destruction caused by leaks can add up. On average, buildings waste 25% to 30% of water consume Forbes 18 Jul 2019‘Intelligent water’ could save U.S water utilities $17.6 billion, report says
According to a new report by Arcadis and Bluefield Research, intelligent water can address two of the biggest challenges facing the U.S. water utility sector today: affordability and resilience. “The research indicates that only 21 percent of utilities feel they are fully able to cover costs of service,” said Eric Bindler, research director for digital water, Bluefield Research." Water Finance & Management 19 Jun 2019Bentley Makes Waves with Digital Water Works Acquisition
On March 1, Digital Water Works(DWW) announced that Bentley had made a strategic investment in its business. The company delivers digital twins for “wet” infrastructure (water and wastewater utilities). Engineering.com 26 Mar 2019Water Utilities Call on Big Data to Guide Pipe Replacements
Detailed data can help separate the good from the bad, and San Francisco PUC and a handful of other utilities are turning to a growing cluster of analytics companies to help them make sense of it. The hope is that the tools of artificial intelligence and machine learning...can pinpoint which pipes are most likely to fail and thus are the best candidates for replacement. Circle of Blue 25 Jan 2019The Water Landscape is Changing: 9 Trends to Watch in 2019
Municipal water is arriving — if it has not already — at a crossroads at which long-established and proven water and wastewater utility management practices are being challenged. Calls for increased adoption of more advanced solutions — digital water, reclaimed water use, decentralized treatment — are forcing water service providers to take note. Certainly, these calls are partly being driven by hype but where there is smoke, there is usually fire. WaterWorld 19 Dec 2018A Smart Approach To Water Loss
Water loss remains one the serious challenges that regional utilities are still working hard to address. For most water utilities, it is important to close the considerable gap between the volumes of water they supply and those that are billed to the customers. Utilities Middle East 13 Nov 2018DEWA targets to equip Dubai with smart water meters by end of 2018
The utility has plans to have Dubai consumers equipped with a smart water meter by the end of the year. The smart water meter project has helped DEWA identify 20,000 water leakage cases, 4,700 faults and 1,400 extra-load cases. This resulted in total savings of about AED 52.6 million. ESI Africa 01 Nov 2018SUEZ boosts smart water presence with Optimatics Investment
French company SUEZ Ventures has invested an undisclosed sum into software company Optimatics. Founded in Australia and now headquartered in North America, Optimatics’s digital technology solution has been implemented over 50 times, in the US, Australia and France. WaterWorld 02 Oct 2018Comcast’s machineQ taps into smart city water management
Comcast’s IoT services unit for the enterprise market, machineQ, has announced a partnership with water tech company Neptune Technology Group to provide advanced water metering for smart cities. FierceCable 22 Jun 2018City of Cape Town makes access to clean water a digital priority
As one of the largest metros in South Africa, the City of Cape Town is tasked with providing an annual average of around 880 million litres of clean, safe drinking water daily to residents, businesses and industry, as well as effectively collecting and treating wastewater from the city. Intelligent CIO 22 Jun 2018Neptune collaborates with Comcast on IoT solution
Comcast’s Internet of Things (IoT) service, machineQ, and water technology company, Neptune Technology Group, has announced it has collaborated on an IoT solution designed to accelerate Smart City projects focused on advanced water metering and infrastructure (AMI). Water Finance & Management 21 Jun 2018A Wave of Smart Water Solutions
Smart water infrastructure has quickly become an important urban infrastructure solution in both the United States and around the world. It has offered new solutions in response to cities, communities and even countries struggling to handle a growing number of water management challenges Water Finance & Management 11 Jun 2018Report: Advanced asset management poised to drive $41 billion in savings
According to a new report from Bluefield Research, smarter, more advanced asset management strategies could save water utilities $41.9 billion in capital expenditures by 2027. These savings stem from the proliferation of new technology solutions and companies adjusting their business models to serve the municipal water sector. Water Finance & Management 08 May 2018ADVANCED ASSET MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO DRIVE $41 BILLION IN WATER UTILITY SAVINGS
Smarter, more advanced asset management strategies will save water utilities $41.9 billion in capital expenditures by 2027, according to a new report from Bluefield Research. Civil + Structural Engineer 04 May 2018Intelligent water solutions could help U.S. water utilities save $17.6 billion through 2027.
