Water and Effluent Treatment Magazine
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Name of the initiative/technology Name Result Online Zetasizer for fully automated coagulation control Severn Trent Water and Malvern Panalytical Winner Applications Of Flow Cytometry Northumbrian Water Finalist HUBER Disc Thickener S-DISC HUBER Technology Finalist Igloo Lanes Group Finalist Soneco - Electrolysis & Ultrasound for effective P Removal Southern Water and Power & Water - UKWIR Initiative Finalist Handheld Non-Destructive Testing of Electro Fusion Joints Scottish Water, CWA and Impact Solutions Finalist Dalmacoulter Resilience Scheme: PipeDiver Inline Inspection Scottish Water and the Caledonia Water Alliance Finalist Name of the project/ initiative/technology Name Result Intelligent Traffic Lights Kier Integrated Services Finalist Satellite Leak Detection SUEZ & Utilis Corporation Finalist Wessex Water's supply grid and optimiser technology Wessex Water Services Finalist AMA Growth Alliance Digital Transformation EWM Alliance Finalist CENTAUR Environmental Monitoring Solutions (EMS) Winner Microvi MicroNiche Engineering Platform for Nitrate Removal Microvi Biotechnologies Highly Commended Most Innovative Use of an Existing Technology Most Innovative New Technology of the Year Most Innovative Use of an Existing Technology WINNER CENTAUR – EMS Environmental Monitoring Solutions Ltd (EMS) took home the coveted Most Innovative New Technology of the Year award for its CENTAUR system for local urban flood risk reduction. CENTAUR – which was developed with the help of EU funding – is an intelligent autonomous system which uses an algorithm to analyse local level data and control the flow of water using smart flow control gates. The solution can be retrofitted into confined urban spaces in order to limit CSO spills, complement storage and SuDS solutions and reduce the need for expensive and space-consuming new tanks. A number of CENTAUR systems can be linked together to form intelligent wastewater networks. WINNER Online Zetasizer for fully automated coagulation control Severn Trent Water and Malvern Panalytical took home this award for their development of the Online Zetasizer: a fully automated, on-line analyser system for the measurement of Zeta Potential, a parameter which helps optimise coagulation and clarification processes in treatment plants. The Online Zetasizer is now installed at four major surface water treatment works within Severn Trent, and is a commercially available product. It provides the capability to both optimise chemical usage in coagulation and clarification, and manage risk in these processes. Most Innovative New Technology of the Year What the judges said: "This is strongly innovative, ambitious work which has achieved tangible results. It's starting to reap benefits after several years of hard work from those involved." What the judges said: "This technology is just the sort of thing that the water industry needs to be using if it wants to improve performance in AMP7. It's about optimisation and making the best use of existing assets; it represents the sort of smart approach we all need." 11