The Smart Water Network Revolution Haggai Scolnicov CTO, TaKaDu Ltd 1
The smart water network revolution
Jun 19, 2015
In this presentation, I defined the “Smart Water Network Revolution” and the benefits it is bringing, talked about how policy-makers and water professionals can and should help it along, and did my best to dispel the four great myths about water utilities and adoption of data technology:
Water utilities are too conservative or low-tech to adopt such technology
Water is a low-value commodity, therefore not a magnet for industrial R&D innovation
Water utilities are not yet ready for “smart data systems”
It’s too big an investment
Flip through the slides for the reality behind these myths.
Water utilities are too conservative or low-tech to adopt such technology
Water is a low-value commodity, therefore not a magnet for industrial R&D innovation
Water utilities are not yet ready for “smart data systems”
It’s too big an investment
Flip through the slides for the reality behind these myths.
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The Smart Water Network Revolution
Haggai ScolnicovCTO, TaKaDu Ltd
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The what revolution?
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flickr.com/photos/pondspider/5238132550
takadu.com
swan-forum.com
Teaching an old network new tricksData is the most cost-effective tool in the box
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Pressure management
Water loss reduction
Energy optimisation
Water quality control
Demand management
Real time control
The what revolution?
4
Data
Monitoring and alerts
Decision support
Feedback and
automation
Reporting
Evidence-based
planning
Remote Control
The smart money is on smart networks
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Trickle or Tsunami? Myth vs. reality
Utilities areconservative / low-tech
Water is alow-value commodity
Utilities not ready forsmart systems
It’s a big investment
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Economics + engineeringare driving change
Many billions spent on operations and new sources
Ready, able, and willingfor the right solution
New tech breedsnew business models
What can we (you) do?
Admit the problems
of “dumb networks”
Give utilities the right incentives
to be efficient and sustainable
Join forcesto promote data tech for water networks
SWAN – Smart Water Networks Forum
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A SMARTER WAY TO MANAGEWATER NETWORKS.
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