Five ways to manage asset health and build resilience
A clear understanding of asset health is critical in delivering resilient water and wastewater services, both now and as we prepare for a less certain future, writes
Lila Thompson, chief executive at British Water.
In May,...
Operational Resilience: Can more be done to protect water company assets?
The water sector is facing many challenges in the coming years, ranging from climate change and sustainability concerns to ensuring customer affordability and operational resilience.
Within the water industry, a significant portion of critical assets...
Four ways to keep your electric motors fighting fit
Water companies need to ensure that their assets are being maintained appropriately to ensure resilience now, and sustainability in the future. James Thomas, UK Water Industry Manager, ABB, provides four ways to improve the...
Smart working asset management – clean and wastewater
Pressures that face the water industry are highlighted in AMP8, these in turn will place more pressure on ageing assets and supply chain margins.
Regardless of the age of the assets, any Operations Directors and...
A new approach to modelling asset deterioration
Asset deterioration modelling is an important part of the toolkit for assessing asset health and improving asset performance. Currently used methods are based on quantifying asset health as a failure probability calculated from a...
QEII reservoir project on course for completion in 2022
Draining one of London’s largest reservoirs for refurbishment – while maintaining water supply and protecting the ecological balance – has been a huge logistical challenge, spanning nearly 12 months. Thanks to meticulous planning, the...
Innovative flood prevention approach yields 20% cost savings
A new flood mitigation programme at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, will use an innovation-led approach to protect properties, delivering more than 20% cost savings on traditional approaches and minimising disruption.
As a partner in the @one...
Major upgrade for London’s Victorian water network
London’s Victorian water network is set to receive a major overhaul to increase water resilience, with a £300 million contribution from Thames Water’s owners.
The unprecedented investment matches the £300m already included in the company’s...
Unique mapping software drives up performance
Esri builds the world’s most powerful mapping and spatial analytics software. In the process, this global market leader in geographic information systems harnesses the concept of location, location, location to drive both efficiency and...
Bidding to improve the environment
The Water Framework Directive has prompted water companies to invest in a range of initiatives to improve water quality. The Water Industry Journal looked at a couple of examples.
Pioneering online auction service EnTrade, devised...