Supplier Event

Innovation

Steve Kaye – Manager of InnovationAnglian Water

What is Innovation ?

• “Innovation is the way of transforming the resources of an enterprise through the creativity of people into new resources and wealth” (Paul Schumann)

Challenges

• Creating a culture that embraces new solutions (end user involvement)

• Involving the Supply Chain in the innovation process

• The water industry has been a low investor (time, money and expertise)

• Enhancing our asset base (improving existing assets and/or exploiting new and better solutions)

• Combining our expertise

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Creating a Culture of Innovation

• Improve process of ideas capture/processing

• Invest in both long and short term projects

• Employ/engage the right skills and expertise

• Can do approach

Investment Areas in AMP5 Business Plan

• Water Treatment

• Wastewater Treatment

• Water Networks

• Wastewater Networks

• Biosolids

• Energy, Renewables and Carbon

• Climate Change

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SDS – The 25 Year Vision - Innovation

Over 100 Years Old

Activated Sludge

Trickling Filters

Low Carbon Solution – Natural Approaches• Meeting the challenge of first time sewerage schemes.

• Use of low energy solutions to meet environmental requirements

• In partnership with local community

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Aero Lagoons

Local Treatment

Pump Away

Wastewater – Cycle of Opportunities

One man’s waste….

Nutrient

Recovery

Improving Treatment

Efficiency

Increasing

Bio-Gas

Combining

Waste

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Electricity

Generation

INNOVATION

Real timeModelling

Real timeControl

Energy Optimisation

FlowManagement

Pump station Optimisation

Pollution prevention

Intelligent Sewers – Future Opportunities

Model 90-01

Demand prediction

Real time Control

Pressure and Flow ManagementPumping

Optimisation

Burst prevention, Leakage reduction

Intelligent Water Networks – Future Opportunities

Longer Term Opportunities for Innovation in Water Treatment

Desalination (An Infinite Resource)

Removal of pesticides (Low cost – low carbon)

What Next ?

• Visibility of innovative ideas in the supply chain

• A collaborative approach

• It’s not just about technology (e.g. service, business processes, culture…)

• Water Innovation Forums (e.g. WIN (Water Innovation Network)

Break Out Session

• Discuss barriers to innovation in the water industry

• Where are the main opportunities to innovate over the AMP5 period (and beyond)

• Capture ideas for action

• Group to feedback top 3 ideas

• Complete pledge card for individual organisations