Yorkshire Water’s tech solutions for leak and supply management have been celebrated.
The company has been recognised as having the most advanced smart network, bringing together leading technology and telecommunication providers to revolutionise the way it deals with interruptions.
The pilot was awarded Utility Week’s Innovation Award 2020, with judges praising ‘the scope and ambition’ of the winning entry, “which showed a pioneering application of digital twin technology at impressive scale”.
It is reducing the amount of water lost to leaks and the likelihood of bursts on the network.
Sam Bright, innovation programme manager at Yorkshire Water said: “We’re thrilled that the smart network pilot has been recognised in this way. It is thanks to the contributions of all 18 partners that we have been able to push boundaries and achieve the promising results that we have done so far.
“We’re looking forward to continuing to innovate and learn more within our pilot area, and to start to translate these lessons into delivering value for all our customers.”
Damian Crawford, head of smart networks and leakage at Stantec, said: “Yorkshire Water’s smart water network pilot has been an amazing innovative project to be involved in, and receiving this award is great recognition for all the hard work put in by the Yorkshire Water and Stantec team.
“Congratulations must also go to all the suppliers, especially Xylem who set a side commercial rivalry to make this a true industry leading collaboration. Hopefully, we have set a benchmark for the 海角视频 water industry for collaborative working, with the aim to deliver excellent service for our water clients and their customers.”
The pilot is run by Yorkshire Water in collaboration with Stantec and 17 other partners, including Itron, Sensus, Arqiva, HWM, ATi, Inflowmatix, Syrinix, Invenio, Ovarro, Temetra, Technolog, Gutermann, Elster (Honeywell), BT, MUS, Connexin and Xylem.