Anglian, Severn Trent and Waterwise among innovation prizewinners
Anglian Water, Severn Trent Water, Waterwise and Cranfield University were among the UK winners of the IWA Project Innovation Awards 2018, presented last week in Tokyo. The awards comprise six categories, each recognising global excellence in a distinct aspect of water innovation – from breakthroughs in research to innovations in governance.
The 2018 winners were:
Category: Market-changing Water Technology and Infrastructure
GOLD: Aqua-Q AB - Aquatrack
SILVER: Carollo Engineers and City of Altamonte Springs - pureALTA
BRONZE: Suez, Hengli Petro and LPEC - Inbedded Wastewater Treatment Plant
Category: Performance Improvement and Operational Solutions
GOLD: Anglian Water - Shop Window
SILVER: VCS Denmark - Beyond Energy Neutrality: Setting a Vision and Empowering Your Staff
BRONZE: Waternet – TU Delft – Sanquin - Thermal Energy Recovery from Drinking Water: Exploitation of a Renewable Energy Source
Category: Breakthroughs in Research and Development
GOLD: Cranfield University - Nano Membrane Toilet
SILVER: Prof RD Tyagi and Research Group, INRS-ETE, Université du Québec - Bioconversion of Wastes (Wastewater sludge and Glycerol) to Biodiesel
BRONZE: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HKSAR Government Drainage Services Department, University of Cape Town and Delft University of Technology - Large-scale Study on Realization and Application of SANI Process in Sewage Treatment in Hong Kong
Category: Exceptional Project Execution and Delivery
GOLD: Beijing Drainage Group - Beijing’s Sustainable Solution for Ecological Water Reuse – Huaifang Underground Water Reclamation Plant (HWRP)
SILVER: AECOM - Building Resilience in the Philippines with Systems, Technologies and Partnerships: The USAID Be Secure Project
BRONZE: GHD - Birmingham Resilience Project
Category: Governance, Institutions and Social Enterprise
GOLD: AMCOW - Web-based Monitoring and Reporting System for the Water Sector in Africa
SILVER: Water Corporation - Water Recycling: Creating Benefits for Indigenous Australia
BRONZE: Waterwise - Water Efficiency Strategy for the UK
Category: Smart Systems and the Digital Water Economy
GOLD: Severn Trent Water - Smart Abstraction Management
SILVER: Anglian Water - Integrated Leakage and Pressure Management System
BRONZE: SA Water - Smart Water Network
Additionally, Cranfield University won the Patel Grand Innovation Award, for an outstanding example of innovation.