Supplier Event
Innovation
Steve Kaye – Manager of Innovation
Anglian 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
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
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Investment Areas in AMP5 Business Plan
• Water Treatment
• Wastewater Treatment
• Water Networks
• Wastewater Networks
• Biosolids
• Energy, Renewables and Carbon
• Climate Change
SDS – The 25 Year Vision - Innovation
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Over 100 Years Old
Activated Sludge
Trickling Filters
Low Carbon Solution – Natural Approaches
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Meeting the challenge of first time sewerage schemes.
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Use of low energy solutions to meet environmental requirements
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In partnership with local community
3500
3000
Tonnes CO
2
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
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0
Aero Lagoons
Local Treatment
Pump Away
10
20
Operation Years
30
40
Wastewater – Cycle of Opportunities
Combining
Increasing
Waste
Bio-Gas
Streams
One man’s waste….
Improving Treatment
Increased
Electricity
Efficiency
Generation
Nutrient
Recovery
Intelligent Sewers – Future Opportunities
Pump station Optimisation
Real time
Modelling
Energy
Optimisation
INNOVATION
Pollution prevention
Real time
Control
Flow
Management
Intelligent Water Networks – Future Opportunities
Burst prevention,
Leakage reduction
Demand prediction
Real time Control
Model 90-01
Pumping Optimisation
Pressure and Flow
Management
Longer Term Opportunities for Innovation in Water
Treatment
Removal of pesticides (Low cost – low carbon)
Desalination (An
Infinite Resource)
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
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Discuss barriers to innovation in the water industry
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Where are the main opportunities to innovate over the AMP5 period
(and beyond)
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Capture ideas for action
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Group to feedback top 3 ideas
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Complete pledge card for individual organisations