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UU rolls out AI sewer inspectors
United Utilities has begun using an AI system to speed up wastewater pipeline inspections and repairs by automating the review of CCTV footage from sewer and pipe networks. The AI system, which is checked by human review, cuts the routine inspection time from 10 days to two. The system was developed as part of UU's Innovation Lab in 2019 where Vapar collaborated with the water company to improve the accuracy of its AI.
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Northumbrian uses AI to predict customer behaviour
Northumbrian has created a digital twin platform with analytics firm Aiimi to build a picture of consumer satisfaction levels and predict behaviour based on that information. The tool was built with C-Mex in mind to help the water company improve service levels.
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UU adds cloud computing to AI leak detection
United Utilities has added cloud computing capabilities to its artificial intelligence (AI) leak detection technology developed in partnership with Fido. It explained that the advancement helps pinpoint leaks and feeds information from sensors and monitors back to engineers' phones
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Yorkshire Water uses AI to filter out false leak alarms
A trial by Yorkshire, Siemens and Artesia has trained artificial intelligence to learn to distinguish the sound of a leak on Yorkshire's network from other background noises. This 60 per cent improvement lets the company focus its activities on attending and repairing true leaks.
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How Wessex Water harnessed AI to beat blockages
StormHarvester’s AI-backed analysis tools allow water companies to accurately forecast the impact of heavy rainfall events. The automated water management software platform won backing from Wessex Water and has now completed a trial in the Bath area – picking up a Water Industry Award too, as managing director Brian Moloney explains.
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Training Fido
The potential to improve leakage rates using AI technology is growing. Fido Tech's co-founder Neil Edwards discusses a trial his company ran with United Utilities and the next steps.
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UU develops AI to distinguish leak size
United Utilities has reached a milestone in leakage detection by developing its AI to identify the size of leaks in networks so technicians can prioritise repairs. The Fido system distinguishes data from loggers while ignoring background noises for improved accuracy.
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UU creates UK’s first ‘smart water town’
United Utilities has created a town-wide smart water network in Macclesfield that incorporates AI to learn from patterns in the network data to detect leaks before they spring
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Portsmouth cuts leakage to lowest level
Portsmouth Water's head of water resources tells Utility Week how the company reached its lowest ever leakage rate with new technologies and a new approach to weather events.
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Man and machine, hand in hand: the impact of AI on the future of work
Utilities are rushing to unlock the potential of artificial intelligence to positively transform operations and services. This landmark report from technology leaders at Cognizant and the Center for the Future of Work highlights the strategies needed to ensure challenges at the interface between technology and humans do not undermine AI’s enormous potential.
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