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Northumbrian’s digital twin yields leakage results
Northumbrian Water has reduced leakage by 25% in parts of Newcastle and Dagenham where it has been trialling the use of digital twins to manage demand. The prediction model used existing data from the company’s network together with pressure sensors to identify where leaks occur in two of the highest leakage areas in Northumbrian’s network.
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Northumbrian’s Innovation Festival set to return in hybrid form
Northumbrian's Innovation Festival returns for its fifth year with a hybrid of small physical hubs feeding into an online global event. Sprints, data hacks and workshops will focus on sector wide challenges with participants from within and outside of the water industry coming together.
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Government coordination needed for innovation
Innovation will play a crucial role in the UK’s economic recovery after coronavirus but requires a coordinated strategy from government to allow businesses to grasp the opportunities available, according to a panel of experts. Carolyn Fairbairn, director general of the CBI and Heidi Mottram, chief executive of Northumbrian Water, gave their views at the latter's Innovation Festival.
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Covid-19-focus at Northumbrian’s Innovation Festival
Northumbrian has unveiled some of the key themes for its virtual innovation festival taking place next month. The impact of coronavirus on working practices as well as how to help customers more than ever will feature in the hackathons, sprints and data dashes.
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Northumbrian and Waterwise innovate through Covid-19
As social distancing changes the way we all live and work, two significant events in the water calendar have been announced to go ahead but online. Waterwise's Conference and Northumbrian's Innovation Festival will take place in July and September respectively.
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Northumbrian and O2 develop immersive AR underground asset tool
Northumbrian Water and O2 have developed immersive reality glasses for field engineers to view underground assets with improved accuracy and safety. The technology is one of four projects enabled by 5G as part of a strategic partnership between the two companies.
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Northumbrian takes Innovation Festival global
Northumbrian Water has announced its fourth Innovation Festival will take place in July next year with an ambition to hack and sprint 24-hours a day with teams in Australia and the US. Festival founder Nigel Watson tells Utility Week about the progression of ideas and the value investing in innovation has brought.
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