Water infrastructure fit for the 21st century
The centralised model for water infrastructure established in the 19th century has served us well, but it comes with high energy, capital and maintenance costs that are not compatible with a global net-zero carbon and sustainable economy.
Our vision is a future for off-grid water and wastewater biological treatment systems that operate with the ease, convenience and reliability of commercial domestic appliances (or community-scale versions of them).
Our Objectives
- Reliability
New systems must be reliable so that they are dependable for end users. - Ease of maintenance
New solutions require the development of new maintenance approaches. - Safety
Safety is paramount. End users will be able to take control of their water-related health. - Desirable to end users
Technologies must be desirable to end users. We will work to overcome barriers to adoption. - Affordable
We will work to ensure new solutions are economically viable for communities. - Effective
New off-grid test solutions to ensure efficacy will be developed. - Desirable to legislators
New approaches must be acceptable to regulators and legislators.
Updates
- Decentralised Water Technologies Newsletter / Litir-naidheachd Theicneòlasan Uisge Di-mheadhanaichte
April 15, 2024
Decentralised Water Technologies Newsletter / Litir-naidheachd Theicneòlasan Uisge Di-mheadhanaichte
We are pleased to share with you our quarterly newsletter (Issue 8) from the EPSRC Decentralised Water Technologies Project. To read the newsletter please click on the link in the box below. We do welcome your comments or questions, so please feel free to get in touch. Decentralised Water Technologies Newsletter – April 2024. Tha ...
- Dr. Justin Sperling to serve on the program committee for Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics, Treatment and Environmental Applications at the 2025 SPIE Photonics West Conference
April 15, 2024
Dr. Justin Sperling to serve on the program committee for Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics, Treatment and Environmental Applications at the 2025 SPIE Photonics West Conference
On 15 April, SPIE officially opened the call for abstracts for Photonics West 2025 with Dr. Justin Sperling listed as a conference program committee member. Dr. Sperling will work with conference chairs and other committee members to build the speaker program and schedule for the Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics, Treatment, and Environmental ...
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