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
- Next-gen heat pump could cut energy bills and carbon emissions
August 1, 2022
Next-gen heat pump could cut energy bills and carbon emissions
Congratulations to our Researchers Zhibin Yu, Andrew McKeown, Zahra Hajabdollahi Ouderji & Miryam Essadik, from the University of Glasgow who have developed a new type of heat pump, a flexible heat pump technology, which could help households save on their energy bills and contribute towards net-zero emissions goals. In a new paper published in the ...
- EPSRC Programme Grant in Decentralised Water Technologies / Annual Report – Year 1
July 29, 2022
EPSRC Programme Grant in Decentralised Water Technologies / Annual Report - Year 1
We are pleased to publish the first annual report for the EPSRC Programme Grant in Decentralised Water Technologies. Please click on this link to access the PDF: EPSRC-Decentralised-Water-Technologies-Annual-Report-Year-1-July-2022-Pub.