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
- EBNet Webinar: Using Big Data Approaches to Understand Microbial Communities
January 19, 2022
EBNet Webinar: Using Big Data Approaches to Understand Microbial Communities
Congratulations to Dr Umer Ijaz for his invitation to give a lecture to prestigious BBSRC’s EBNet on 10th of February with details
- Congratulations to Siming You, and GU colleagues
December 17, 2021
Congratulations to Siming You, and GU colleagues
Congratulations to Siming You, and GU colleagues Gubta, Miller and Sloan on their recently published paper on the economic and environmental assessment of the conversion of organic waste to biomethane. The poster below is an abridged layman’s summary of the original research paper BITE Paper Summary