This document provides an overview of Northern Ireland Water's need for innovative solutions to address challenges in protecting public health, the environment, and economic growth. It discusses Northern Ireland Water's strategic aim to support business needs through applied research and development. The challenges outlined include aging infrastructure, rising energy costs, and climate change impacts. Current initiatives relating to technology, leak detection, and sustainable design standards are mentioned. The presentation encourages submissions of innovative products and services, describing the potential for pilots and collaboration on research and development projects. Contact details are provided for further discussion.

1. Need for Innovative Solutions
28th September 2016
Presented by Thomas Gardiner
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2. • Background
• Research Development and Innovation
• Challenges
• What are we doing
• Have you an Innovative Product or Service?
• Innovation Process
• Contact details
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Overview

4. Protecting the Health of our Communities,
Safeguarding our Environment,
Ensuring our Economy Continues to grow

5. NI Water’s Customer Promises
We provide you
with customer
service you value
and expect
We provide you
with clean, safe
water to drink
We seek to
give you
value for
money
We supply you
with the water
you need
We take care of
your wastewater
so it doesn't
pollute your
environment
We want to
protect and
enhance the
natural
environment
We adapt to deal
with the effects of
climate change
We provide
excellent service
by having the right
people doing the
right thing for you
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6. Research Development and Innovation Strategic Aim
‘To assist improved performance and the delivery of further efficiencies through the timely
provision of focused applied research and development support to all areas of business
need’

7. Challenges Where? –All Business Areas

8. • Traditional works
• More efficient equipment
• New treatment processes
• Constructed wetlands
• Scamp
• Technology
• iCAT
• Leak reporting app
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What are we currently doing?

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Continuous Pressure on Energy Budget
Rising Electricity Costs
Condition of Assets Degrading
No. of Assets Increasing
Weather patterns
Lack of Funding
Smart Procurement
More Efficient Assets
Self Generation
Sustainable Design in our standards
Empowering our People to Use Less
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Energy Video

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Challenge – Have you an Innovative Product or Service?

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What stage are you at?
Is it fully developed
and commercially
available?
Or still at R&D or
pilot stage ?

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Still at the R&D / Pilot Stage?
Would your idea benefit by access to operational sites?

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Innovation Pilot Process
Asset Standards

15. • For RDI related access enquiries please contact :
Karen McDowell
Northern Ireland Water
Research Development & Innovation Manager
Ballykeel Office , 188 Larne Road Ballymena, Co Antrim, BT42 3HA
Telephone: 028 9035 4813, ext. 53216
Mobile: 07715164949
Email Karen.McDowell@Niwater.com
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Contact us – its good to talk