The conference was very helpful in validating ideas for research on the DU project, such as exploring rural/urban indicators and clustering data, and looking to other sectors for robust data quality assessment methods.
Read moreThe All-Energy Exhibition and Conference, Glasgow - Daniele promoting Dwr Uisce
Daniele Novara, PhD student in hydropower energy recovery at Trinity College, recently attended the All-Energy 2017 event in Glasgow on 10-11 May.
Read moreRichard attends Wales Water and Wales Energy Conferences 2017 in Cardiff
This week PhD student Richard from the Bangor team of Dŵr Uisce has been in Cardiff attending the Utility Week, Wales Energy Conference; and the WWT, Wales Water Conference 2017.
Read moreDaniele from Dŵr Uisce team attends Environ 2017 conference in Athlone
Daniele Novara from Trinity College Dublin, member of the Dŵr Uisce project and currently working on the thematic area of hydropower energy recovery.
Read moreAdding a Belgian heat recovery expert (in the making) to the Dwr Uisce team
In March, our Dwr Uisce project team grew in size once again. Jan Spriet is working in the Trinity College Dublin team and he will be focusing on energy recovery from waste water heat streams as part of his PhD in the coming years.
Read moreDwr Uisce project team in Trinity College Dublin visit Blackstairs Group Water Scheme
What does a water distribution network look like? Well, working with the Blackstairs Group Water Scheme is giving us a better idea.As part of the Dwr Uisce project, the Trinity College team are collaborating with a number of communities that are part of the National Federation of Group Water Schemes (NFGWS). The Blackstairs water network is a gravity fed system supplied by a main reservoir located at the east face of the Blackstairs Mountain in Co. Wexford.
Read moreWorld Water Day 2017
Dŵr Uisce would like to bring to your attention the various incredible stories related to initiatives to create a world with clean water.
Waterwise Water Efficiency Product Awards and Conference: Dwr Uisce inspired by level of activity in water efficiency
An evening dinner hosted by Lord Redesdale in the House of Lords for the Waterwise UK Water Efficiency Product Awards 2017, and an inspiring Waterwise Water Efficiency Conference 2017 the following day in the Royal Society of Art in London was John’s punishment on behalf of the Dwr Uisce team last week...
Read moreWater in Focus at Dwr Cymru Welsh Water's Innovation Event
Dwr Cymru have held their annual Innovation event for the last number of years, and it was clear from the 400 individuals in attendance on January 31st that innovation is key to Welsh Water delivering their 2050 Operational Visions.
The theme of this years event was 'Resilience through innovation' and it is positive to see that Dwr Cymru are focusing on resilience across their services, from creating smart networks through the deployment of thousands of new monitors to enhancing customer engagement to reduce consumption and improve efficiency.
Of interest to the Dwr Uisce team, their continued investment in renewable energy and their openness to undertaking research was evident as their collaborations with a number of Universities and research institutes in the UK were presented in the afternoon workshop sessions.
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water have ambitious plans for the future, we hope that our Dwr Uisce energy recovery work can feed into these future plans for Wales.
Dŵr Uisce has a new team member! Say hello to Andrew.
Dr Andrew Norton
Dr Andrew Norton specializes in developing transparent Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methods and has worked on renewable materials R&D for over 15 years. During which time he has assessed a wide range of industrial, agricultural and forest based systems, from food commodities to high-tech materials. He has enjoyed working with and advising the likes of Imperial College, Lotus Engineering, the World Bank, DEFRA and UPM Tillhill.
As well as leading the development of LCA and Building Information Modelling (BIM) tools for the CAP’EM (Cycle Assessment Procedure for Eco-Materials) Project, he is also kept busy producing and verifying EPDs (Environmental Product Declarations) for a wide range of commercial clients. He advises the European Commission in regards to the production of the PEF (Product Environmental Footprint) category rules and sits on the British Standards Institution (BSI) committee for sustainable and bio-materials.
Andrew joins the Dŵr Uisce team as a Research Officer, based at the Bangor University. As a highly regarded LCA practitioner and consultant experienced in sustainable materials, Andrew will be a valuable asset to the project.
A very warm welcome, Andrew, from the entire Dwr Uisce team!