Advanced Metering Infrastructure Articles

Renewing Belgrade’s Water Infrastructure

After the trauma of the 1990s, new foreign and national investments in Belgrade’s water infrastructure is enabling the city to benefit from the latest advances in water supply technology… Introduction Situated on the banks of the rivers Sava and Danube, the citizens of Belgrade, the capital city of Serbia and Montenegro in the Balkans, have long benefited from ready access to water. ...

Jan. 1, 2003

By Innovyze

Case study - Birmingham water works board identifies 26 leaks using advanced inline leak detection

Service: SmartBall Leak Detection Client: Birmingham Water Works Board Project Date: January 2012 - ongoing Location: Birmingham, Ala Type of Pipeline: Water Transmission Main Diameter: 42-inch (1050mm) Pipe Material: Reinforced Concrete Pipe In early 2012, the Birmingham Water Works Board (BWWB) ran a successful leak detection program on 7.7 miles (12 km) of 42-inch ...

Mar. 4, 2012

By Pure Technologies - a Xylem brand

Adding Big Data and Analytics to the Smart Building Equation

Continuing our series of articles on Innovation we talked to Dave Bartlett, Vice President, IBM Smarter Physical Infrastructure, about IBM’s vision for the Smart Building market and the key emerging technologies. There seem to be many definitions of ‘Smart’ Buildings. How do you define ‘Smart’ and what is IBM’s vision for this market? Is it just about reducing ...

Jan. 21, 2013

By Memoori Business Intelligence Ltd

Fine-tuning acoustic isolation in buildings

ACCIONA Infrastructure is ranked among the leading construction companies in the world - and is recognised for implementing the most advanced and innovative technology. As research and design is vital to keep the company at the cutting edge in relation to technological developments, ACCIONA Infrastructure created a team to analyse noise and vibration. Where traditional ...

Dec. 2, 2013

By Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration Measurement A/S

Smart utilities and sustainable resource management

With the increased availability of inexpensive micro-sensor technologies, everything is becoming “sensor-tagged”. Energy and water utilities are benefiting from this “sensorization” of our infrastructure and the associated smart technology advancements. These progressive utilities are employing innovative, real-time monitoring and control applications with high volume and ...

Jan. 28, 2015

By GLOBE SERIES

Our drinking water systems are a disaster. What can we do?

In the wake of the Flint, communities turn to innovative technology and financing to prevent the next crisis. People in developed countries turn on the tap and safe drinking water flows, a dramatic health benefit they tend to take for granted. That complacency was dramatically disrupted last year when children in Flint, Michigan, started testing positive for lead poisoning and the ...

Apr. 11, 2016

By Ensia

Landslide Investigation in Turkey - Case Study

After a landslide, how do you know it’s safe to build again? In 2011, after a record-setting month of rainfall, a landslide devastated the infrastructure and roads near Cankiri in Northern Turkey, effectively cutting the highway from two cities. Fortunately, the landslide occurred in the evening, and there were no ...

Jun. 8, 2016

By Advanced Geosciences, Inc.

Keeping Everything Flowing - How process technology from ProMinent secures optimal flow for industry

Do you know about the flow? That warm and fuzzy feeling when everything is running perfectly? Transferred to the field of process technology, this ideal condition has been reached when all components within a processing plant interact perfectly with one another, when processes are executed efficiently, safely and economically and the system is capable of delivering its maximum productivity. To ...

Jun. 15, 2015

By ProMinent Group - ProMinent GmbH

Report: Energy industry sustainability efforts could save water

Utilities, the oil and gas industry, and governments all use a lot of water. A recent report from Barclays Bank and the Columbia Water Center says that innovation by these organizations could help them become more efficient and sustainable, reducing their use of fresh water to better protect the valuable resource. According to the analysts, a focus on water management best practices could ...

May 5, 2017

By Fluence Corporation

How a new source of water is helping reduce conflict in the Middle East

Scientists and others look to desalination as a way to unite longtime enemies in a common cause. Ten miles south of Tel Aviv, I stand on a catwalk over two concrete reservoirs the size of football fields and watch water pour into them from a massive pipe emerging from the sand. The pipe is so large I could walk through it standing upright, were it not full of Mediterranean seawater pumped ...

Jul. 19, 2016

By Ensia

Senix Water Level Sensors Drive Irrigation Automation Project

Australia’s Water Crisis Irrigation management is serious business in Australia especially within the Murray-Darling Basin, a 1,000,000 square kilometer watershed that is home to Australia’s most productive agricultural land. The basin’s 23 rivers have ...

Nov. 15, 2016

By Senix Corporation

Lowara plays key role in Ashgabat 2017 games

Ashgabat in Turkmenistan is set to be the home of the fifth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts games in 2017. Construction teams are working hard to meet the fast approaching deadline of this multi-phase project, with phase two and three nearing completion. Totaling over 1,466 square meters, the multi-purpose sports facility, comprising 30 venues, is positioned at the heart of Turkmenistan’s ...

May 3, 2016

By LOWARA - a Xylem brand

Unique technology for monitoring piped water

INTELLITECT WATER has launched a unique, highly innovative drinking water monitoring technology that will revolutionise the delivery of drinking water. The new technology monitors the quality of water in pipeline distribution networks and for the first time provides reliable data to protect the integrity of the water quality, to enhance customer satisfaction and to improve operational efficiency. ...

Apr. 9, 2010

By Intellitect Water Ltd

Nitrogen Oxide Technology Gives American Superconductor an Economical, Environmentally Friendly Treatment Solution

Untitled Document The installation of Bionomic Industries Inc.'s (Mahwah, NJ) innovative ScrubPac™ BIONOxSOLVER abatement system is enabling American Superconductor ...

Jan. 1, 2005

By Bionomic Industries Inc.

Why Water Management Professionals Can’t Afford to Ignore Innovation

Innovation in the water management industry is born from the collaboration between water managers, operators, engineers and manufacturers who set out to resolve problems or improve service levels that impact all parts of the supply chain. This is usually the result of early adopters either at the field level or in engineering ...

Jan. 11, 2017

By Singer Valve Inc.

Brazil Conflicted over Road-Paving Plan

O n Oct. 9, 1970, Brazil’s military president Gen. Emílio Garrastazu Medici and a group of his ministers walked into thick Amazon forest near the then-tiny Pará state town of Altamira. Several miles in, they stopped and, as Medici looked on approvingly, workers felled a large tree to mark the start of construction of the country’s Trans-Amazon Highway. A memorial plaque at the site announces that ...

Jan. 1, 2003

Engineering Expertise for a Diamond Mine in Canada`s Far North

When Fabricated Plastics Limited of Maple, Ontario was invited to quote on some work for a diamond mining company in Canada's North West Territories, they were naturally intrigued by such a high interest project. The world of diamonds immediately conjures up exciting thoughts of exotic locations and immense wealth. In fact, the long, complex and arduous task of identifying diamond deposits, the ...

Aug. 30, 2012

By Fabricated Plastics Limited

A warming world means more destructive storms

Elevated global temperatures bring a number of threats, including rising seas and more crop-withering heat waves. Higher surface water temperatures in the tropical oceans also provide more energy to drive tropical storm systems, leading to more-destructive hurricanes and typhoons. The combination of rising seas, more powerful storms, and stronger storm surges can be devastating. Just how ...

Jun. 10, 2009

By Earth Policy Institute

Softener Plant Supplier in Chennai, Chennai

Water is and will be the primal focus as the world evolves every day. We might be surrounded by large water masses, but those still need to be effectively utilized. Water, today is available in different formats or to be more modern, in different Avatars. The key question is how much can be made effective for human consumption. The resolution lies in treatment of water fit enough for consumption ...

Jun. 26, 2012

By RRR ENVIRO SYSTEMS

Increasing efficiency with permanent leakage monitoring - Case study

Abstract In this paper information from Water Authorities in the USA, Europe, Middle East and Australia that have purchased permanent monitoring leak detection equipment is reviewed and the findings are presented in a structured format that covers the following: Justification for permanent monitoring Evaluating the different product offerings Selecting the ...

Sep. 21, 2012

By Gutermann AG

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