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In the world of water management, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital twins are transforming treatment plants, enabling process optimization and improving sustainability. In this interview, Marta Fraile, a water specialist at Idrica, 

On Sunday, June 21, 2024, Chema Nebot, VP EMEA APAC BR of Idrica, was interviewed on the program “Lo que viene”, by José Ángel Cuadrado, on Spain’s COPE radio station. In this conversation, Chema addressed critical issues such as the end-to-end water cycle, the challenges of the circular economy, the importance of democratizing data and technologies including artificial intelligence.

There are two trends that are set to play a key role in today’s race for energy efficiency and savings in 2024: smart buildings and district heating and cooling (DHC) networks. Smart buildings use advanced technology-based facilities and systems that can be holistically controlled and automated, increasing their energy efficiency, sustainability and safety.

DHC networks are infrastructures that supply thermal energy to multiple buildings at the same ti

It is a critical time for water resource management, which is facing a series of major challenges including climate change. This phenomenon is generating longer periods of drought and more intense rainfall. Tackling this issue, along with the problems of demographic growth and urban development, poses multiple challenges in different areas for water management authorities, which call for answers that go beyond traditional engineering solutions, requiring instead a holist

Sanitation systems are another core part of the water cycle as they manage the entire network from their source to their point of use or end-of-life disposal. Technology is also set to play a key role in these networks in 2024, not only to ensure that they run smoothly, but also to respond to extreme events and control the spread of disease.

In 2024, drinking water networks are looking at digital transformation processes that will foster greater management efficiency and sustainability. In this article, we explore the latest technology trends that are shaping the water management landscape, highlighting innovative advances that promise to revolutionize the sector. These trends include the implementation of digital twins for holistic overviews and advanced simulation, the adoption of Advanced Metering In

Water treatment plants are undergoing unprecedented digital transformation. In 2024, DWTPs will continue to invest in automated technology-based plant management, streamlining their operations.

First of all, digital transformation helps to centralize and control data management and therefore bring different DWTP processes together under one umbrella. These processes can be optimized using advanced predictive control with algorithmic models that

Smart buildings use advanced technology to control and manage the systems and services they use efficiently and sustainably. The Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) expands the definition and confers on them the “capacity to respond to changes in the environment to achieve optimum operating conditions”.

The water footprint is an essential tool to understand the impacts human have on this essential yet finite resource.

Water has become increasingly vulnerable as a result of climate change, population growth and growing pressure on this resource. In this context of global scarcity, there is an urgent need to calculate the water footprint as it is a tool that enables us to understand where, when and how water is used. This information is essential to utilize freshwater in count

Rolling out artificial intelligence and data integration to warn of and prepare for extreme events in drinking water and wastewater treatment plants, and for&