Market trends

Smart Water business intelligence week 15/11/2021

Market

Economist Impact launched the first City Water Optimization Index, which will measure the extent to which cities around the world are protecting the reliability, accessibility and sustainability of water resources. The index can serve as a measurement tool for municipal leaders, policymakers and regulators to make resource, investment and policy decisions for increased access to safe, affordable and safe water. reliable :

New global index on city water optimization is launched

Technology

The Norwegian company Aqua Alarm offers a biological monitoring solution based on the intrinsic fluorescence of certain pathogens contained in water:

Aqua Alarm bio-sensor technology

Regulation

With the exception of water from public distribution, all water of other origin, such as that from private resources (wells, boreholes, rainwater collected downstream from roofs), is considered a priori as not. drinkable because not controlled. Their use can be considered provided that strict rules are respected in order to protect the users of the private resource but also the public network and its users:

Règlementation spécifique pour les ressources en eaux privées

Financing

As part of the Horizon Europe program, the European Commission is launching a new call for funding to increase the value of small hydro-power in the smart-grids of tomorrow:

HORIZON EUROPE : Development of hydro-power equipment for hidden hydro-power

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