Moderator:
- Dr. Corina Carpentier, Water Quality Monitoring Expert, O2 Technology Assessment Group
Panelists:
- Dr. Ana Soares, Lecturer, Biological Processes, Cranfield University, Environmental Science and Technology Department
- Tom Bolling, Global Business Unit Director, Hach-Lange/Danaher Corporation
- Jos-Willem Verhoef, Managing Director, Optiqua Technologies
- Sam Saintonge, Principal, XPV Capital
BlueTech® Research, in conjunction with B2B Webinars, would like to invite you to our upcoming interactive webinar on smart sensors and instrumentation for the water sector.
Online water quality monitoring of water and wastewater is of growing interest to utilities all over the world. It is an essential component in pro-active process and asset management, optimal utility performance and maximum cost-efficiency. Since 1980s and 90s, online monitoring instrumentation has developed from portable versions of existing laboratory equipment to innovative, stand-alone, remotely controlled instruments. At the moment, however, routine online water quality monitoring is restricted to a relatively small number of basic parameters confined to key nodes in collection, treatment, and distribution systems. Where should the further development of online water sensor technology be heading?
Despite the interest of water utility managers to utilize online water quality sensors to optimize the treatment process, minimize the use of chemicals and operate at maximum cost-efficiency, funding for the development of currently available water sensor technologies largely has had to come from other sources than the utilities themselves. In many cases, the development of currently available commercial water sensors was originally financed by other sectors (e.g., the medical or oil and gas industries), and later adapted to water monitoring. The water sector thus has had little direct influence on the type of technology developed and the parameters to be analyzed with online sensors.
A clear focus on the needs of the water sector may result in the development of new and innovative sensor technologies for which a huge worldwide addressable market exists. The water sector is known to be rather conservative when it comes to adopting new technologies, but once accepted, a technology that helps reduce treatment costs or boost performance can become exceptionally successful. Online sensors fit for use in smart sensor networks can be deployed in large quantities to cover entire drinking water distribution networks, sewer systems or catchment areas.
Conferences and workshops rarely include the topic of financing research and development of a new generation of water quality sensors to address our current and future water quality challenges. This webinar addresses this issue and provides clear focus points for researchers and manufacturers as well as potential investors, to move well beyond the current practice in online water quality monitoring and further towards the successful implementation of smart sensor networks.
Questions to be answered:
- How easy or difficult is it for water quality sensor developers to find funding for their R&D?
- What are the major drivers and barriers for water quality sensor developments?
- How can these barriers be overcome?
- How does a small or a large company deal with financial or other barriers?
- What are the key features of future sensors that will overcome the problems (high power and maintenance requirements) we have with the current generation of (online) water sensors?
- What developments are needed to boost the use of smart sensor networks for water quality monitoring?
- What requirements need to be met in order for an investor to be interested in financing the development of innovative water quality sensor technologies?
Follow-up webinar
This is the first of a series of two webinars. A second webinar, to be organized in January/February 2015, will focus on the topic of online water quality data collection and its convergence into manageable information flows to support management decisions, operational control and process optimization.
Who should attend?
- Water quality sensor manufacturers looking for technology gaps and unmet needs.
- Researchers aiming to develop water quality sensors fit for use in smart sensor grids.
- Investors involved with water management looking to understand the market opportunities for innovative water quality sensing technologies.
- Water industry executives looking to (continue to) make full use of the monitoring potential offered by the market, and potentially influence the direction of new developments.
- Consultants, policy makers and regulators looking to stay on top of the latest market trends and the state of technological innovation in the water quality monitoring market segment.
About B2B Webinars
B2B Webinars.net is a subsidiary of Information Forecast Inc., celebrating more than 25 years of successfully presenting industry defining events and webinars. B2Bwebinars.net (previously known as “Infocast” Webinars) provides the cutting edge information and key intelligence that business leaders use to drive growth in the numerous industries that we serve. Our production team works closely with senior industry leaders to design and produce the most informative, knowledge based business events available anywhere. Whether you are attending, speaking, moderating or sponsoring, being part of one of our 90-minute online seminars will raise your industry standing, introduce you to vital business connections and position you and your firm as a leading industry voice.
About BlueTech Research
BlueTech Research, an O2 Environmental company, is an independent water technology market intelligence firm. We provide actionable insights to a global client base on innovative and disruptive technologies, market direction, market opportunities, and access to intelligence on the companies innovating in the water space. To learn more or schedule a demo, please visit www.bluetechresearch.com or email jeff.guild@bluetechresearch.com
