Sustainability is on the minds of many people today—pushed by our want as a society to guard our local weather and preserve valuable assets. Water is our most useful useful resource, and on common, utilities lose 16 p.c of their water provide yearly[1].
Contributing considerably to this water loss is the pumping of water into leaky pipes, an exercise that may ship hundreds of thousands of gallons to underground lakes that may go undiscovered for months. These leaks additionally waste an amazing quantity of electrical energy and cash, as a result of electrical pumps are used to pump huge quantities of water by the leaky pipes.
An instance of this magnitude of loss: an average-size U.S. water processing system that providers 80,000 individuals[2] loses practically 5 billion gallons per 12 months, which additionally ends in utilizing 15 million kWh of electrical energy per 12 months. Generating this quantity of energy additionally introduces 11,850 metric tons of CO2 per 12 months into the ambiance.
A significant wrongdoer on this state of affairs is that the raise stations pumping the water function as unconnected silos. To uncover the supply of leaks, a utility should go to every raise station commonly, pull its logs, after which analyze them for potential anomalies. Reviewing logs that date again some three to 6 months is just not unusual and, all of the whereas, leaks are going undetected.
To assist assist corporations on their sustainability journey, Rockwell Automation has teamed with Cisco—and its Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) program—to develop revolutionary water and wastewater options. CDA provides distinctive insights by its community of companions and cross-architectural innovation that powers sustainable communities in 44 nations.
“The level of collaboration between Rockwell and Cisco through the CDA program is an inspiring example of how we combine technology, services, and partnership to strengthen our sustainability commitment to our customers and the environment,” mentioned Tom O’Reilly, Vice President of Sustainability at Rockwell Automation. “We can deliver an enhanced and differentiated portfolio of sustainable solutions to the market by working together.”
Cisco and Rockwell have joined forces to construct a water distribution stress administration resolution, thereby bettering the operation of water and wastewater techniques. This close to real-time resolution notifies water utilities of anomalies that could possibly be attributable to leaks—serving to scale back not solely water loss but in addition save power.
We anticipate that the joint Digital Water Solutions will assist scale back water leakage for an average-size U.S. water processing system by 33 p.c, saving 1.5 billion gallons of water and 4.9 million kWh of electrical energy per 12 months. These financial savings will scale back CO2 emissions by 3882 metric tons and scale back prices US$512,000 per 12 months.
Sustainability should be a excessive precedence for all societies. As leaders in networking and industrial automation, respectively, Cisco and Rockwell Automation are creating sensible and safe water administration options that target sustainability and the accountable use of this valuable useful resource.
Learn extra concerning the Cisco and Rockwell Digital Water Solutions right here. Or go to our sales space #935 on the Rockwell Automation Fair in Chicago—November 16–17—and learn the way Cisco and Rockwell Automation are bringing digital transformation and sustainability to organizations across the globe.
[1] EPA Water Audits and Water Loss Control for Public Water Systems
[2] According to the EPA, the average-size U.S. water processing system processes 30 billion gallons and consumes 100 million kWh in power per 12 months to deal with water.
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