Water is increasingly being recognised as the precious commodity that it is. This is happening in both the domestic and industrial sectors due to a number of high profile factors, including:
- Educational marketing campaigns by water utilities on saving water
- Strong scientific evidence of the link between depleting fresh water supplies and climate change
- Clear patterns of increasing water scarcity occurring worldwide
- The global population continues to increase
- Directives such as the UN Sustainable Development Goal Number 6 (SDG6) help to drive compliance
Companies are recognising the need for better water usage along with other sustainability commitments like carbon emissions and plastic reduction. The reasons for this are not just related to doing the right thing for the environment, but also because the costs of using water inefficiently are increasing. Fresh water is becoming scarcer and industries have had to come up with more elaborate methods to access or create it, such as underground aquifers or desalination. Production costs have increased substantially and this cost passes to the user, be that through business or domestic water charges. Water utilities in particular actively promote the value of water and the need to use it considerately. Unfortunately, too many people see fresh water as an infinite resource.
Water efficiency technologies
Advancements in sensor, pump and automation technology in recent years means that water wastage can be reduced dramatically in industrial processes through implementation of effective monitoring systems. These methods can be used to improve the reuse of process water that would normally be discharged as wastewater, or a range of sensors can optimise water usage by adjusting flow characteristics according to what is required instead of running at a constant flow rate whether it is needed or not.
These solutions are not prohibitively expensive and integrate into an existing system relatively easily. Furthermore, improvement of fluid transfer efficiency means lower power consumption through optimisation of the pump speed control. This also reduces pump wear, therefore potentially offering companies a relatively short return on investment through reduced operating costs.
What 23B can do for you
23B provide complementary water efficiency reviews to companies that use water in their production processes. We take a blank canvas approach, reviewing all equipment and processes which use water from the water intake to the final stage in the production line. We offer suggestions and equipment solutions which improve the company’s water efficiency measures, hence reducing operating costs, reducing environmental impact and helping to achieve corporate sustainability goals.
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