SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE STAGE
Take a look at the FREE-to-attend Sustainable Infrastructure programme!
Visitors explored how utilities can shift to prioritise biodiversity, nature and the environment as we enter an era of infrastructure delivery. Speakers discussed planning, low carbon building and creating net zero utilities systems.
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Delving into the projects putting the environment, nature and biodiversity at the heart of decision-making. Exploring the policy decisions required to make wetlands a clear choice and hearing from peers who have successfully delivered wetlands.
Outlining the importance of the gas grid to delivering energy security and resilience in a net zero world. Learn how gas networks and electricity generators are working innovatively to play their part in the clean power mission with hydrogen, hydrogen blending, biomethane, CCUS to play a critical role in a clean energy system.
Taking a deep dive into the projects embracing NbS and SuDS to minimise pollution, manage water holistically and improve social value. Discover how to overcome regulatory challenges; design, build and maintain NbS; and shift from grey civil engineering options to blue/ green infrastructure which puts nature at the heart of projects
Chair scene setting: Shifting mindsets in the water industry
Jon Yates, Head of Delivery - Clean Rivers and Seas Task Force - Southern Water
What are nature based solutions and why we need them
Alexandra Combes - Scottish Water
Incentivising a nature first approach
Jo Jolly, Director, Environment and Innovation - Ofwat
Collaboration and Standardisation: How can we make NBS projects easier to implement?
Brendan Bromwich - Mott MacDonald
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Providing insight into the planning and projects dedicated to improving water resources and ensuring sufficient supply for both domestic use and water’s anticipated role in green energy generation. Join this session to hear how the water sector is planning to meet demand.
Chair welcome and introduction
Ruth Williams, Chief Correspondent - Utility Week
Understanding biodiversity metrics and the State of Nature Report
Nick White, Principal Advisor – Net Gain - Natural England
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Providing insight into the planning and projects dedicated to improving water resources and ensuring sufficient supply for both domestic use and water’s anticipated role in green energy generation. Join this session to hear from transfer and storage schemes improving climate resilience and managing demand.
Chair welcome and introductionExploring the partnerships and technologies working together to unearth efficiencies in planning and delivering local clean energy systems. Join this session to learn from regional case studies and the policy enabling regional decarbonisation.
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Delving into the challenges around leakage and outlining how to minimise risk and disruption to customers. Join this session to gain insight into innovations and best practice in detecting and fixing leaks across networks, and understand the investment required - whilst managing national requirements.
Chair welcome and introduction
Ruth Williams, Chief Correspondent - Utility Week
Climate investment
Penny Hitch, Head of Optimisation - Anglian Water
Innovative approaches for the use of data in testing climate vulnerable mains
Jeremy Heath, Innovation Manager - SES Water
Gas leakage analytics – using technology to detect, monitor and address gas leakage
Dave Moon, Director of Investment & Future Energy - Cadent Gas
Leveraging a Redundant AMI network to reduce leakage
Exploring innovative approaches to reduce process emissions, minimise the water sector’s carbon footprint and strive for net zero. Join this session to discover the projects optimising processes, trialling carbon reduction innovations and implementing better monitoring to drive down the release of harmful greenhouse gases.
Unearthing the low carbon solutions being adopted by utilities and their partners to monitor and reduce carbon and enable the delivery of net zero infrastructure. Join this session to understand the latest innovations and approaches transforming the traditional way of building and maintaining critical national infrastructure while also delivering social and environmental value.
"There were many interesting things to discover at the event. The talks gave a fascinating insight into issues facing the industry, how they are dealt with and what the future looks like. For someone looking to expand their horizons, it's definitely worth a visit. Utility Week Live is also a very good place to network and meet new people from an array of different companies"
- UWL visitor
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