Water Breakthrough Challenge Winners Showcase: watch the event recording

On 7th October 2021, we hosted an online event to celebrate the nine winning initiatives to receive a share of £36 million from the Water Breakthrough Challenge. These transformational projects have been selected for their potential to bring tangible benefits to water customers, society and the environment. Watch the recording below!

The transcript is available here (DOCX, 177 KB), and you can view play times for each project under the video box on this page.

Playing times:

00:00:00 – 00:03:15 Opening note by Harry Armstrong, (Ofwat)

00:03:13 – 00:38:43 Perspectives from the Judges: Niki Roach (Axia Origin) and Paul Connell (ODI Leeds). Chaired by Arlene Goode (Arup)

00:38:43 – 00:39:41 Showcase Agenda

00:39:41 – 01:11:00 The importance of transformation in the face of climate change, including presentations from:

• Triple carbon reduction, mins. 39:52 – 48:00
• Transforming the energy balance of wastewater treatment, mins. 48:01 – 52:46
• Flexible local water supply schemes pilot, mins. 52:47 – 1:01:38
• Alternative approaches to phosphorous removal on rural wastewater treatment works, mins. 1:01:39 – 1:07:48
• Q&A with the project partners in the first group, The importance of transformation in the face of climate change, mins. 01:07:49 – 01:11:00

01:11:00 – 01:41:10 The role customers can play in transformation, including presentations from:

• Catchment Systems Thinking Cooperative (CaST Co.), mins. 01:11:31 – 01:18:40
• FAIR Water, mins. 01:18:41 – 01:23:43
• Water Neutrality at NAV Sites, mins. 01:23:44 – 01:29:37
• Q&A with the project partners in the second group, The role customers can play in transformation, mins. 01:29:38 – 01:41:10

01:41:45 – 01:58:27 The potential for digital technology to support transformation, including presentations from:

• AIoT enabling Autonomous Waste Catchments, mins. 01:42:05 – 01:46:50
• Safe Smart Systems – Embedding resilience for the future through automation and artificial intelligence, mins. 01:47:00 – 01:50:58
• Q&A with the project partners in the third group, The potential for digital technology to support transformation, mins. 01:50:59 – 01:58:27

01:58:28 – 02:01:01 Close and next steps