Amount awarded: £250,000
Led by: Northumbrian Water
Partners: Affinity Water Limited, Albion Water Ltd, Anglian Water Services Ltd, Bristol Water plc, Hafren Dyfrdwy, Irish Water, Northern Ireland Water, Portsmouth Water Ltd, Scottish Water, SES Water, Severn Trent Water plc, South East Water Ltd, South Staffordshire Water, South West Water Ltd, Southern Water Services Ltd, Thames Water Ltd, UK Water Industry Research Limited, United Utilities Water Ltd, Wessex Water, and Yorkshire Water Services Ltd.
Spring, the UK water innovation centre of excellence, has been created to accelerate the water sector’s transformation through innovation and collaboration. The initiative will connect, integrate and augment existing excellence within and outside the water sector, making it easier for innovators, academia and the supply chain to navigate the industry. Actively involving other organisations and continuously injecting innovation into the sector through learnings and best practices will propel the industry forward. This will allow the water sector to continue to meet stakeholders’ needs and bridge barriers to innovation.
Spring was first proposed in the Water Innovation 2050 strategy and was awarded £250,000 through the first Innovation in Water Challenge. This funding was matched by water companies (through UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR)), and in July 2021 a team was appointed to deliver the first iteration of a ‘centre of excellence’ for water innovation.
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