Water, Hydroinformatics and Circular EconomyProf. Dragan Savic FREng 12 November 2015

What?• A ‘Big Top Tent’ session during the

Disruptive Innovation Festival 2015• “Water and Circular Economy”

When?• Thursday, 12th of November, 3-4pm GMT

When?• Register to attend at: https://

www.thinkdif.co/big-top-tent-sessions/water-and-the-circular-economy

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The Blue Planet?

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Earth’s Water

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Fresh Water

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Lakes & Rivers

Agriculture accounts for 70%

of all water withdrawn

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We have the ability to measure, sense and monitor the condition of almost everything

© Sensus

30 billionMore than 30 billion RFID tags are embedded into our world and across entire ecosystems

62 millionThere will be more than 62 million smart meters in Europe by 2016

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Big Data Quantity of information now available is

unprecedented in human history

2.5 Exabyte (1018)Every day, we create 2.5 quintillion bytes of data — so much that 90% of the data in the world today has been created in the last two years alone

Source: IBM

Data management, exploratory analytics and data visualisation tools to help discover important

characteristics of highly complex water systems‐

34 petaflops (1015)No. 1 on a list of the world’s fastest supercomputers at the National University of Defense Technology, China - it runs at about 34 petaflops

Source: Wikipedia

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Big Data Quantity of information now available is

unprecedented in human history

Data management, exploratory analytics and data visualisation tools to help discover important characteristics of highly‐complex water systems

Cannot continue like this!

Further Drivers

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Ageing infrastructure50% of London's pipes are over a century old

and 30% date beyond 150 yearsCost implications

Over $1 trillion will need to be invested in U.S. water infrastructure (by 2035)

Health impactsSafe, reliable, affordable, and easily accessible

water supply is essential for good healthCustomer expectations ~1Bn people

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Hydroinformatics Synergetic use of modelling tools and ICT within

single methodological approach dealing with physical, social and economic aspects of

sustainable water management

www.ex.ac.uk/cwsCentre for Water Systems

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Water Hydro-informatics

Circular

Economy

www.ex.ac.uk/cwsCentre for Water Systems

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Benefits • Saves energy and water• Ensures food security• Reduces waste (reuse & recycle)• Generates new uses for used products• Helps preserve natural resources• Helps fight against climate change• Creates jobs and wealth• Promotes innovation