Water & Wastewater Asia March/April 2019

EDITOR’S
NOTE
Nurturing water
Looking back, I noce I wrote about innovaon in the water industry just one
issue ago. But looking at the water industry now, I, along with many others, am
coming to appreciate that innovaon in water is a never-ending virtuous cycle,
with new innovaons blossoming from other innovaons.
SARAH SI
Assistant Editor
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However, within this cycle, the market has seled into its rhythm, the newest
predicted trends (p. 21) and latest movement in the market (p. 14) have already
taken centre stage, and the global water industry will soon begin bracing itself
for the rest of the year while nurturing new innovaons and technologies.
Analycs and pumps are just some of the areas the water industry is developing
in this me of great paradigm shi. But changes and newly uncovered – and
unexpected – pain points are part of the process of growing, according to
Schneider Electric’s Mr Shanmugavel Subramaniam, who took note of an
increasingly-obvious generaon gap.
“The knowledge and know-how of the older generaon, the hands-on people, has
to be transferred on to technology because the younger ones are less hands-on
but more technologically-savvy,” he said (p. 46).
Pumps, one of the major energy users in the world, have also turned to innovaon
to cut down on its electrical usage. Now, companies like Grundfos are breaking
ground with offerings like a water pumping system powered by solar energy (p.34).
Efficient hydraulic mixing is another area which the water industry is culvang,
with Vaughan introducing a unique soluon that could not come at a beer me
(p. 40), especially with Singapore already looking at maximising biogas producon
at the upcoming Tuas Nexus.
Moreover, Singapore, already an acknowledged global hydrohub, is connuing
to make waves in the industry. A cung-edge consorum, spearheaded by Dr
Adil Dhalla alongside a team of academics and sciensts, is aiding membrane
research and allowing it to flourish, with big plans to put a lile country on a
huge map (p. 42).
But, at the end of it all, I hope readers will take this one thing away with this
magazine; in a me where economical uncertainty has gripped the global market
and resulted in withheld investments, innovaon in the water industry has proven
that is not just a fad – it is here to stay.
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