Affinity Water has won two entries totalling £344,291 in Ofwat’s Innovation in Water Challenge – run by Nesta Challenges as part of Ofwat’s £200m Innovation Fund. The winning initiatives were produced in collaboration with other water companies, UK Universities and government agencies to improve the efficiency and resilience of its water supplies.
The two entries employ new and novel nature-based solutions to improve the resilience of existing infrastructure. The company will receive £249,791 of funding for its ‘Seagrass Seeds of Recovery’ bid and £94,500 for its ‘Smarter Tanks’ project.
Affinity Water will also contribute to the two projects from its own funds: £31,644, and £10,500 respectively.
CEO of Affinity Water, Pauline Walsh said: “We are delighted to have succeeded in these two entries to the Innovation in Water Challenge from Ofwat and Nesta Challenges and we want to thank all of our partners for working so effectively and collaboratively with us to bring the bids together. We care passionately about delivering for our customers and for the environment and these projects enable us to try new and novel approaches to doing just that.
“Climate change and a growing demand for water are creating urgent challenges for the water sector and the more heads we put together to solve these problems the better. I congratulate Ofwat for setting up this Innovation Fund at a time when innovation must be our rallying cry.”
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