The companies Agforest and Rezatec have decided to form an alliance in order to fight against water stress to which 42% of the national territory is subjected. The “Pipeline Risk” platform that is being marketed by both companies will allow losses to be reduced by up to 55%.
Rezatec, a company based in the United Kingdom specialized in water resources managementhas reached an agreement with Agforest, a pioneering Spanish startup in the application of geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoIA) for the construction of sustainable “smart cities”, for its launch in Spain. Both companies will join forces to mitigate the effects of water stress that affects 42% of Spain.
Spain loses more than 650 billion liters of water every year. With an obsolete pipe network, water leaks in the supply network are the main cause of this resource not reaching home taps. Through the Pipeline Risk platform, the companies will help water management companies and public administrations to manage water resources efficiently.
Reduction of losses that cause water stress
The implementation of Pipeline Risk, a platform developed by Rezatec and marketed by Agforest in Spain, has demonstrated in countries such as the United States the ability to reduce water losses by up to 55%. This translates into savings of more than 357 billion liters, which contributes both to improving the profitability of water management companies and to alleviate the effects of water stress.
Reservoirs for human, agricultural and industrial use continue at 50.8% of their capacity. Predicting water leaks can be decisive in guaranteeing the population’s accessibility to this resource, ensuring the continuity of the main productive sectors. Through this platform, companies seek to help make strategic decisions to reduce water losses in the supply network.
Anticipation protects the water
The technology marketed by Rezatec and Agforest combines geospatial data (seismic movements or vegetative changes) and information about the supply network (pipe material, length of the network, diameter, leak history, etc. All of this, processed through Its predictive model based on artificial intelligence (AI) makes it possible to identify 20% of the supply network with greater risk of suffering water losses.
Once the 20% of infrastructure in critical condition has been delimited, the platform helps identify 85% of the water leaks before they happenallowing interventions to avoid it. Technology that complements traditional IoT (Internet of Things) sensors to have total control over the water supply and sanitation network.
Camilla Braithwaite, Product Manager at Rezatec, states that “our company looks forward to working with Agforest to address Spain’s main water challenges. We are fully aware that utility companies have the responsibility for ensuring the sustainability of water resources. Now more than ever, we must carry out efficient and proactive water management to alleviate the water stress that increasingly affects more of the country’s population.”
“We are facing a paradigm shift in terms of the management of the water supply and sanitation network. Geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI) provides public administration and water management companies with the ability to anticipate losses of an increasingly scarce resource. The Water infrastructure in Spain needs an urgent updateand this technology will allow us to tackle the problem effectively, putting the map at the service of the territory,” adds Pablo Quesada, Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Agforest.
He global warming and the mismanagement of water resources in many places, it directly influences the level of water stress experienced in many places in the country. Any solution for this type of problem is welcome.