Software Development for Northumbrian Water
- Energy managers can now use intelligent software to identify trends and opportunities to use their utilities more effectively.
- Combining data from various systems to create a single point of reference through intelligent prioritisation and data visualisation.
- Data from various sources undergoes processing by an intelligent algorithm that prioritises physical sites and utilities for review by an energy manager.
The Ambition
Northumbrian Water, a leading provider of water and wastewater services in the UK, identified a crucial gap while collaborating with Sunderland City Council, one of their major clients. They observed that energy managers are grappling with multiple disparate systems and data sources, lacking a centralised platform for reference.
This fragmentation results in missed opportunities to identify trends across utilities, potentially leading to resource and cost savings. For instance, simultaneous spikes in gas and water usage at a particular site might indicate issues with boilers or heating systems. Furthermore, understanding correlations between energy usage for lighting and water consumption with building occupancy can reveal opperational inefficiencies. Moreover, detecting independent surges in water usage could signify leaks.
With a vision to enhance efficiency, Northumbrian Water aimed to develop an intelligent utility management system for their major commercial clients.
What We Did
Collaborating with Northumbrian Water and Sunderland City Council, we developed a software solution designed to streamline data management. This software seamlessly integrates data streams from various sources, consolidates, standardises, and analyses them.
Powered by an intelligent algorithm, the software simplifies the workload for commercial energy managers. They no longer need to juggle between multiple systems, sift through spreadsheets, or rely solely on their expertise to proactively identify issues.
Instead, the system automatically prioritises sites of interest and offers detailed insights for their review, enabling more efficient and informed decision-making.
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Multistakeholder Engagement
Like many large-scale innovation projects we undertake, this initiative involved engaging with multiple stakeholders to ensure their needs were addressed.
In this case, Northumbrian Water served as the client, while the energy management team at Sunderland City Council were the intended end user. Within each organisation, there were various key stakeholders whose input was essential for success. Additionally, we had to collaborate with third-party data and software suppliers for each organisation involved.
Bespoke Software Development
This project has required specific custom software development to ensure that we can not only bring in and process the data from a number of different sources but also to analyse it and create meaningful representations of the data for energy managers.
The system also has a variety of different permission levels for admin users, energy managers and building managers. Users also have the ability to adjust variables and thresholds for various parameters as required.
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Making complex data easy-to-understand
Energy managers can now easily understand their entire estate and utility usage profile through a variety of dashboards. They also have access to a prioritised list of sites, intelligently categorised by type or utility.
In addition, they can examine detailed information for each site, including current utility usage levels and comparisons to previous weeks, months, or even years.
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