Software firm wins efficiency award
A SOFTWARE company based in Daresbury has won an award for energy efficiency.
Perceptive Engineering won a Rushlight Award for its work in the water sector.
The Rushlight Awards have been running for 10 years and celebrate innovation in clean technology and energy efficiency.
The guest of honour at the awards ceremony was John Loughhead, chief scientific adviser to the Government’s Department for Business, Energy And Industrial Strategy.
The firm’s lead engineer in water, Matthew McEwan, said: “We’re delighted to win this award. The tools and techniques we’ve developed are helping our customers – the water companies – to help their customers, by lowering costs and minimising environmental impact.
“Our customers value what we’re doing for them, but it’s nice to be recognised by an award such as this.”
Perceptive’s entry focused on its work with some of the UK’s biggest water companies, including United Utilities and Thames Water.
Its technology enables water treatment plants to operate more efficiently, reducing the amount of energy needed and protecting the environment.
Two of the judges said it was: “A step change in control, a low cost solution to create big energy savings in wastewater aeration, which if implemented across the whole of the water industry would create large reductions in power requirements and carbon footprint.
“Gains in efficiency appear to be in addition to what is already possible and thus could be a significant element in improving overall process efficiency.
“It also appears to improve effluent quality, plant reliability and maintenance.”
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