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Transformative change is possible, by supporting start-ups and corporates in their pursuit of innovative solutions and sustainable growth.
We believe technology can solve many of the global environmental challenges. That’s why we support start-up & corporate technology vendors understand the detail surrounding the global challenges and build compelling and sustainable value propositions and market growth strategies.
We give technology developers market insights to support growth journeys. Isle’s advisers provide insight on the technology landscape, customers adoption drivers and procurement behaviours, market dynamics and growth metrics – this tailored approach gives you the insight to make bold growth decisions.
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Real-World Case Studies
We advise our clients to Solve the problems of today, to Navigate emerging sector issues and Discover the possible of tomorrow.
Explore how Isle advises our clients on the world’s most important sustainability and net zero carbon challenges.
Smart Taps Trial Reservoir
Isle Utilities’ Trial Reservoir initiative funded a project that successfully showcased the potential to improve access to clean water in rural communities in The Gambia. The success of this trial holds promise for widespread provision of water globally and in doing so, mitigating inequalities, enhancing health and well-being, and contributing to efforts in addressing climate change.
Technology Landscape Analysis
Isle conducted a technology landscape analysis and facilitated partner discussions to improve our clients’ water quality sensing.
Water Innovation Platform: Mexico
The project was carried out for 12 months in which a diagnosis of the most pressing challenges in the water and sanitation sector was made, followed by a search for technological solutions that could solve them, which were presented and voted by water utilities in Mexico and subsequently presented in 2 TAG events. In parallel, a series of 6 virtual seminars were organized with the aim of promoting innovation in the water sector at the regional level in Latin America.
Water Neutrality for development
In practical terms this means first reducing demand for water from the new development as far as practicable (targeting 85l/p/d), reusing water, and then offsetting the remaining demand elsewhere within the same region.
Isle provided the client with dedicated resource with expertise in water efficiency, water resources, program management and network operation.
Informed Investment: Digital Metering
Isle provides the full range of technology options for digital water metering along with economic modelling of the technology and roll out options, followed by development of a trial plan.
EU-Funded Projects
Isle has a track record getting involved in EU co-funded projects: we capitalise from our extended innovation network, knowledge and experience to deliver high impact projects, increasing your chances to succeed.
Water Innovation Platform (WIP) LATAM
The goal of the WIP was to support utilities in meeting their service delivery objectives by facilitating the incorporation of innovative technologies in target utilities’ operations. The WIP brought together water utility operators and exposed them to potentially relevant technology companies based on service delivery challenges they had pre-identified. WIP facilitated regional dialogues with more than 10 utilities in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Mexico, and Peru.
Smart Device Integration: Empowering APAC Utilities
MHC prepared a market entry strategy for an IOT platform company on how they could partner to develop a go-to-market strategy for the APAC utility market
PFAS Solutions: Technology Horizon Scan
Diverse technological PFAS remediation solutions (from sorption to total destruction) in drinking, waste-, and industrial water were critically reviewed for European end-users, complemented by case studies and interviews with leading global experts.
South African Water Innovators Industry Guide
Market size and segmentation, trends and opportunities, and where to find funding. Practical advice on setting up a company, business models and plans and legal requirements for selling to the public sector.
Strategic Sustainability Readiness Framework
The project utilised the University of Kwa Zulu-Natal (UKZN) WASH Centre as a case study to develop a framework that would guide institutions/organisations towards excellence – leadership, research and financial.
Water Biosolids Needs Assessment: Monterey One Water
The independent evaluation of public-private partnerships to finance a biosolids treatment process that is required to discontinue landfilling biosolids and meet statewide legislation.
System Leakage Management Plan: UnityWater
Unitywater, Australia, contracted Isle Utilities to update their System Leakage Management Plan, which had been developed in 2012. The project involved reviewing Unitywater’s current NRW practices and then developing a new 10 year NRW management plan.
Post-merger integration of an energy business
MHC assisted an energy embedded network operator merge with a telecommunications and 2 property technology businesses to adopt an operating model that will allow the combined entity to cross sell, take advantage of operational efficiencies, and set themselves up for future growth.
New Energy Services Business
The work was to help explore and design a new business organization for a traditional asset and infrastructure management company.
Sydney Water’s Innovation Festival
Sydney Water’s Innovation Festival brought together diverse perspectives across the globe to fast-track innovation and co-create novel ideas to solve our greatest challenges. This “first of its kind” event provided a safe and creative platform to enhance innovation culture and foster ideas across multiple sectors that address key challenges across the water sector.
Upcoming events
European TAG 29
Europe TAG 29 Meeting is for TAG Members & Invited Guests only.
Midwest TAG 31
Midwest TAG 31 Meeting is being hosted by the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati and is for TAG Members & Invited Guests only.
Northeast TAG 30
Northeast TAG 30 Meeting is being hosted by NYC DEP and is for TAG Members & Invited Guests only.
Southeast TAG 33
Southeast TAG 33 is being hosted by Toho Water Authority and is for TAG Members & Invited Guests only.
US Western Water TAG 34
The US Western Water TAG 34 is being hosted by Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and is for TAG Members & Invited Guests only.
US Western Wastewater TAG 38
The US Western Wastewater TAG 38 is being hosted by Orange County Sanitation District and is for TAG Members & Invited Guests only.
