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NEC Corp and Gutermann AG, a Switzerland-based global leader in advanced leak detection technologies, have signed an agreement to jointly promote intelligent water loss management solutions and products.
The agreement aims to advance joint business development of solutions for leak detection in fixed water networks and to support the creation of innovative business models that can be widely applied throughout markets all over the world.
"The demand for water management is increasing as the world's population is estimated to reach 9 billion by 2050, while the ratio of urbanization is expected to grow to 70%," said Tomonori Nishimura, head of Social Infrastructure Business, NEC Corporation. "Continuous monitoring of water leaks in order to save valuable drinking water is a key aspect for effective use of aquatic resources in urban areas."
Lucas Grolimund, CEO of Gutermann, added, "Gutermann's professional experience in acoustic water leak detection combined with NEC's innovative cloud platform will deliver vital business options to decision makers in water utilities. We are excited to contribute our unique expertise in intelligent water loss technologies to the collaboration and to provide NEC's platform with advanced leakage detection solutions."
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Kristianna Thomas
Why does it take forever for governments to come up with practical solutions for city wide management of water resources? It is becoming obvious that climate change is a very real thing and that solutions are sorely needed. A system for leak protection, pampers, would be in place by the year 2050, would climate change just hold off long enough for us to implement theses water saving devices? Drought, Famine and Floods, are these the names of the three horsemen of the Apocalypse? Would such a system work in the City of New York? By 2050 the population of the Earth will be 9 billion people. will we be able to feed cloth and quench humanities and industries thirst?
Who will drink from the well of plenty, and who will dye in the barren desert?