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About 1 in 4 people worldwide don’t have access to clean water. Technology can bridge the divide between absence and abundance, improving access to clean water and sanitation services.
Impurities can be removed efficiently and at low cost with gravity-based filtration and photocatalytic water filtration technologies. Sensor technologies can alert water treatment system operators when these components require maintenance or replacement.
Sustaining Life
Water has been tapped as a source of power since ancient times through the use of mill wheels. One of the world’s first alternating current electric power generation plants was a hydroelectric power plant built on the Niagara River in 1895.
Today utilities are beginning to harvest electricity from wave and tidal energy in the ocean. Water is even used as a kind of renewable energy “battery.”
During times of low demand, operators of hydroelectric dams take advantage of excess power on the grid, pumping water behind the dam and converting it to potential energy to be used when needed.
Powering Our Lives
Ports are the backbone of global trade. Technologies like AI and IoT are transforming global logistics by enabling ports and vessels to function as interconnected ecosystems.
IoT sensors installed on ships and port infrastructure collect critical data, such as weather conditions, fuel consumption and cargo status, feeding AI systems that can predict bottlenecks and optimize transport routes in real time.
Driving Global Trade
Water is the cornerstone of agriculture, underpinning both the productivity and sustainability of food systems worldwide.
Advanced technologies like satellites and the deployment of internet-connected sensors are leading to precision agriculture, which seeks to optimize farming by offering plants the right amount of water and other resources with no waste.