8 WET NEWS APRIL 2017
from across the globe, all of
whom are actively committed
to adopting new technology.
We have a network of over
100 investors and nancial
institutions who between
them have invested over
$500 million in new water
tech. We are, without a
doubt, experiencing a period
of signi cant technological
Piers Clark
Founder and chairman,
Isle Utilities
In an exclusive column, Piers Clark looks at the
transformation he is involved with in the water sector.
"Over the past 10 years we have seen a surge in
technological advances that will revolutionise how
water services are supplied. Just when experts declared
there was no way of further enhancing desalination a
new method appeared.
Just when we thought we had
maximised energy production
from sewage sludge, new
techniques that double the
recovery became commercially
viable. Technology is pushing
us forward in ways we could
never have imagined a decade
ago, and it is happening right
across the sector.
At Isle we work with 150 utilities
change. The commitment to
driving this change is being
led by a silent army of brave,
bold individuals working
tirelessly in water companies
around the world, testing and
trialling new technologies,
arguing their cases with risk-
adverse colleagues, ghting to
drive forward the adoption of
innovation.
I am truly honoured to be
named as one of the top ten,
transformative people in the
utility sector. However if this
accolade has any truth to it,
then I stand on the shoulders
of other far more deserving
people. I share this great
compliment with anyone who
has fought for the adoption of
innovation, anyone who refused
to let the yesterday's processes
be good enough for tomorrow."
Clark is appearing at Utility
Week Live in sessions entitled
'Innovation in Water' (11.15am,
Water Theatre, 23 May) and
'Transformation in Action'
(2.15pm, Water Theatre, 23 May).
To book your free tickets, visit:
www.utilityweeklive.co.uk
