March 2008, Southern Regional Water Pipeline Alliance in Brisbane selects Aquadapt

The Southern Regional Water Pipeline (SRWP) is a regional infrastructure project of key importance designed to help Brisbane City, Ipswich City, Logan City, Gold Coast City and Beaudesert Shire councils manage their existing and long-term potable water requirements. The $800+ million project was granted Significant Project Status by the Queensland Government in September 2005. The SRWP is a fundamental part of the Queensland Government's drought strategy initiative.

Derceto Ltd carried out a feasibility study in 2007 and this has lead to an order for an Aquadapt system implementation to control this significant pipeline. Detailed design will be carried out first to confirm the project scope, and following a client review the project is anticipated to be fully underway by May for delivery in October/November 2008.

Feature Article

Australian Water Association Journal Article on Aquadapt

The June 2009 AWA Water Journal publish an article by Simon Bunn, Derceto CTO, on pump energy efficiency.

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Derceto Feature in IBM Journal of Research and Development

The 2009 IBM Journal of Research and Development publish an article by Simon Bunn, Derceto CTO, on data mining and visualisation. This introduces the concept of 'virtual instrumentation', a key component of the Aquadapt Dashboard.

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April 2009 Water & Wastes Digest Article on Pump Efficiency

The April 2009 Water & Wastes Digest (WWD) publish an article by Derceto CTO, Simon Bunn, on pump efficiency.

WWD "Get Pumped" article (Web link to magazine)

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September 2007 article in "Waterworld" magazine

Mouchel Parkman has joined up with New Zealand-based company Derceto to help British water companies reduce their energy costs and carbon footprint.
Article in Waterworld on the collaboration between Derceto and Mouchel Group in the UK.

by Amy Sorkin Kurland

Pump-scheduling software helps the East Bay Municipal IUtility District lower costs without compromising water pressure.

An article on the East Bay MUD experience with Derceto with some insights from a users perspective.

by Amy Sorkin Kurland

Water transportation is costly enough as it is, but with electricity rates continuing to rise, many in the industry are working even harder than ever to find new technology that will reduce those costs..

How fast can you create a pump schedule?

In a recent study of pump scheduling optimization software researchers compared 6 leading algorithms on a system with a single tank and 5 pumps. A 16 CPU super computer solved this in times ranging from 21 to 118 seconds. Aquadapt solves systems with 88 pumps and 29 storage tanks in 53 seconds with a single CPU on a standard office computer and a system with 223 pumps in under 3 minutes.