07 December, 2004 Portland Bureau of Water gets a phase 1 study
City of Portland (Oregon) Bureau of Water Works has contracted for a phase 1 feasibility study. This system contains an interesting mix of gravity and pressure systems.
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.
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.
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)
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.
April 2007 article in "Water Efficiency" magazine
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.
February 2007 article in Distributed Energy
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..
Quick Facts
How difficult is it to create a pump schedule?
If you have 11 pumps and want to create half hourly schedules then there are 2 to the power 68 possible schedules to choose from. That's more than all of the atoms in the universe according to most current estimates,