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Innovation at Uisce Éireann

We are driving innovation in the water sector within our own organisation and through collaboration with third parties, including our supply chain, Research Providing Organisations and Industry.

We want to achieve a culture of innovation and collaboration in the water services sector to enable a sustainable future for Ireland.

Innovation Process Diagram

Uisce Éireann innovation process diagram

Innovating with Uisce Éireann

If you have an innovative solution that you think will benefit Uisce Éireann and help us to achieve our strategic objectives, we want to hear from you. Please share your solution with us via the form here.

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Standards and Specifications

Continuously improving and updating our standards and specifications can serve as a platform for sharing best practices and innovation in sustainability. This knowledge exchange can accelerate the adoption of effective solutions across Uisce Éireann.

The Water Services Innovation Fund

The Water Services Innovation Fund allows Uisce Éireann to invest in innovative projects designed to deliver benefits for customers.

The Water Services Innovation Fund was created with the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities and enables Uisce Éireann to invest funding in innovative projects and explore novel technologies and operating arrangements that are designed to deliver benefits for customers.

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Investing in innovative projects

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Improved operating arrangements

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Exploring and researching novel technologies

Project objectives

These innovative projects must be designed to match at least one of the following objectives:

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Provision of safe, secure, and reliable water services

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Increased understanding of customer behaviours and their drivers and effective customer engagement.

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Enhanced energy savings in the provision of water services

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Achievement of relevant environmental standards and the objectives of the Water Framework Directive

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Mitigation of negative climate change impacts

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Provision of water services in an economic and efficient manner

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Improved conservation of water resources

Our innovation ambition

Our innovation ambition is underpinned by the Government's Water Services Policy Statement. This sets out key principles and policy objectives across the key thematic areas of quality, conservation and futureproofing between now and 2025.

Water Services Innovation Fund Projects