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Explore how Isle advise clients on the world´s most important sustainability and net zero carbon challenges

Explore our library of real-world case studies for a firsthand look at how Isle’s unparalleled expertise, deep-seated industry knowledge and extensive experience in the field have delivered tangible results.

These studies vividly demonstrate our proficiency in not only addressing intricate challenges but also swiftly enacting effective solutions.

Delve into this treasure trove of insights, offering you actionable takeaways that can be immediately applied in your own endeavours.

If you have any questions, or thoughts, or wish to connect with those behind these studies, feel free to utilize the provided links in each case.

True Cost of Water

True Cost of Water

Isle developed a quantitative model to determine the true cost of water in the UAE in order to help enhance water and food security and improve sustainability around water use.

Water sector peer networking

Water sector peer networking

Isle’s water sector peer networking program fosters knowledge around real-world innovation use, helping utilities grow expertise and lead in climate resilience and innovation.

Amplifying the Impact of EU-Funded Projects Through Strategic Communication, Dissemination, and Exploitation Activities.

EU-Funded Projects

Isle has a track record of success with EU co-funded projects: capitalizing on our extended innovation network, knowledge and experience, we deliver high impact projects, increasing your chances of success.

Brine Mineral Extraction Solutions

Brine Mineral Extraction Solutions

Isle worked with a government agency to identify brine mineral extraction solutions in order to mitigate environmental harm and extract valuable minerals from desalination brine.

Abu Dhabi Water Efficiency

Abu Dhabi Water Efficiency

Isle Utilities supports an Abu Dhabi based-client to improve their water efficiency through a thorough Demand Side Management review to evaluate and optimize strategic planning.

Utility Acquisition Due Diligence

Utility Acquisition Due Diligence

Isle supported our client with utility acquisition due diligence to determine whether the acquisition aligned with their strategic vision and the changing landscape of the water sector.

Sludge Management Tech Evaluation

Sludge Management Tech Evaluation

Isle undertook a sludge management tech evaluation for our Saudi Arabia based client which thoroughly assessed existing and emerging technologies for sludge management and reuse.

Water Regulatory Framework Review

Water Regulatory Framework Review

Isle conducted a full review of Saudi Arabia’s water regulatory framework, enabling evidence-based decisions and streamlined investment in sustainable water management.

Outsourcing industrial wastewater treatment

Outsourcing Industrial Wastewater Treatment

We guided the customer through global DBOOM contacts, conducting expert interviews and risk assessments to align industrial wastewater treatment outsourcing decisions with their water conservation goals.

Italy: Reducing Water Loss

Reducing Water Loss in Italy

Isle worked with Italian utilities to secure funding to cut non-revenue water. Our team is now supporting the utilities to implement all 15 projects.

Semiconductor Water Management Optimization

Semiconductor Water Management Optimization

Isle was commissioned to help STM’s Catania reduce water in semiconductor production by 20% by 2025. Our team identified technologies that could reduce water use by 35%.

Design Thinking for Water Innovation

Design Thinking for Water Innovation

Isle facilitated a Design Sprint at the Northumbrian Water Innovation Festival, helping stakeholders co-create and iterate solutions to some of the water industry’s biggest challenges.

Sludge Trends Analysis

South African Sludge Management Trends Analysis

Isle worked with South Africa’s Water Research Commission (WRC) to investigate trends in innovative sludge management technologies in LMICs to guide future research and innovation.

Water Efficient Sanitation

Assessing Sustainability in Water Efficient Sanitation

Isle undertook sustainability reviews for six non-sewered sanitation centres participating in BMGF-led water efficient sanitation projects.

Lowering COD in the Pulp and Paper Industry

Lowering COD in the Pulp and Paper Industry

With Trial Reservoir support, EnBiorganic’s EBS-Di technology lowered chemical oxygen demand (COD) levels at Canada’s only zero liquid discharge pulp and paper industry facility, while improving perceived water quality.

Tackling Water Challenges in Vietnam

Tackling Water Challenges in Vietnam

Isle Utilities led the YWP Sprint Challenge, collaborating with the Australian Water Partnership to up-skill future water industry leaders to tackle Vietnam’s most pressing water challenges.

Transforming Wastewater Treatment through AI

Transforming Wastewater Treatment through AI

Transcend’s TDG software has cut design time for Xylem engineers by 50%, transforming the wastewater treatment proposal process and enhancing efficiency and sustainability.

Atmospheric Water Generation Technologies

Atmospheric Water Generation Technologies

Isle collaborated with TAQA to identify, shortlist, and provide due diligence on atmospheric water generation technologies that could provide a sustainable alternative water source for the UAE.

Drinking Water Quality Framework

Drinking Water Quality Framework

Isle created a comprehensive drinking water quality framework to help UAE organization enhance water quality management.

Flood Resilience Innovation Projects

Flood Resilience Innovation Projects

Isle is involved with four Defra-funded flood resilience innovation projects to equip at-risk communities with technology and foster collaboration for sustainable flood management.

SLG-F Wastewater Efficiency Trial _ Orège UK Ltd.

SLG-F Sewage Sludge Treatment Efficiency Trial

SLG-F wastewater efficiency trial offers pioneering solutions for sustainable sludge management by reducing sludge for disposal, offering significant energy savings and slashing polymer use.

Isle collaborated with a global oil & gas company to implement a cost-effective solution for recovering the wash-water generated from mineral carbonation to sequester CO2 from its refineries.

Oil & Gas Industry Water Reuse

Isle collaborated with a global oil & gas company to implement a cost-effective solution for recovering the wash-water generated from mineral carbonation to sequester CO2 from its refineries.

Water Innovation in Mining

Legacy Mining Water Treatment

Isle coordinated water treatment at five legacy mining sites in France, helping a global mining company meet environmental standards, reduce costs and improve health and safety.

Isle updated South Africa’s water management standards in oil refining, recommending future targets and best practices to reduce water consumption and better manage wastewater.

Water Management in Oil Refining

Isle updated South Africa’s water management standards in oil refining, recommending future targets and best practices to reduce water consumption and better manage wastewater.

Water Innovation in Mining

Advancing Water Innovation in Mining

Isle identified barriers, drivers and enablers to water innovation uptake in mining, forecasting demand and offering insights for better water management and innovation adoption.

Water Efficiency in the Dairy Industry

Dairy Industry Water Efficiency

Our team evaluated how water use, wastewater and energy use in the South African dairy industry has changed since 1989. The results of our work will be used to underpin future policy.

Treatment for Irrigation Water

Treatment for Irrigation Water

ADS’s trial involved a low-energy magnetic particle treatment for irrigation water that quickly and efficiently removed well water contaminants.

Ultra-Low Flush Toilet

Arumloo’s Ultra-Low Flush Toilet

Trial Reservoir-supported Arumloo’s natured-based, ultra-low flush toilet reduces water usage by 71% during a trial in Botswana, providing a more accessible hygiene solution to deprived areas.

Vortex Aeration for MBRs

Trial Reservoir Supports Vortex Aeration for MBRs

Trial Reservoir supported VorTech to supply a beverage manufacturer with cutting edge vortex aeration technology for MBRs to cut energy consumption and reduce operating costs.

Innovative PFAS destruction solution

Isle Utilities supports TDK startup to find innovative PFAS destruction solution

Isle Utilities supported TDK’s startup Suiki to enter the global water market and secure significant investment to develop, test and trial an innovative PFAS destruction solution.

BIM for Water Utilities

Isle undertook a survey review and technology scan for an American water utility to establish the effectiveness of using BIM data management as a tool for efficient water infrastructure management.

Nature-Based Solutions Showcase

Nature-Based Solutions Showcase

Isle Utilities hosted a showcase of Nature-Based Solutions research, technology and innovation. The event provided insights for how the water sector might adopt NBS technologies in their own businesses.

Biochar Impact Exploration. Isle Utilities critically reviewed the evidence regarding the use of biochar and the value it could provide for Scottish Water and Scotland.

Biochar Impact Exploration

Isle Utilities worked with Scottish Water to explore the environmental and financial benefits and impacts of biochar made from biosolids and waste streams.

Smart Taps Trial Reservoir

Smart Taps Trial Reservoir

The Smart Taps trial enhanced clean water access in The Gambia, holding promise for global application. Its success addresses water disparities, improves health, well-being and aids climate change mitigation.

Technology Landscape Analysis

Technology Landscape Analysis

Isle conducted a technology landscape analysis and facilitated partner discussions to improve our clients’ water quality sensing.

Promoting Innovation in Mexico’s Water and Sanitation Sector

Water Innovation Platform: Mexico

This project identified key water and sanitation challenges, proposed technology solutions and presented them to Mexican water utilities. Virtual seminars were concurrently organised to promote innovation regionally in Latin America.

Pioneering water neutrality strategies, breaking new ground in the UK water sector including water neutrality for development.

Water Neutrality for development

Isle offered water efficiency expertise to achieve water neutrality, a requirement to mitigate the impact of new development. Our groundbreaking work aimed to prevent harm to wildlife and the environment.

Isle Utilities empowers utilities to learn about informed investment in digital metering with our expert solutions.

Informed Investment: Digital Metering

Isle provided prominent Australian water utilities with the full range of technology options for digital water metering alongside economic modelling, rollout options, and the development of a trial plan.

Explore how Isle Utilities spearheaded the Water Innovation Platform (WIP) in LATAM, connecting water sector operators with innovative technologies.

Water Innovation Platform (WIP) LATAM

WIP aimed to assist utilities achieve service objectives through innovative technology adoption. It connected water utility operators with relevant tech companies, fostering regional dialogues with over 10 Latin American utilities.

Smart Device Integration in APAC Utilities

Smart Device Integration: Empowering APAC Utilities

MHC prepared a market entry strategy for an IOT platform company on how they could partner to develop a go-to-market strategy for the APAC utility market.

Delving into PFAS management solutions, including a technology horizon scan and global best practices from detection to destruction.

PFAS Solutions: Technology Horizon Scan

Alongside case studies and interviews with global experts, we reviewed PFAS remediation technology for European end-users, covering drinking, waste- and industrial water, exploring solutions from sorption to total destruction.

Empowering Water-Related Innovators in the South African Water Industry: Unveiling a Collaborative Project for Successful Navigation

South African Water Innovators Industry Guide

Market size and segmentation, trends and opportunities, and where to find funding. Practical advice on setting up a company, business models and plans and legal requirements for selling to the public sector.

Strategic Sustainability Readiness Framework, designed to facilitate Research, Development, and Innovation (RDI).

Strategic Sustainability Readiness Framework

This project used the University of Kwa Zulu-Natal (UKZN) WASH Centre as a case study to develop a framework to guide institutions/organisations towards excellence – leadership, research and financial.

Water Biosolids Assessment & Technology Scan

Water Biosolids Needs Assessment: Monterey One Water

Isle provided Monterey One Water an independent evaluation of public-private partnerships to finance a biosolids treatment process required to discontinue landfilling biosolids and meet statewide legislation.

System Leakage Management Plan

System Leakage Management Plan: UnityWater

We worked with Australia’s Unitywater to update their System Leakage Management Plan. The project involved reviewing Unitywater’s Non-Revenue Water practices and developing a new 10-year NRW management plan.

Post-merger integration

Post-merger integration of an energy business

MHC facilitated the post-merger integration of energy, telecommunications, and property technology businesses to adopt an operating model allowing the combined entity to set themselves up for future growth.

New Energy Services Business

This project helped design a new business for a traditional infrastructure management company. The business is officially launched, active recruitment underway with a plan in place to grow the market.

Sydney Water’s Innovation Festival

This “first of its kind” event provided a safe and creative platform to enhance innovation culture and foster ideas across multiple sectors that address key challenges across the water sector.

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