Many of Europe’s countries and municipalities can no longer cope with their tasks. Large water losses in old pipes and severe environmental damage after overflows and floods require astronomical costs. But there is a solution.
Europe’s municipalities are facing major future challenges. Water is becoming increasingly scarce and expensive in many places. While continued population growth, industrialization and urbanization have meant that water demand is about to double in the long term, municipalities are living with a 40–50-year-old infrastructure that needs to be rebuilt and renewed.
“With the old pipes, water losses continue to rise. In Sweden we have a water leakage of 20 percent, in the USA 30 percent and in many places in Italy 40 percent. In Southeast Asia, the water deficit will amount to 40 percent with rising sea levels and declining groundwater,” says Jonas Berggren, water engineer and CEO of Calejo Hybrid Intelligence AB
Add to that the inadequate treatment of the water that is available.
“Since the 1970s, not much has happened in the water supply area,” says Jonas Berggren.
The reason is that the costs of investing in and building new infrastructure are far too high for most municipalities, which are primarily forced to focus on maintaining existing infrastructure.
The major population migration in connection with urbanization has led to many larger municipalities having a capacity shortage in the networks while small municipalities have a capacity surplus and often far too oversized facilities.
A major problem so far has been that the water and sanitation operation is a municipal service and therefore cannot make a profit.
“This means that existing facilities are very neglected with a growing need for maintenance. This is of course completely unsustainable in the long run. The only way out is for the water supply tariffs to be raised radically if the municipalities are to be able to continue to carry out their important water tasks for the citizens of Europe at all,” says Jonas Berggren.
But there is a solution to this dilemma.
“Calejo Hybrid Intelligence, with its unique and patented hybrid technology – a combination of AI and human modeling – has developed a model to help reduce flooding and negative environmental impacts resulting from severe flooding, improve water purification and prevent water waste,” says Jonas Berggren.
Ten reasons to rethink!
What do you think of this value proposition for European municipalities and taxpayers?
1. CSO reduction value: €160+ per connected person.
2. Electricity saving value: € 0.35+ per connected person/year.
3. Lessened environmental impact due to both points above.
4. Extremely low cost of future onboarding.
5. No new hardware required.
6. Easy to maintain.
7. Automated quality control of models.
8. Increased brand value / hype.
9. High tech solution with excellent potential for grant support!
10. Expandable into new business models, value chains and model types, such as reduced waste and futureproofing of fresh water, as well as improved water purification.
“Fortunately, several municipalities in Sweden and Italy have already discovered all the benefits of Calejo's unique solution and have begun the work of making their water systems much more intelligent,” concludes Jonas Berggren.
