What does the multi-year agreement with Vitens include?

Nowadays, water supply companies are actively implementing measures to secure the future availability of potable water. These initiatives stem from various factors, including the escalating population and the growing emphasis on sustainability within the drinking water sector. Moreover, there is a pressing need to upgrade aging subterranean pipelines to enhance the overall water infrastructure.

In addition, the discernible impact of climate change on water availability has become evident. The repercussions of dry summers underscore the imperative nature of these investments. Water supply companies are also grappling with escalating costs related to energy, materials, and resources, necessitating resolute action and investments to guarantee sustained access to high-quality drinking water while maintaining affordability. An significant contributor to these endeavors is Rodelta.

Rodelta presents solutions addressing challenges associated with pump systems. For Rodelta, it has always been crucial to consider the system in which the pump functions as the starting point when developing a high-performing pump. Consequently, the design of Rodelta pumps is rooted in this system-oriented approach, providing them with an in-depth understanding of the myriad factors influencing a pump within a pump system and how to optimize its performance.

Beyond pump design, Rodelta leverages its expertise to analyze the systems of their clients. In addition to offering advice on pipeline layout for the pump, Rodelta also provides the option to conduct comprehensive audits of entire pump systems (performance audits).

In this performance audits, the customer can choose from various criteria regarding analyses:

1. Are the pumps operating at their best operating point on their performance curve?
2. Where is the bottleneck in your installation (piping system), and what can be done to improve it?
3. Are the pumps optimally switched with respect to the E1000 value (when is switching the most intelligent in terms of energy consumption)?
4. What improvements can be achieved through more efficient motors and frequency converters?
5. Optimal pump selection and control with regard to expected water consumption. (Equal or different flow rates per pump, or the possibility of a simple pump upgrade later.)
6. The amount of CO2 that can be saved through a system optimization based on one of the previously mentioned system scans

Rodelta provides a chance to assist clients in realizing notable enhancements and cost savings, reflecting not only in financial terms but also in CO2 reduction. In the European Union, the emphasis on sustainability is progressively woven into reporting and regulations. Companies meeting specific criteria related to full-time employees (FTE) and annual revenue are required to compile a sustainability report. Similar to the financial annual report, this sustainability report undergoes content audits. The savings highlighted by Rodelta in the aforementioned performance audits harmonize seamlessly with the objectives sought by sustainability reporting.

Vitens has entered into a collaboration contract for this purpose, spanning from 2023 to 2030, to incorporate the aforementioned topics into its audits and work towards sustainability, including, among other things, energy consumption savings.