i2O Water, the Smart Pressure Management technology company, has been recognised for its excellence in clean technology by winning the prestigious Rushlight Water Management Award.

The Rushlight Awards bring together leading organisations developing new clean technologies throughout the UK and Ireland - i2O Water previously won a Rushlight Award in 2013. The Awards  are supported by a wide range of organisations, including the Department of Energy and Climate Change, Carbon Trust, Technology Strategy Board and Environment Agency.

The award follows the introduction of i2O’s Smart Pressure Management platform in 2014 which enables water companies to optimise the performance of their water distribution networks.

Conceived and developed by data scientists and engineers in Southampton, UK, i2O’s technology combines network intelligence, tools for remotely managing pressure and advanced automation capabilities that learn the characteristics of water flow and pressure throughout distribution networks and intelligently adjust pressures to remove the excesses that accelerate leakage and burst frequency.

i2O’s technology is currently used by 66 utilities around the world to save more than 235 million litres of water every day.

The Smart Pressure Management technology provides everything water utilities require to understand and manage water pressures on a single, scalable and rapidly deployed platform. It allows utilities of all sizes to use a range of different pressure management strategies to achieve cost effective improvements in leakage and network management.

The technology extends infrastructure lifetimes, improves customer service, and significantly reduces operating costs, energy consumption and wasted water through bursts and leaks.

Andrew Burrows, CTO and co-founder of i2O Water, commented:

“This award recognises the effort i2O has put into creating technologies that allow water providers of all sizes and locations to reduce leakage and improve network management. Utilities are wrestling with issues such as population growth, urbanisation and greater economic activity in areas where supply is already limited. i2O has demonstrated that it has a major role to play in improving network resilience and driving environmental and efficiency improvements around the world.”

Founded in 2005, i2O Water is headquartered in Southampton, UK, and has offices in Malaysia, Spain and Colombia. Customers include South East Water, Affinity Water, Severn Trent, Yorkshire Water and Anglian Water in the UK, as well as hundreds of water networks across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and South America.