Utilizero has been established by DHI, the internationally renowned advisory company specialised in sustainable development of global water resources, and by Aarhus Vand, one of Denmark’s largest water utilities and an international frontrunner in developing sustainable solutions for the water challenges of the future. Together, the two companies will support global wastewater utilities in the transition into more climate-neutral solutions such as automated cleansing processes. With process management and operational optimization, wastewater utilities will be able to reduce energy consumption with up to 30 % and reduce the emission of greenhouse gasses and chemicals.
Utilizero’s purpose is to contribute to a climate-positive global wastewater sector through digitalisation and skills enhancement. Solutions developed in Denmark and experiences from Danish water utilities including Aarhus Vand, prove that increased automation and digitalization can make a critical difference to the global wastewater sector’s climate footprint. International water utilities can reduce current and future energy usage and carbon footprint by 20-30% while meeting effluent requirements and reduce operational costs. Implementation of our services often result in strong business cases with ROI in months or 1-2 years and is often a very attractive alternative to expensive infrastructure investments.
Utilizero build on DHI technology specifically TwinPlant which is one of very few commercially available products designed for optimisation of water resource recovery facility operations combining data driven approachs and mechanistic modelling approached all embedded in a configurable, simple-to-use digital twin environment.
About DHI A/S
DHI A/S is a global digital advisory company headquartered in Denmark. DHI A/S was founded in 1964 and has more than 1,000 employees worldwide. Our ambition is to enable the sustainable development of the world’s water resources through digital advisory services for decision-makers in the water industry.
About Aarhus Vand A/S
Aarhus Vand A/S is an internationally leading water utility providing innovative and digital solutions where water creates sustainable growth and change for billions of people. The company’s purpose is therefore to create health through clean water – for people and for the planet.
The company produces 15 milion cubic metres of drinking water annually for local consumers and cleanses 30 million cubic metres of wastewater. One of the main tasks of Aarhus Vand is furthermore to prepare the Danish city of Aarhus and the rest of the municipality for rising water levels caused by climate change and to protect the groundwater from environmentally harmful substances.
Aarhus Vand was founded 150 years ago and employs 230 employees and has an annual net turnover of DKK 640 million.