WEFTEC Conference & Exhibition 2019
2019-09-21 - 2019-09-25 | Conference Centre, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, United States
More information about the 92nd Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference can be found at Weftec’s website.

Product launch: Wat-IF impact calculator
2019-09-26 | Sensileau Sensor Platform
The Wat-IF impact forecast calculator helps wastewater utilities to assess the benefits and climate impact of various treatment optimisation strategies. Wat-IF calculates the benefits resulting from the implementation of sensor technologies in wastewater processes using a utility’s own characteristics. In the first version of this calculation tool, users provide the volume of wastewater of their utility (in terms of cubic metres per day or as per-capita equivalents) and, if available, information on influent nutrient and BOD levels. If these figures are not available, general default values can be used. Next, four different scenarios are compared:

current situation, no changes
current situation + active sludge treatment optimisation using oxygen, nitrate and ammonia sensors
current situation + additional (4th) treatment step to remove organic micropollutants using powdered active carbon
current situation + active sludge treatment optimisation using oxygen, nitrate and ammonia sensors + additional (4th) treatment step to remove organic micropollutants using powdered active carbon

Benefits are expressed as:

improved water quality
cost-savings
reduction in carbon footprint
reduced ecotoxicity
reduction in energy-consumption or chemicals dosing

These indicators allow the user to make a thorough assessment of the impact of various activities, thereby taking into account not only improved water quality and cost savings, but also climate impact. The outcomes can be used when preparing a business case for optimisation processes.

Wetsus Congress 2019
2019-10-07 - 2019-10-08
Sensileau’s office is located at the Water Campus in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. Come see us when you visit Leeuwarden for the 2019 Wetsus Congress!

AQUON client group event: installation, operation and maintenance of sensors
2019-10-08 13:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | To be determined
Sensileau has developed a tailor-made programme for AQUON and its nine water management boards with the aim to optimise sensor use for surface water and wastewater monitoring. As part of this programme, Sensileau and AQUON organise joint meetings to cover specific topics.
This meeting’s topic is: installation, operation and maintenance of sensors.
Participation at this event is limited to AQUON and its clients.

Newsletter October 2019
2019-10-15
In our monthly newsletter, we update you on:

New products, showcases and tools
Updates and additions to the sensor database
Trends and developments in online monitoring
Upcoming and past events

Newsletter November 2019
2019-11-12

Product update: TOC monitoring
2019-11-26
Following a study of online TOC monitoring instrumentation, Sensileau’s experts have updated the sensor database for the TOC parameter in all water types. As of today, you can check out the latest information on this parameter.

AQUON webinar: Detectie van bactierën en andere micro-organismen in water
2019-11-28 10:00 - 11:00 | Webinar
Sensileau has developed a tailor-made programme for AQUON and its nine water management boards with the aim to optimise sensor use for surface water and wastewater monitoring. As part of this programme, Sensileau and AQUON organise joint webinars to cover specific topics. The webinar will be presented in Dutch.

Sensileau en AQUON organiseren in 2019 en 2020 gezamenlijk een aantal activiteiten rondom kennisuitwisseling met betrekking tot sensortechnologie. De volgende activiteit in dit kader is een webinar op 28 november. Op verzoek hebben we ervoor gekozen het recent in het Engels gehouden webinar over de “detectie van bacteriën en andere micro-organismen in water” nu in het Nederlands te verzorgen. Onderstaand staat daarvoor de aankondiging. Het webinar vindt plaats op donderdag 28 november om 10 uur. De sluiting van de aanmeldingen is woensdag 27 november 2019. Als je je nog niet hebt aangemeld, doe dit dan snel via een mailtje aan support@sensileau.app.

Newsletter December 2019
2019-12-10
In our monthly newsletter, we update you on:

New products, showcases and tools
Updates and additions to the sensor database
Trends and developments in online monitoring
Upcoming and past events

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Podcast: Lead monitoring in drinking water
2020-01-08 | Podcast
Following recent events regarding contamination of drinking water with metals such as Lead and Copper, Sensileau is conducting research to find out how sensor technologies can help to rapidly detect elevated levels of lead in drinking water distribution systems or at the tap. Several events in the USA, but also recent findings Amsterdam, the Netherlands, have shown that pipe materials (and the lack of timely replacements) can have significant negative effects on drinking water quality. In this podcast, Sensileau’s expert Dr. Corina Carpentier and Mr. Rick Bacon, CEO of Aqua Metrology Systems, discuss the importance of being able to measure particulate lead, how to ensure maximum performance and minimal maintenance of lead analysers, and ways to act on the data collected.
This podcast is a sneak preview of the discussion to follow during the webinar on metals monitoring on January 15th, 2020.
As of the publication date, the recording of this podcast is made available via Sensileau’s toolbox.

Webinar: Trace metal monitoring in (drinking) water
2020-01-15 16:00 - 17:00 | Webinar
Following recent events regarding contamination of drinking water with metals such as Lead and Copper, especially in the United States, Sensileau has decided to take a closer look at online trace metal monitoring in (drinking) water. This webinar covers not only the presence of trace metals in drinking water distribution networks, but also explores the origin of trace metals in source waters and monitoring efforts thereof.
Our speakers at this webinar are:

Dr. Miguel Arias Paić, Environmental Engineer at the US Bureau of Reclamation – discussing the origins of trace metals in source waters and their associated problems.
Mr. Rick Bacon, CEO of Aqua Metrology Systems, presenting a new system for continuous and realtime metals monitoring.

You can register for this event by sending us an email, indicating your interest in participating.

Newsletter February 2020
2020-02-18

Web briefing online bacterial monitoring
2020-02-20 17:00 - 18:00 | online webinar
In this web briefing, TAG expert Corina Carpentier presents some of the findings from BlueTech’s latest Horizon Scan on online bacterial monitoring. There is a significant and growing need for technologies which can quantify and identify bacterial threats at a high standard, and within minutes, rather than the several days which conventional methods can take.

Newsletter March 2020
2020-03-17

HWL client group event: Sensor issue inventory - Cancelled
2020-03-19 | Crown Business Centre, A. Hofmanweg 5A, Haarlem, 2031 BH, Netherlands
Meeting cancelled
In order to prevent the further spread of the Corona-virus outbreak, this event has been cancelled, and will take place at a later date. We will keep you informed about the selection of a new date for this event, to take place when restrictions regarding meetings and travel have been lifted.
Sensileau is developing a tailor-made programme for Het Waterlaboratorium and its three drinking water utilities with the aim to optimise sensor use for source and drinking water monitoring. As part of this programme, Sensileau and HWL organise joint meetings to cover specific topics.
During this workshop, a discussion will be held to identify the most pressing issues related to the use of sensor technologies in the water industry, and how these can be approached.
This workshop is open to clients and staff of HWL and a limited number of invited participants.

Webinar: On-site or online algae bloom monitoring
2020-04-02 16:00 - 17:00 | Webinar
Sampling and lab analyses of algae to determine bloom formation and its effects on water quality have their drawbacks, but on-site or online rapid monitoring of algae in surface waters is not as straightforward as we would wish either.
Join the discussion on algae monitoring and share your ideas on the following issues:

How can field measurements of algal densities be performed in a way that is representative of the algae present? How many measurements does it take?
Does sampling of algae for lab analysis result in representative insight into algal developments?
How can field monitoring equipment be calibrated to provide reliable and repeatable results?

You can register for this event by sending us an email, indicating your interest in participating.

Newsletter April 2020
2020-04-21

Webinar: Future reality for municipal systems
2020-04-30 20:00 - 21:00 | Webinar
Future reality for municipal systems… Post Covid-19 optimization tools by Sensileau
During this webinar, Judith Herschell Cole shows how the Sensileau Sensor Platform supports water utilities to adjust to the new normal in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. This includes steps to automate processes using sensor technologies to enable remore control, and adjusting monitoring programmes to minimize health risks for staff. By sharing knowledge and expertise via digital channels, Sensileau creates a robust environment where utilities can learn from each other and be inspired to implement the best possible sensor solutions to the current challenges.
This webinar is co-organized by wastewatereducation.org. You can register for this event using the website link on the right hand side of this page.

Newsletter May 2020
2020-05-12

BlueTech Forum: Connect
2020-06-04 17:30 - 2020-06-05 19:00 | online webinar
Join us at this year’s BlueTech Forum: Connect.
This event brings together our community of large water corporations, small water techs, utilities, industrial end-users, investors, research institutes & government institutions in this new digital format to learn, connect, and collaborate together.

Newsletter June 2020
2020-06-16

AQUON client group event: blue-green algae monitoring
2020-06-18 | AQUON Laboratory, Leiden, Voorschoterweg 18H, Leiden, 2324 AB, Netherlands
Sensileau has developed a tailor-made programme for AQUON and its nine water management boards with the aim to optimise sensor use for surface water and wastewater monitoring. As part of this programme, Sensileau and AQUON organise joint meetings to cover specific topics.
This meeting’s topic is: blue-green algae monitoring. It covers online and/or on-site monitoring of algal densities in bathing waters or sources for drinking water production using fluorescence measurement devices. Main questions to be answered include:

what is an effective strategy to monitor algae in lakes?
(how) can algale fluorescence measurement devices be calibrated?
how can the reliability of monitoring data obtained be ensured?

A more detailed programme will be published in due course.
Participation at this event is limited to AQUON and its clients.

The rise of rapid detection methods for viruses and bacteria
2020-07-09 17:00 - 18:00 | online webinar
Until recently, the development of sensor technologies for water quality monitoring has largely been focused on (physico-)chemical parameters, but sensors for the detection of microbial parameters are catching up fast. In light of recent global developments, two examples will be discussed during this roundtable briefing: Legionella in drinking water, and coronavirus in wastewater as part of sewer epidemiology studies. Will online monitoring of bacteria and viruses become as common as measuring pH, conductivity and oxygen with sensors?
Topics to be discussed include:

Virus detection in wastewater and the potential for suppliers to offer technologies for rapid detection to support the identification of outbreak hotspots;
Increased risks of Legionella-proliferation in stagnant waters during lockdown, and the need for rapid testing for a wide variety of potential customers, especially if a second lockdown is necessary in some places.
Transition to more sensor-oriented monitoring programmes for water utilities in order to reduce exposure risks for staff during a potential second wave or other future incidents.

Confirmed participants include Dr. Jordan Schmidt, LuminUltra’s Applications Manager.
This webinar is exclusively for BlueTech Research clients.

Newsletter July 2020
2020-07-14

Newsletter September 2020
2020-09-08

Het Waterlaboratorium client group event
2020-09-11 | Het Waterlaboratorium, J.W. Lucasweg 2, Haarlem, 2031 BE, Netherlands
Sensileau has developed a tailor-made programme for Het Waterlaboratorium.
A more detailed programme will be published in due course.
Participation at this event is limited to employees from Het Waterlaboratorium.

Sensileau Symposium
2020-09-29 10:00 - 15:00 | Watercampus Leeuwarden, Agora 4, Leeuwarden, 8934 CJ, Netherlands
Watersensortechnologie, waar staan we en wat zijn de ontwikkelingen?
Door het recente advies van de regering om ook na 1 september zoveel mogelijk thuis te werken en om ook niet met teveel personen samen te komen, hebben wij besloten om ons symposium niet alleen fysiek te laten plaatsvinden. In plaats daarvan zal er een ‘hybride’ symposium georganiseerd worden, waarbij deelnemers ofwel fysiek aanwezig zijn, ofwel digitaal kunnen deelnemen. Vanuit iedere deelnemende organisatie kan maximaal één persoon fysiek aanwezig zijn.

Programma dinsdag 29 september:
Ochtendsessie: 10:00 – 12:00
Thema: ontwikkelingen in de toepassingsmogelijkheden van sensoren.
Gastspreker: Maurice Tax, directeur-eigenaar Bright Spark LinkedIn profiel
Gastvrouw: Corina Carpentier
Tijdens de ochtendsessie gaan we het hebben over de huidige toepassingsmogelijkheden van sensoren en nemen we een kijkje in de toekomst. Wat kunnen we verwachten en hoe ziet de wereld van watersensortechnologie er over tien of twintig jaar uit?
Maurice Tax van Bright Spark neemt ons, geheel out of the box, mee naar de toekomst van watersensortechnologie. Vervolgens geeft Corina Carpentier vanuit Sensileau haar visie op de dynamiek van sensortechnologie versus laboratoriumanalyses, en hoe deze elkaar in de toekomst wederzijds steeds meer zullen gaan versterken
10:00 – 10:05 opening door Corina Carpentier
10:05 – 10:50 presentatie Maurice Tax
10:50 – 11:10 presentatie Corina Carpentier
11:10 – 11:20 vragen
11:20 – 11:30 interactieve poll
11:30 – 12:00 discussie

Middagsessie: 13:00 – 15:00
Thema: sensortechnologie in de landbouw
Gastspreker: Jouke Velstra, directeur Acacia Water LinkedIn profiel
Gastheer: Jan Broos
Op basis van de Kaderrichtlijn Water moet de waterkwaliteit in Nederland in 2027 zowel chemisch als ecologisch voldoen aan de Europese KRW-normen. Dit heeft grote impact op de landbouw, die een groot deel van het buitengebied beheert en bijdraagt aan de emissie van nutriënten en gewasbeschermingsmiddelen naar het oppervlaktewater. De roep vanuit de landbouw om zelf metingen te doen neemt toe, maar tegelijkertijd is er veel discussie over de betrouwbaarheid hiervan. En waar en hoe moet dan gemeten worden? En is dit van oudsher niet een taak van de waterschappen?
Om de KRW-doelen in 2027 te behalen, zullen de landbouw en waterschappen moeten gaan samenwerken. Hoe kunnen ze elkaar helpen in dit dossier? Hoe gaan we de doelen halen? Wat is er met sensortechnologie in de landbouw mogelijk en waar gaat het naar toe? Welke verwachtingen zijn er over en weer? Veel vragen waar Jouke Velstra van Acacia Water een presentatie over gaat geven.
13:00 – 13:05 opening door Jan Broos
13:05 – 13:50 presentatie Jouke Velstra
13:50 – 14:10 presentatie Jan Broos
14:10 – 14:20 vragen
14:20 – 14:30 interactieve poll
14:30 – 15:00 discussie
Beide sessies hebben een sterk interactief karakter met veel ruimte voor het uitwisselen van meningen en kennis. Op deze manier maken we er met zijn allen twee inspirerende en leerzame sessies van.
Bedankt en tot dinsdag 29 september
Het Sensileau team
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Newsletter October 2020
2020-10-13

Webinar - presentation Wat-IF tool
2020-10-27 16:00 - 17:00 | online webinar
On 27th October 2020, Sensileau is organising a webinar on our Decision-Support tool called Wat-IF (Water Impact Forecast). This will help water managers to facilitate the application of innovative technologies and new monitoring concepts at WWTPs with the objective of making them more sustainable, specifically in terms of reducing carbon footprint and improving water quality. Roozbeh Aminian, a student from the University of Twente who is working on this tool, will tell you how Sensileau can help wastewater utilities reduce their carbon footprint and, at the same time, minimise operational costs.
Sign up here

Newsletter November 2020
2020-11-10
