Territory business rises to global wastewater challenge
Territory business, Rise Project Consulting (Rise) has received funding under the NT Governments Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystem (AME) Fund to commercialise new technology that is set to revolutionise the global wastewater management industry.
Rise will advance the commercialisation of a fit for purpose Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) used in global bathymetry surveys to measure and map wastewater ponds.
Current survey methods can include craft propellers becoming entangled in debris or staff taking measurements by prodding the bottom of wastewater ponds.
Rise’s USV floats on wastewater rather, than in wastewater and is specifically designed to replace unreliable, unsafe, and unproductive methods of traditional pond surveys.
The USV will be fitted with sonars, GPS and data logging capabilities to enable high resolution 3D mapping of wastewater ponds.
This technology will allow managers to know when and how to desludge ponds, enhance asset performance, rectify issues and forward plan for upgrades.
The $360,436 project is backed by a $180,218 co-investment from the NT Government’s AME Fund, which is administered by the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre. This investment is also set to create 30 local jobs at Rise and help the business expand.
Working in collaboration with Charles Darwin University’s Northern Australia Centre for Autonomous Systems, Rise will utilise Territory skills and equipment to design and test the solution in Darwin before moving to manufacturing and commercialisation.
Find out how the Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystem Fund can assist your project at https://www.amgc.org.au
