Projects are proposed at this stage. They reflect advice from partners currently engaged in the bid development.
The Projects will be refined as more partners become involved. The process for partners to shape the R&D Program is here.

TECHNOLOGY & OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

The Technology & Opportunity Program will grow and diversify water sources and optimise the treatment, storage, delivery and use of water by developing on and off farm digital infrastructure.

Program Outputs 

  • Empower agricultural industries to adopt fit-for-purpose digital on-farm water use and sensing technologies

  • A basin-wide dataset and mapping tool that quantifies available alternative water sources

  •  Demonstration of water treatment options to increase water availability and thereby increase potential diverse water supplies that are fit for purpose for different types of end-uses

  • Tools to design coupled water treatment and energy solutions for different water sources and uses

  • Tools for water supply operators to evaluate improved infrastructure configurations including additional storages, behind-the-meter energy sources, and pipe-lining distribution systems

  •  Tools for multi-objective regional-scale planning of local energy-water supply systems

  • New methods and software tool for near-real-time river operations to achieve triple bottom line objectives.

Key Partners

•       Water utilities

•       Ag tech

•       Finance

•       Corporate farms

•       Local government

•       Government water and infrastructure agencies