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Investment in Sewer AI Spurs
Next Generation of Water
Infrastructure Diagnostics
SewerAI, a global leader in the use of artificial
intelligence and cloud computing for sewer
condition assessment, secured investment led
by Emerald Technology Ventures, a Zurich,
Switzerland-based venture capital firm.
The investment comes amid a burst of energy
toward infrastructure modernization, following
the recent passage of a major funding bill in
the US that is expected to funnel billions to
desperately needed water improvement projects.
Based in Walnut Creek, Calif., SewerAI
leverages its inspection management platform
and AI Computer Vision tools to enhance sewer
infrastructure diagnostics, lowering costs and
streamlining operations.
With millions of feet of sewer data under
management for municipalities, environmental
services contractors and engineering firms,
SewerAI is poised to revolutionize infrastructure
assessment and improve environmental health
for people everywhere.
SewerAI intends to add headcount to
satisfy growing demand for its services, with
ambitious goals to inspect 25 million feet of
sewer and storm pipe and identify at least
10,000 undiscovered major structural defects
in 2022, according to CEO and co-founder
Matthew Rosenthal.
In addition to the investment funding, Emerald
intends to contribute to SewerAI by leveraging
its expertise and extensive global network of
companies and water utilities working to solve
the hardest technical challenges in sustainable
and green infrastructure.
" SewerAI provides technology that triples
Volvo Tailors Support for Customers' Carbon Reduction Goals
In a shared commitment to a carbon-free future, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE)
is making it easier for customers to reach their own carbon reduction goals or take the first
step on their sustainability journey
Taking advantage of the breadth of its existing solutions and services, Volvo CE has
developed a step-by-step approach with the CO2
Reduction Program that offers a practical
solution, tailored to fit customers' needs.
Designed to be easily integrated into a customer's plans, while maintaining required levels
of profitability and productivity, the CO2
Reduction Program is based on four simple steps:
1. Insight - To understand where the customer currently is in terms of carbon emissions,
Volvo uses telematics data to determine the CO2
footprint for all machines on site -
no matter the brand.
2. Analyze - Volvo CE experts analyze the customer's machine data and conduct a site
study to understand how the material flow, fleet composition, and operator behavior
affect the emissions on their site(s). Volvo CE then illustrates where improvements
can be made and what actions need to be taken to reduce CO2
per ton.
3. Improve - Volvo CE helps the customer to implement the improvements with
key services such as Eco Operator training and other efficiency services or plan
a smooth transition towards electric machines.
4. Sustain - At this stage customers will already start seeing the rewards of their efforts,
both economically and environmentally. However, the final step is for Volvo CE
to support in sustaining these efforts and looking for new ways to reduce emissions
even further in the future.
This customer program is one of many initiatives devised by Volvo CE towards the
needed transformation within the construction industry. The company has set an industryleading
target to reach net zero value chain greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 - with a
50-percent reduction in CO2
across product use as early as 2030. UC
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Volvo Construction Equipment, (717) 532-9181, volvoce.com
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Continuing to empower customers on the path
to equipment ownership, John Deere's 2022
emissions across its own operations and 30-percent reduction
" Own It " Low Monthly Payment program covers
a variety of compact and mid-size equipment
models with specific factory-installed
configurations.
" These compact and mid-size equipment
offerings allow customers to pursue their
business goals in a financially friendly and
flexible way, while tackling the jobs at hand
with reliable, powerful equipment models, " said
sewer inspection productivity, enabling utilities
to address aging infrastructure and compliance
cost-effectively, " said Dr. Helge Daebel, waterfund
head at Emerald, who will join SewerAI's
board following this funding round.
" Its solutions are truly game-changing, and
we're excited about its prospects in a space ripe
for disruption. "
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Sewer AI, (855) 952-2200, sewerai.com
John Deere Unveils 2022
" Own It " Program
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