The UtilityRadar field guide
Utility Infrastructure Guides and Explainers
In depth guides, technology explainers, and data analyses for water, wastewater, power, renewables, and utility infrastructure.
Biological Nutrient Removal: How Plants Strip Nitrogen and Phosphorus
How wastewater plants use bacteria to strip nitrogen and phosphorus. Nitrification, denitrification, and enhanced biological phosphorus removal.
Is Biomass Really Renewable? The Carbon Debate
Biomass is officially classified as renewable but the carbon accounting is contested. What the debate is really about, and where biomass makes sense.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Explained
What the ITU is, what it does, why it matters for telecom infrastructure globally, and how it shapes the standards that make phones and internet work worldwide.
Renewable Energy: The Complete Guide
Solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, biomass. What renewable energy is, how each source works, current global capacity, and the trajectory to 2050.
Geothermal Energy Explained: Power From the Earth's Heat
How geothermal power plants tap Earth heat, where they operate, and why enhanced geothermal systems could unlock 100x more capacity globally.
How a Water Treatment Plant Works: From River to Tap
The five stages of drinking water treatment: intake, coagulation, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection. What each stage does and why it matters.
What is a CMMS and why it matters for water utilities
A CMMS centralises maintenance work at water and wastewater utilities. Learn what it does, when to adopt one, ROI benchmarks, and a 90 day pilot approach.
CMMS effectiveness: ROI metrics from real wastewater plants
Five buckets: downtime, MTBF and MTTR, parts spend, overtime, audit time. Year one payback of 3 to 8 times licence cost at a typical utility.
CMMS vs EAM: which one does a water utility actually need?
CMMS focuses on maintenance work; EAM covers the asset lifecycle from procurement to disposal. When to stay CMMS, when to graduate to EAM.
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