Young Innovators showcase their ideas on how to make water count
Posted: 19 September 2019
Seventeen students, aged between 16 and 18, from across the Cambridge region took part in the first Cambridge Water Young Innovators’ Panel to give the views of future customers.
The students were selected earlier in the year, following an application process, from Cambridgeshire schools. They were given the opportunity to gain new skills and develop innovative ideas, while working on a project on ‘How to reduce household consumption from 330 to 290 litres per day by 2045’.
They spent the summer working in four teams developing a set of initiatives to present to a judging panel from Cambridge Water.
The judging panel demonstrated the Cambridge Water’s to engaging with future customers and consisted of non-executive director, Lord Chris Smith, Cambridge Water’s independent customer panel chairman, Simon Sperryn along with Managing Director Phil Newland; Head of Customer Services, Rachael Merrell; Director of Asset Management and Regulation, Caroline Cooper and Head of Operations, Ciaran Kelly.
Phil Newland, Managing Director at Cambridge Water, explained:
Simon Sperryn, Cambridge Water’s independent customer panel chairman, said:
The winning team came from Hills Road Sixth Form College, Long Road Sixth Form College, Parkside Federation Academy and The Perse Upper School.
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Posted: 19 September 2019