MOSL has announced the successful projects from the fourth round of the Market Improvement Fund (MIF) on behalf of the Strategic Panel.
For this round, the Strategic Panel offered up to £200k from a £1m fund for projects that will benefit the business water market, its customers and the environment.
Of the 13 applications received, all were reviewed for eligibility and scored by the Selection Committee, which was made up of a sub-set of the Strategic Panel. Seven applicants were then invited to present their projects to the Committee.
Following the Selection Committee’s decision and its ratification by the Strategic Panel, £502k has in been awarded in total to four projects.
The four successful projects are:
Calculating the cost of Water Scarcity on the NHH Market
Applicant: Public First
Sponsor: South East Water
Delivery Partner: Waterwise
This project aims to assess the economic impact of reducing business water demand and the consequences of inaction. It will explore business attitudes towards water scarcity and its implication for commercial growth. By analysing water use trends, economic impacts and policy influence, the project seeks to create awareness and encourage regulatory action to support demand reduction.
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NHS Direct General Hospitals Water Partnership Programme
Applicant: 20Fifty Partners
Sponsor: Business Stream
This project is a pilot initiative designed to address water resource challenges in UK hospitals. It aims to improve water management practices by identifying water risks and implementing data-driven solutions. Through structured workshops, data collection and risk assessments, the project will support hospitals in mitigating water related issues and ensuring a stable water supply for healthcare operations.
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NHH Water Efficiency Collaboration Portal
Applicant: Save Water Save Money Limited
Sponsors: TWRC and Wave
This project is a trial of an existing household digital platform, GetWaterFit, which curates water efficiency offers from different providers into a single system to improve customer engagement and effectiveness. It will deliver a customer-facing business water market portal, which will provide an assessment of water usage by a business based on self-certification and using a database of users defined by segmentation, numbers of taps, toilets and employees. It will also provide a proposal of solutions that might reduce demand.
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Water Efficient Data Centres
Applicant: Water Research Centre Ltd (WRc)
Sponsor: MOSL
This project focuses on improving the water efficiency of cooling technologies in data centres. It aims to provide critical insights into water usage, identify sustainable cooling solutions, and establish a benchmarking framework. This will help data centres, retailers and wholesalers better understand and manage their water consumption.
