

Unlocking Data Award
Utility winner:
Cadent, ULC Technologies & ICS Consulting

Details of the winning project
Utilising data for targeted robotic remediation in London
Cadent Gas, in partnership with ICS Consulting and ULC Technologies have identified 160km of metallic pipes in North London which are cost beneficial to remediate using ULC’s innovative robotic system, CISBOT.
This was made possible by unlocking and leveraging Cadent’s historical data and applying advanced data analytics to an asset investment optimisation solution.
The work has proved transformative in facilitating data-driven decision-making; optimising resource allocation and reducing the social, environmental, and financial impacts of managing critical gas infrastructure.
Through the power of unlocking and leveraging historic data Cadent can make informed and impactful investment decisions on their assets.
The other finalists
Callisto and British Gas EDF Energy and Accenture - Complaints Transformation EDF UK and TATA Consultancy Services - Data Powered Transformation Program Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks - Smart ETR Utilita Energy - A data-led campaign for Life with Power Connected Data and OVO - A seamless multi-data/multi-bureau approach to bridging the ‘unknown’
“This was a project that began by identifying areas where data and analytics could make a difference, rather than starting with a solution looking for a problem.”