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Unconventional water for data centers.

Data centers are being sited for power first. PWR treats produced water from oil and gas operations and brackish groundwater into cooling supply, on site, with no utility water connection required. It lowers cost, shortens permitting, and does not draw from the drinking water supply.

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PWR provides

Produced water treatmentBrackish groundwaterCooling water supplyOn site deploymentModular systems

01 / The water

Complex water treatment at high efficiency and low cost.

Data center developers are choosing sites for power first: grid connections, on site generation, and other fast paths to electricity. Many of those sites were never built out for the water a cooling load needs.

A site can have land, power, and fiber, and still not have enough water, or enough capacity to get rid of it. Water becomes the constraint that decides whether a fast power timeline holds.

Remote sites have no utility water connection. PWR treats produced water from nearby oil and gas operations and brackish groundwater, and delivers it to cooling spec at the volume the campus needs.

The treatment train is designed for high recovery and low brine volume: more usable water from the same feed, and less concentrate to truck or inject.

T101 · Produced water Oil and gas T102 · Brackish Groundwater Blend or bypass PWR 401 · Treatment train Run · Auto Conc · Recovery Cooling supply Data center Heat out Loop · closed

Water quality monitoring and verification.

Cooling water specs vary by site: chlorides, hardness, silica and biological growth all have limits. The treatment train is designed to the site's spec. Water quality is monitored continuously, the system adjusts automatically as feed quality changes, and every batch is logged against spec for operations and regulatory records.

02 / The system

Unconventional water treatment and reuse.

The treatment system is containerized, automated, and stackable. It ships in modules, runs unattended, and adds capacity as the campus grows instead of being rebuilt.

Every unit is pre engineered and factory tested before shipping. Installation requires minimal onsite labor. Additional modules add capacity without new construction.

Render of a containerized PWR treatment module with one side open, showing membrane pressure vessels, pumps and a control cabinet inside
One module · membranes, pumps, controls, in a standard container
Render of two PWR treatment modules stacked and locked together with an access stair and catwalk
Stacked · capacity added on the same footprint

03 / How it works

From water question to operating plan.

The same five steps for every site, in order, before the first module ships.

  1. 01 · Assess

    Assess the site

    Characterize the feed water available on site, the discharge options, and the cooling demand the plant needs to support.

  2. 02 · Balance

    Define the water balance

    Model the makeup water the cooling system needs, the blowdown it produces, and how much of that water can be recovered and reused.

  3. 03 · Design

    Select the treatment train

    Match pretreatment, membranes, and polishing to the feed water and the cooling system's spec.

  4. 04 · Deploy

    Deploy in phases

    Install treatment capacity aligned with construction milestones, so water is not the reason a phase waits.

  5. 05 · Operate

    Operate for reliability

    Monitor water quality and system performance continuously, and adjust automatically as feed quality changes.

04 / The benefits

What this does for a project.

  1. 01 · Lower cost

    Cheaper than municipal water

    Produced and brackish water cost less than municipal supply. Prices do not rise during drought restrictions.

  2. 02 · Faster permitting

    A shorter permitting path

    Water sourcing is one of the first questions a county asks. A site that brings its own water has an answer ready, which makes for a shorter review.

  3. 03 · Public perception

    It never touches drinking water

    The water supplied had no other use. Cooling that does not draw from the town's drinking water supply is easier to support at a public meeting.

  4. 04 · Supply security

    It does not run dry

    Brackish aquifers and produced water do not depend on reservoir levels. Volumes are contracted, with on site storage for seasonal changes.

Containerized water treatment · data center cooling load

05 / Contact

Talk to an engineer.

Feed characterization, offtake, siting, or +PWR on an existing train. The first conversation is technical, not commercial.