Specialists in decision support for managing the total urban water cycle.
Consulting
Applying real-world, innovative water solutions |
Applied Research
Developing practical solutions through hands-on research |
Technology Transfer
Bringing research, knowledge, and technology to market |
Cobalt Water Global offers a wealth of research and practical experience in the development of decision support frameworks for diagnosing, optimizing, planning, and design of drinking water and wastewater systems. Cobalt Water Global applies this expertise specifically for developing and implementing TotalWATER decision support frameworks, including the integration of data management, artificial intelligence, mathematical modeling, and other tools for programmatic implementation of sustainability principles in urban water planning and operations.
Services/capabilities include:
TotalWATER AI
Developing AI / model-based urban water decision support frameworks for:
Water Utility GHG Emissions Reduction
Drinking Water Distribution System Modeling
Wastewater Treatment Process Modeling
Integrated Water Management Modeling
Sustainable Water Technology Selection
Applied Research
TotalWATER AI
Developing AI / model-based urban water decision support frameworks for:
- Knowledge-based risk assessment and mitigation of N2O emissions at water resource recovery facilities
- Knowledge-based risk assessment and mitigation of activated sludge bulking conditions
- Knowledge-based sustainable water treatment technology selection
- Solving utility-specific challenges combining knowledge-based and learning-based AI techniques for sustainable water operations and planning
- Digital water solutions combining data analytics, AI, and modeling (digital twins) for sustainable water management in cities
Water Utility GHG Emissions Reduction
- Developing framework for programmatic data management, use of GHG assessment tools, identification of GHG reduction opportunities, and evaluation of alternatives, as well as providing technical expert support for framework implementation
- Water utility GHG asssessment training and technical support, including ECAM tool training
- Developing and implementing measurement plans for monitoring direct emissions from WRRFs, including N2O and methane emissions
- Carbon-neutral water master plan development support
- Drinking water distribution system model-based energy/GHG assessment and reduction planning
- Wastewater treatment process model-based energy/GHG assessment and reduction planning
Drinking Water Distribution System Modeling
- Developing and implementing integrated GIS/hydraulic modeling frameworks for sustainable and 'smart' drinking water distribution system planning, design, and optimization, integrating water quality, hydraulics, SCADA data, IoT, AI, and digital twin possibilities, as well as lifecycle costs, energy consumption/GHG emissions, and environmental impact of new drinking water supply strategies
Wastewater Treatment Process Modeling
- Developing model-based decision support frameworks and integrating AI, and digital twin possibilities for water resource recovery facility (WRRF) control optimization, design, and technology selection for biological nutrient removal, reducing energy and GHG emissions, and assessing resource recovery process impacts.
Integrated Water Management Modeling
- Integrated water management assessment and drinking water distribution system and sewer system modeling for hydraulics, water quality, energy, GHG emissions and assessing benefits from water conservation, reuse, and rainwater harvesting schemes, at both city and buidling scales
Sustainable Water Technology Selection
- Water treatment and water efficiency technology selection, assessing performance, cost, environmental, and social impacts, for water utilities, industry, and commercial/residential buildings, including the AI Novedar_EDSS expert system for wastewater treatment/reuse technologies.
Applied Research
- Developing water technology through applied research for patenting, licensing, and commercialization via decision support products and/or services.