N2ORisk Decision Support System (DSS)
TotalWATER AI for Climate Action:
Decarbonizing Water Resource Recovery Facilities
Book your 1:1 N2O impact session and demo to learn about how you can take advantage of our early climate impact pricing and start reducing N2O emissions today!
TotalWATER AI for Climate Action:
Decarbonizing Water Resource Recovery Facilities
Book your 1:1 N2O impact session and demo to learn about how you can take advantage of our early climate impact pricing and start reducing N2O emissions today!
Current Landscape
The Paris Agreement and Climate Crisis are pushing water utilities across the globe to reduce their GHG emissions. Water utilities need a cost-effective plan to take Climate Action immediately as some have set net zero emissions targets by as early as 2030.
Why Do Current Solutions Fall Short?
Using renewable energy (biogas, wind, and solar), onsite or offsite, and energy efficiency measures are two of the most common methods to reduce water resource recovery facility (WRRF) GHGs. These methods are needed to achieve energy neutrality, but by increasing renewable energy and energy efficiency beyond net zero energy, net energy positivity can be used to offset Scope 1 emissions such as nitrous oxide (N2O). N2O can make up to 80% of the WRRF carbon footprint and is produced and emitted when the wastewater treatment process is not properly optimized. Purchasing carbon offsets has also gained in popularity in recent years. However, all of these options are cost-intensive and do not actually reduce N2O, which not only is a GHG, but also a major ozone depleter. This means that if you offset N2O emissions rather than reducing them, you still deplete the ozone layer. Therefore, it is faster, more impactful, and costs less to reduce N2O.
The Paris Agreement and Climate Crisis are pushing water utilities across the globe to reduce their GHG emissions. Water utilities need a cost-effective plan to take Climate Action immediately as some have set net zero emissions targets by as early as 2030.
Why Do Current Solutions Fall Short?
Using renewable energy (biogas, wind, and solar), onsite or offsite, and energy efficiency measures are two of the most common methods to reduce water resource recovery facility (WRRF) GHGs. These methods are needed to achieve energy neutrality, but by increasing renewable energy and energy efficiency beyond net zero energy, net energy positivity can be used to offset Scope 1 emissions such as nitrous oxide (N2O). N2O can make up to 80% of the WRRF carbon footprint and is produced and emitted when the wastewater treatment process is not properly optimized. Purchasing carbon offsets has also gained in popularity in recent years. However, all of these options are cost-intensive and do not actually reduce N2O, which not only is a GHG, but also a major ozone depleter. This means that if you offset N2O emissions rather than reducing them, you still deplete the ozone layer. Therefore, it is faster, more impactful, and costs less to reduce N2O.
Our Solution
The N2ORisk DSS uses artificial intelligence (AI) to combine expert knowledge on N2O and machine learning (ML) to quickly quantify emissions, properly optimize the treatment process, and eliminate N2O. By focusing on and actually reducing N2O, water utilities can more effectively reduce their carbon footprint. The N2ORisk DSS also improves process efficiency and stability, which can also save money. The N2ORisk DSS is an efficient, effective and affordable solution for water utilities. To learn more about the N2ORisk DSS, see our recent Sydney Water Innovation Festival Shark Tank pitch (October 2021) here. A downloadable deck can be found here.
In addition to reducing N2O, our solutions provides:
We use our expert knowledge of N2O to construct high-accuracy machine learning models based upon data availability.
The N2ORisk DSS uses artificial intelligence (AI) to combine expert knowledge on N2O and machine learning (ML) to quickly quantify emissions, properly optimize the treatment process, and eliminate N2O. By focusing on and actually reducing N2O, water utilities can more effectively reduce their carbon footprint. The N2ORisk DSS also improves process efficiency and stability, which can also save money. The N2ORisk DSS is an efficient, effective and affordable solution for water utilities. To learn more about the N2ORisk DSS, see our recent Sydney Water Innovation Festival Shark Tank pitch (October 2021) here. A downloadable deck can be found here.
In addition to reducing N2O, our solutions provides:
- Improved process performance and monitoring
- Easy and accurate GHG Reporting
- Real-time Visualization of Risk/Emissions/Control Actions (optional)
- Data Science Tools
- GHG/Energy/WQ optimization powered by ML (optional)
- GHG Reduction Cost Calculator
We use our expert knowledge of N2O to construct high-accuracy machine learning models based upon data availability.
Why we are the best at what we do?
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Jose Porro, Founder and CEO is a top international expert on mitigating N2O emissions from WRRFs. The N2ORisk DSS is a product of his PhD research integrating AI and mathematical modelling for minimizing N2O emissions from WRRFs. He has been recruited to participate in N2O research projects at the national level in both The Netherlands and UK, for international water sector GHG reduction projects working IWA and GIZ, and was invited to give a keynote for the Melbourne Water Emission Impossible Workshop in Australia to talk about N2O. Coupling his expertise in use of AI techniques, N2O, and 20 years of wastewater process knowledge, along with the support of AI and machine learning experts on the Cobalt Water Global team, our capabilities are truly unmatched in the N2O mitigation space. Check out our N2O project portfolio on our projects page. See some of our case studies here.
N2ORisk DSS products/services:
Getting Started:
The path to net zero starts with N2O and getting started is easy. A Pre-boarding Interview is scheduled to discuss the feasibility of our solution based on your treatment configuration and data availability. We can provide a free estimate of your N2O emissions using our ML model library before signing up. If the Pre-boarding Interview is successful, you simply subscribe and solve your N2O problem now. Contact us today to schedule your Pre-boarding Interview!
Have questions? Check out our FAQs or just give us a call. Download our brochure.
- N2ORisk DSS subscription
- WRRF N2O risk assessment
- Measuring actual WRRF N2O emissions and developing site-specific emission factors
- N2O mitigation strategy development and testing
- AI and mathematical (hybrid) modeling of WRRF N2O emissions
- Long-term N2O mitigation and monitoring
Getting Started:
The path to net zero starts with N2O and getting started is easy. A Pre-boarding Interview is scheduled to discuss the feasibility of our solution based on your treatment configuration and data availability. We can provide a free estimate of your N2O emissions using our ML model library before signing up. If the Pre-boarding Interview is successful, you simply subscribe and solve your N2O problem now. Contact us today to schedule your Pre-boarding Interview!
Have questions? Check out our FAQs or just give us a call. Download our brochure.
