Make your data center's cooling water circular.
Cooling towers are already the most water-efficient way to cool a data center. RECOVER makes them circular, eliminating 90% of wasted water instead of sending it to the drain.
How much water each cooling approach uses
Every way to cool a data center trades water for something else. Here is how the options compare on water use per MW of IT load.
| Cooling approach | Water use per MW | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Air cooling | Minimal | Not a water solution. It shifts the cooling burden onto electricity, running at a significant energy penalty to reject the same heat. |
| Evaporative (cooling tower) | Moderate | The most water-efficient way to cool at scale, and the industry standard for large data centers. |
| Cooling tower + RECOVER | Lowest | Eliminates 90% of wasted water and cuts makeup water demand by up to 50%. |
Air cooling is not a water solution; it shifts the burden onto electricity. Evaporative cooling paired with RECOVER is the most efficient and the most circular path.
How RECOVER supports your water goals
RECOVER turns cooling-water circularity into numbers your sustainability team can report. It reduces how much freshwater a facility withdraws and how much it discharges, so water performance becomes something you can measure and disclose.
Water-related ESG commitments
RECOVER gives you a measurable on-site reduction in freshwater withdrawal to report against corporate water targets, not just an intention.
CDP and sustainability reporting
Recovered water and reduced makeup demand map directly onto the withdrawal and discharge metrics that frameworks like CDP Water ask you to disclose.
Water stewardship goals
Eliminating 90% of wasted water keeps it in productive use and reduces the volume discharged to municipal systems.
Make your data center's water use circular.
Share your cooling load and water chemistry and our team will model the water you could recover and the footprint you could report.