Riyze Energy logo RIYZE ENERGY Patent Pending · U.S. 63/909,336
Water Recovery Technology

Recovering the water AI infrastructure can't afford to lose.

Riyze Energy has developed a patent-pending recirculating water-recovery system for data center cooling towers — targeting 80–90% freshwater recovery through three integrated subsystems under a single supervisory controller.

≥80%
Freshwater Recovery Target
3
Integrated Subsystems
1
Supervisory Controller
2
Loss Pathways Addressed
The Problem

Data centers are draining water-stressed communities dry.

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Scale of Loss

Cooling towers continuously convert potable water to vapor and discharge concentrated blowdown — with no integrated path to reclaim either.

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Regulatory Pressure

Water-use permits face increasing scrutiny in water-stressed markets. ESG disclosures now demand auditable, measurable outcomes — not offsets.

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Siloed Solutions

Existing technologies — plume abatement, blowdown treatment, heat reuse — operate independently and are inconsistently measured. No integrated system exists.

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Adoption Barrier

Validated through NSF I-Corps discovery: cost isn't what's stalling adoption — it's operational inertia. Facilities teams resist anything that requires changing what already works.

The Solution

Three recovery paths. One supervisory controller.

A vendor-agnostic retrofit cassette that integrates three water-recovery subsystems into a single recirculating loop — coordinated by a real-time supervisory controller that maintains tower performance guardrails throughout.

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Plume Condensation Capture

Staged electrostatic and high-surface-area condenser assembly positioned over the fan stack intercepts moisture lost to exhaust — the largest single recovery pathway.

Module 104
02

Blowdown Recovery

Multi-stage filtration and membrane separation reclaims high-mineral-content water that would otherwise be discharged — removing scale-forming compounds for reuse in the primary loop.

System 60
03

Waste-Heat Distillation

Low-grade heat already present in the facility drives distillation of remaining side streams — no additional energy draw required to polish reclaimed water to specification.

Unit 50
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Supervisory Controller (601)

Dynamically allocates duty across all three subsystems in real time based on ambient humidity, basin chemistry, and energy constraints. Maintains ΔP, ΔT, and TDS within operator-defined guardrails. Integrates via BMS/SCADA read/write only — no changes to chiller plant or server cooling loop.

Deployment Path

Built for how these systems actually get approved.

Engineering firms — not operators directly — hold the PE stamp required for any system entering a data center. Riyze pairs with an A/E partner of record for design and approval, with an independent utility providing third-party measurement and verification.

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A/E Partner of Record
PE-stamped design, safety review, and commissioning support.
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Independent Utility M&V
Third-party, outcome-independent measurement and verification.
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Operator Sign-Off
Co-developed KPIs and success criteria from day one.
Validation & Partners

Independent validation across three programs.

Federal · IP

U.S. Patent Pending

Provisional application No. 63/909,336 filed October 31, 2025. Full integrated architecture documented. Non-provisional prosecution in progress with active IP counsel.

Federal · Commercial

NSF I-Corps IdeaLaunch

Completed, Summer 2026. Structured customer discovery interviews conducted across data-center operators, A/E engineering firms, and water utilities, validating pilot design assumptions and commercial deployment model.

Federal · Water

Bureau of Reclamation — DWPR

Program-fit discussions completed. Invited to apply for federal grant funding under the Desalination and Water Purification Research Program, October 2026 FOA cycle.

Pilot Scope

First-of-a-kind. Single cell. Fully measured.

A skid-mounted single cooling-tower cell retrofit at a colocation facility in a water-stressed metro — reversible, bypassable, and vendor-agnostic. Independent utility-led M&V quantifies every gallon saved.

TARGET REGIONS: Southwest · Mid-Atlantic
≥80%

Net Recovery

Gallons reclaimed vs. baseline (utility-verified)

kWh

Aux Energy Efficiency

kWh per 1,000 gallons recovered (aux load only)

ΔP/ΔT

Tower Performance

Pressure drop and condenser ΔT held within operator limits

TDS

Water Quality

Conductivity/TDS at reservoir vs. acceptance threshold

Let's talk about your water challenge.

Riyze Energy is actively seeking a colocation or regional data center operator as pilot host, and engaging utility and university M&V partners. We welcome conversations with operators, investors, and potential collaborators.

Glenn Counts · Founder & Inventor · Riyze Energy LLC