Nature-based cooling
Investigating how water bodies and engineered wetlands could support cooling while respecting water and ecological limits.
Research and feasibility
The project question
Cooling systems must remain reliable through heat, drought and variable demand. Environmental benefits depend on the site and must be measured.
Our research explores coupled heat, water and treatment behaviour and the resulting business case. Proposed research and trial work is distinct from demonstrated performance.
Research and feasibility
Study cooling loads, weather extremes, hydrology, water temperature, treatment biology and ecological thresholds; define a conventional-system counterfactual.
Technical and financial modelling
Couple thermal and water-balance scenarios with heat-exchanger sizing, backup cooling, pumping, capex and operating costs. Test peak demand, drought, fouling and outages.
Commercial structuring options
Compare cooling-service contracts, shared water infrastructure and customer-owned systems. Define availability, temperature, environmental and backup obligations.
Asset management and monitoring
Plan monitoring of thermal conditions, water quality, energy, backup use, maintenance and ecological effects.
Example brief
Request a site-specific cooling and water feasibility comparison.
A scoped engagement can produce an evidence brief, assumptions register, scenario model, commercial-options comparison and a prioritised plan for further diligence. The exact outputs depend on the brief.
Water