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September 9, 2025

Reshaping the Semiconductor Water Recovery Landscape: the Future of MLD and ZLD | UltraFacility, GWI

In an interview with UltraFacility, Steven Lam, Head of Technology, shares how Gradiant is advancing semiconductor water recovery through MLD and ZLD. He highlights how Gradiant’s innovations enable fabs to reuse more water and meet sustainability goals, while balancing regulatory requirements and operational efficiency across the semiconductor industry.

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August 5, 2025

Semiconductor Industry Faces Water, Sustainability Challenges | Manufacturing Dive

In this article by Manufacturing Dive, featuring insights from Prakash, TSMC, and Arizona State University, we explore the future of semiconductors — where ultrapure water meets water recycling and zero liquid discharge. From scarcity to sustainability — Gradiant is making every drop count in semiconductors.

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July 29, 2025

Water Scarcity is the First Signal of a Warming Planet | Fast Company

Water scarcity isn’t just a resource issue - it’s the first signal of a planet in crisis. In their latest piece for Fast Company, Anurag and Prakash make the case that water scarcity is the most immediate, visible, and actionable indicator of climate change. We already have the technologies. What’s needed now is speed, alignment, and leadership.

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July 14, 2025

Securing Critical Water Resources in the Digital Age | Water Magazine

Prakash Govindan met with Phil Alsop of Water Magazine discusses the water challenges and complexities in data centres and semiconductor fabs, highlighting projects in the US, Indo-Pacific, and Europe, and how Gradiant’s innovations, powered with AI, are enabling sustainable and efficient water management in the world’s most stressed regions.

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June 25, 2025

Gradiant Spinout to Build Oilfield Water to Lithium Plant in Pennsylvania | Chemical Week

Gradiant spinout alkaLi is scaling lithium recovery with a breakthrough DLE technology at Marcellus Shale. The facility extracts lithium from produced water, achieving a 97% conversion rate. With an investment of $20M and a battery-grade offtake deal, alkaLi sets its sights on producing 1 million tons of lithium annually by 2040.

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June 23, 2025

Is Water the New Power? | Data Center Dynamics (DCD)

Water is the new power. AI-driven growth is pushing data center water use up to 40 percent higher. Gradiant’s feedwater-agnostic approach, enabled by SmartOps AI, transforms unusable sources into high-quality process water, minimizing reliance on municipal supplies and advancing sustainability in water-stressed regions.

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31 marzo 2025

There's Science at South by Southwest | Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN)

C&EN featured Prakash’s talk at the Climate Change and Sustainability session at SXSW 2025. Prakash shared insights on water stewardship and how AI is going to consume more water than the United Kingdom by 2027, and modern recycling technology can let AI providers and semiconductor makers reuse 99% of their water.

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13 marzo 2025

Mentre la corsa ai chip sprigiona "sostanze chimiche per sempre", emergono startup per distruggerle | Bloomberg

I PFAS sono presenti in qualsiasi cosa, dai semiconduttori agli impermeabili. Con l'aumento delle normative su queste sostanze, sono in aumento anche i nuovi metodi per ripulirle. "È fondamentale che le autorità di regolamentazione comprendano i vantaggi per la salute pubblica delle tecnologie che distruggono completamente le sostanze chimiche rispetto a quelle che non lo fanno", ha dichiarato Steven Lam, responsabile del settore tecnologico.