{"id":17136,"date":"2026-02-11T19:41:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/?p=17136"},"modified":"2026-02-11T19:41:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:41:44","slug":"trends-in-trials-what-funding-patterns-tell-us-about-the-future-of-water-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/pt\/trends-in-trials-what-funding-patterns-tell-us-about-the-future-of-water-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Trends in Trials: What Funding Patterns Tell Us about the Future of Water Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A roundup of emerging funding priorities in water innovation funding, with examples from technologies already being tested through the Trial Reservoirs Initiative.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2025 was a remarkably successful year for global water innovation funding. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalwaterintel.com\/articles\/water-tech-funding-activity-rises-20-in-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than $1B USD of third-party capital <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was committed to water technology vendors in 2025, marking a 20% increase in funding activity across all regions. This surge of investment activity (for the second year running) is a positive indicator for the overall health of the water industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17137\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17137\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17137\" src=\"https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/chart-2.png\" alt=\"Global Water Intelligence 2025, reproduced for illustrative purposes (2025) \" width=\"635\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/chart-2.png 1122w, https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/chart-2-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/chart-2-1024x603.png 1024w, https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/chart-2-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalwaterintel.com\/articles\/water-tech-funding-activity-rises-20-in-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Water Intelligence 2025<\/a>, reproduced for illustrative purposes (2025)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2025 saw especially dramatic increases in funding for AI-enabled and digital water solutions, the circular economy, climate change mitigation technologies, and technologies focused on proactive risk mitigation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The funding in these areas mirrors the types of new trials and pilots we\u2019ve seen enter the Trial Reservoirs Initiative pipeline in 2025. In this blog, we unpack some of 2025\u2019s biggest trending\u00a0 funding areas using case study examples from the Initiative\u2019s portfolio, and cast a glance into the future for where 2026 might take us next.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>AI-enabled and digital water solutions<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nearly a quarter of the water-sector funding deals converted in 2025 went towards AI-enabled solutions. The global market for AI in water is forecasted to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.datamintelligence.com\/research-report\/ai-in-water-management-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">grow by over 25%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the next seven years, making this one of the fastest evolving technologies within the water sector.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital water solutions encompass everything from\u00a0 data management and analytics to automation and controls and the physical sensor network needed to feed data into AI-enabled algorithms. The AI-enabled solutions that garnered interest last year included smart senators for pressure monitoring, real-time flood forecasting, and AI-powered hardware to optimize industrial water use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within the Trial Reservoirs Initiative, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ainwater.com\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>AInWater<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s groundbreaking trial of their Poseid\u00f3n software showcased the power of digital twins in helping utilities to save energy and costs. Over the course of their 13 month trial at the Bela Vista Wastewater Treatment Plant in Sao Paolo, Brazil, AInWater helped Aegea to achieve a 10% reduction in energy consumption per cubic meter treated. By switching from static operations to real-time AI-drive adjustments, Aegea projects that they can achieve a 20% gain in operational efficiency without compromising on effluent quality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17138\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17138\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17138 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/No_Date_BelaVistaWWTP.png\" alt=\"Image from Aegea\" width=\"635\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/No_Date_BelaVistaWWTP.png 635w, https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/No_Date_BelaVistaWWTP-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/No_Date_BelaVistaWWTP-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/No_Date_BelaVistaWWTP-600x400.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Source: Image from Aegea<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><b>The circular economy<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comprising just over 10% of the water investment deals closed last year, circular economy technologies comprise a fundamental and growing aspect of the water technology space. The importance of these technologies becomes even clearer when we include investments into selective lithium capture and water recycling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The water circular economy is built on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wef.org\/circular-water-economy\/circular-water-economy\/faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">three core pillars<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: reducing waste; recovering nutrients, critical minerals, and energy; and regenerating nature within the water cycle. Stepping beyond the traditional extract-use-dispose industrial model, the circular economy framework seeks to close the loop by treating \u201cwaste\u201d water as a valuable resource and ensuring that water systems are integrated to reduce losses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/waterwhelm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Waterwhelm<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s recently-launched trial with Veolia perfectly showcases these principles in action. Their forward osmosis technology uses a safe, inexpensive draw solution to pull water through a semi-permeable membrane using natural osmotic pressure. The draw solution can be recovered and recycled through thermal separation using waste heat, creating a completely closed-loop system. Not only does the system minimize waste, but the reduced osmotic pressures and utilization of onsite waste heat means a nearly 80% reduction in emissions compared to conventional Reverse Osmosis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17139\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17139\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17139\" src=\"https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Waterwhelm-Northumbrian-Water-Image-2048x1536-1.jpg\" alt=\"Image courtesy of Waterwhelm \" width=\"635\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Waterwhelm-Northumbrian-Water-Image-2048x1536-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Waterwhelm-Northumbrian-Water-Image-2048x1536-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Waterwhelm-Northumbrian-Water-Image-2048x1536-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Waterwhelm-Northumbrian-Water-Image-2048x1536-1-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17139\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image courtesy of Waterwhelm<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><b>Climate change mitigation<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The water utility sector is increasingly responding to calls to reduce the carbon footprint of a sector that accounts for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalwaterintel.com\/documents\/mapping-water-s-carbon-footprint\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2% of the world\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In a 2024 survey conducted by Xylem, more than <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xylem.com\/en-us\/about-xylem\/newsroom\/press-releases\/new-research-shows-how-leading-water-utilities-are-paving-the-way-to-net-zero\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">75% of the utilities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> surveyed had set greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals that they plan to achieve by 2040 or earlier.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This commitment by utilities is reflected in 2025 water technology investments, where technologies focused on decarbonization and climate change mitigation saw a significant financial boost.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While methane and carbon dioxide emissions remain huge issues for water and wastewater utilities, nitrous oxide (N2O) is a particularly insidious challenge. In sewered sanitation systems, N2O is estimated to account for over <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwiwaterdata.com\/data-hub\/utilities\/utility-strategies#card-317776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50% of GHG emissions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from wastewater treatment. However, it remains challenging to measure and model, meaning that benchmarking for mitigation remains unclear.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2025, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cobaltwater-global.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Cobalt Water<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> completed a trial with PureControl designed to showcase one pathway to deal with this particular problem. Cobalt Water\u2019s N2ORisk DSS platform combines both expert insights and machine learning to help utilities quantify N2O and optimize their operations to eliminate GHG emissions. Their recent PureControl trial, located at the Beaurade Wastewater Treatment Plant in France, enabled a 15% reduction in GHG emissions and significantly reduced the cost of purchased electricity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Proactive risk mitigation<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With aging infrastructure a constant concern, utilities are increasingly aware of the need to work smarter, not harder when it comes to system maintenance. Identifying leaks and pipe failures before they occur makes sense in terms of customer satisfaction and money: utilities can minimize downtime and defer major capital expenditures by practicing proactive asset management.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These proactive asset management systems\u00a0 use a combination of smart sensors and (often) AI-enabled predictive analytics to identify critical failure hotspots. In terms of hardware, non-invasive testing for pipes of different materials, diameters, shapes, and depths is always a challenge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With hundreds of kilometers of aging asbestos cement transmission mains, proactive asset management is of particular concern to Dutch utility <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brabantwater.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Brabant Water<\/b><\/a><b>. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their 2025 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/pt\/case-study\/non-invasive-mains-pipeline-inspection\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">trial<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> com <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kenwavesolutions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>KenWave<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tested a vibroacoustic, non-invasive approach to evaluating pipe condition using residual pipe stiffness as a proxy for pipe thickness. The trial successfully confirmed the technology\u2019s reliability and accuracy, saving time and money for Brabant Water by reducing the number of access points and the amount of disruption during their testing process.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17140\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17140\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17140 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20250515_Kenwave_Kenwave-explaining-receiving-sensor-in-the-field-.jpg\" alt=\"Image from Brabant Water \" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20250515_Kenwave_Kenwave-explaining-receiving-sensor-in-the-field-.jpg 640w, https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20250515_Kenwave_Kenwave-explaining-receiving-sensor-in-the-field--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20250515_Kenwave_Kenwave-explaining-receiving-sensor-in-the-field--16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image from Brabant Water<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><b>Where next?<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trial Reservoirs Initiative continues to see interest in trials across many of these same technology areas. Our current pipeline includes trials associated with non-revenue water, the circular economy, and carbon sequestration among many others. Our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/pt\/trial-reservoirs-end-user\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mudan\u00e7as clim\u00e1ticas Reservat\u00f3rio de teste<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> continues to actively solicit technologies associated with the mitigation of scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions within the water sector. And we increasingly see the embedded use of AI and machine learning across a broad suite of cutting-edge tools and technologies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we wrap up Q1, the Trial Reservoirs Initiative looks forward to continuing to engage with technologies accelerating change across the water sector.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn more about the Trial Reservoirs Initiative and how you can get involved, contact Jo Burgess (<\/span><\/i><a href=\"mailto:jo.burgess@isleutilities.com\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">jo.burgess@isleutilities.com<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore where water-technology investment is growing and how emerging funding priorities are shaping real-world trials and the next wave of scalable 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