Real-time N₂O control helped Rennes Métropole cut wastewater emissions and energy use through AI-driven optimization and smarter aeration.

The Trial Reservoirs Initiative is scaling water innovation from trials to implementation, delivering measurable impact, funding and climate benefits.
Trial and purchase agreements in the water sector help convert successful trials into adoption. Learn how to structure agreements and overcome procurement barriers.
Environmental risks are now operational realities for utilities. Learn how data, testing and the Trial Reservoir Initiative help build resilience under stress.
Explore where water-technology investment is growing and how emerging funding priorities are shaping real-world trials and the next wave of scalable solutions.
Four years on, the Trial Reservoirs Initiative marks a milestone in turning water innovation into adoption across utilities and the wider water sector.
How the Trial Reservoir and Tech Ascend Foundation are accelerating water innovation, reducing risk, and enabling climate-resilient solutions.
Trial Reservoir Initiative de-risks water tech trials with repayable, performance-based funding and clear KPI, turning pilots into reliable implementations.
Over the past year, the Trial Reservoir Initiative (TRI) has worked with partners across the water innovation ecosystem to highlight the role of trials as a blueprint for derisking innovation.
Discover how best practice KPI design can drive innovation trials and increase technology adoption in the water sector.











