Gradiant, a global solutions provider for advanced water and wastewater treatment, awarded $20m in new contracts in India. The awards are for clients in manufacturing photovoltaic cells (or solar cells), renewable energy and industrial protective equipment. All three projects will be delivered as design-build contracts.
One of the largest solar companies in India has partnered with Gradiant at a manufacturing site in the Western Region for ammonia and fluoride removal and wastewater treatment. The new facility will recover, neutralize, and treat complex wastewater rinse streams from photovoltaic cell production to levels that meet the client’s sustainability goals and local discharge limits.
Gradiant has also partnered with a leader in the renewable energy business to design-build two facilities for ultrapure water and wastewater treatment to support a new photovoltaic cell manufacturing site in Western Region. The project will include Gradiant’s patented RO Infinity membrane technology to treat industrial wastewater streams. The zero liquid discharge (ZLD) facility will reduce wastewater to only salt and solid wastes.
“We are experiencing strong growth in the India market across multiple strategic verticals,” said Prakash Govindan, COO of Gradiant. “India was already one of the fastest growing economies in the world and is well positioned to gain as global companies review their sourcing and manufacturing footprints to de-risk and diversify their supply chains. We are also witnessing a clean energy transition in India as it builds out renewable energy infrastructure and its supply to the world. This local market has always been important to India, and Gradiant is ready to support our clients with advanced water solutions as they shift or double-down their local manufacturing operations.”
In addition to these renewable energy projects, Gradiant is working with a leading manufacturer of industrial protective equipment for their new facility in Southern India. Gradiant will deliver an effluent treatment and ZLD waste minimization system. The plant will feature Gradiant’s Carrier Gas ExtractionTMÂ (CGE) for ZLD and SmartOpsTMÂ for AI-powered asset performance optimization, and a membrane biological reactor (MBR) for advanced wastewater treatment.