The Energy–Water–Data Nexus
The Energy–Water–Data Nexus
DURATION
On going
DURATION
On going
CLIENT
Government, Water Utilities, Data Centres
CLIENT
Government, Water Utilities, Data Centres
Digital Twin
Digital Twin
Research
Research
Water
Water
Regulatory Insight
Regulatory Insight
PROJECT OVERVIEW
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Meta Moto’s Upcycle Symbiosis provides a cyber-physical infrastructure framework that co-locates high-performance data centres with advanced water treatment, anaerobic digestion, and energy recovery. Created for jurisdictions managing data growth within carbon limits, it supports Industry 5.0-aligned utilities, digital twin governance, and modular infrastructure integration. Meta Moto's Upcycle Symbiosis is based on decades of research, including NASA’s regenerative systems.
Meta Moto’s Upcycle Symbiosis provides a cyber-physical infrastructure framework that co-locates high-performance data centres with advanced water treatment, anaerobic digestion, and energy recovery. Created for jurisdictions managing data growth within carbon limits, it supports Industry 5.0-aligned utilities, digital twin governance, and modular infrastructure integration. Meta Moto's Upcycle Symbiosis is based on decades of research, including NASA’s regenerative systems.
The Challenge
The Challenge
Data centre growth is causing unsustainable increases in water and energy use. Traditional grid-powered cooling systems require substantial amounts of freshwater and fossil-fuel electricity, which is unsustainable given the impacts of climate change and land limitations. Infrastructure planners need circular, policy-aligned system designs that integrate waste heat recycling, water reuse, and on-site energy production under real-time digital twin management.
Data centre growth is causing unsustainable increases in water and energy use. Traditional grid-powered cooling systems require substantial amounts of freshwater and fossil-fuel electricity, which is unsustainable given the impacts of climate change and land limitations. Infrastructure planners need circular, policy-aligned system designs that integrate waste heat recycling, water reuse, and on-site energy production under real-time digital twin management.
WHAT WE DID
WHAT WE DID
Meta Moto’s Upcycle Symbiosis framework reimagines infrastructure at the intersection of energy, water, and data. Developed by Dr Jonathan Trent, drawing on his pioneering work with NASA’s life support and sustainability systems for deep space missions, this model applies closed-loop thinking to Earth’s most pressing infrastructure challenges. Designed for integration into dense urban environments and regional grid clusters, the Upcycle Symbiosis approach combines solid oxide fuel cells, waste resource processing (WRP) heat recovery, closed-loop reverse osmosis, and advanced predictive controls, coordinated through high-fidelity digital twins. For governments, utilities, and data centre operators, Meta Moto offers strategic guidance and implementation support, enabling feasibility assessments, inter-agency coordination, and climate-aligned policy integration. The result is a scalable, future-ready platform that reduces risk, enhances resilience, and accelerates the transition to sustainable infrastructure.
Meta Moto’s Upcycle Symbiosis framework reimagines infrastructure at the intersection of energy, water, and data. Developed by Dr Jonathan Trent, drawing on his pioneering work with NASA’s life support and sustainability systems for deep space missions, this model applies closed-loop thinking to Earth’s most pressing infrastructure challenges. Designed for integration into dense urban environments and regional grid clusters, the Upcycle Symbiosis approach combines solid oxide fuel cells, waste resource processing (WRP) heat recovery, closed-loop reverse osmosis, and advanced predictive controls, coordinated through high-fidelity digital twins. For governments, utilities, and data centre operators, Meta Moto offers strategic guidance and implementation support, enabling feasibility assessments, inter-agency coordination, and climate-aligned policy integration. The result is a scalable, future-ready platform that reduces risk, enhances resilience, and accelerates the transition to sustainable infrastructure.
As demand for AI, spatial data, fintech, and cybersecurity accelerates, data centres are consuming water and energy at rates that challenge urban resilience and ecological thresholds. The tipping point is near, where digital infrastructure outcompetes communities for essential resources. Upcycle Symbiosis offers a pragmatic pathway: colocation of data centres with water treatment and industrial plants to unlock circular economies of heat, water, and energy.
Meta Moto invites public and private sector leaders to initiate a joint feasibility study exploring this opportunity. The time to rethink infrastructure integration, reduce risk, and futureproof critical services is now.
As demand for AI, spatial data, fintech, and cybersecurity accelerates, data centres are consuming water and energy at rates that challenge urban resilience and ecological thresholds. The tipping point is near, where digital infrastructure outcompetes communities for essential resources. Upcycle Symbiosis offers a pragmatic pathway: colocation of data centres with water treatment and industrial plants to unlock circular economies of heat, water, and energy.
Meta Moto invites public and private sector leaders to initiate a joint feasibility study exploring this opportunity. The time to rethink infrastructure integration, reduce risk, and futureproof critical services is now.
