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See how a federally evaluated cooling tower treatment approach reduced water use, maintenance time and chemical demand.
FREE FIELD STUDY
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WHAT'S INSIDE
In the Guidance Report
This is the same report GSA uses internally to evaluate alternative water treatment vendors.
A Federal Field Study Validated Non-Chemical Water Treatment for
Cooling Towers
NREL and the U.S. Department of Energy tested Clear Comfort's AOP technology at the Denver Federal Center. The resulting GSA-published report now guides federal procurement — download it free.
26%
Makeup water savings measured in field testing
50%
Cooling tower maintenance hours cut annually
2.2 Years
Simple payback period at GSA's average water rate
INDEPENDENTLY VALIDATED • GSA PROVING GROUND
- NREL Field Evaluation Team, GSA Proving Ground Report
"Advanced oxidation technology is not likely
to require any chemicals in most installations." A follow-up 2018 NREL study found the AOP had the lowest biological growth of any system evaluated.
Installed costs,
itemized to the dollar
Equipment, install, and annual maintenance costs from a real federal deployment.
Head-to-head performance data
Water savings, install time, and cost of four alternative water treatment technologies, same protocol.
GSA's own vendor-evaluation checklist
The exact criteria procurement teams are told to apply – cybersecurity, water chemistry, servicing, warranty.
Payback modeling across 16 climate zones
Savings-to-investment ratios by region, from NREL's own EnergyPlus modeling.
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GSA's Proving Ground
Selected AOP as one of six alternative treatment technologies for in-field validation across federal facilities.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Ran the independent field study, instrumented the test site, and authored the findings, no vendor impact in results.
U.S. Department of Energy
Co-funded the evaluation under its High Impact Technology Catalyst program, alongside GSA.
The Comparison
Four technologies, evaluated under one federal protocol.
Every number below comes straight from the NREL field report — not from any vendor's data sheet.
| Technology | Water Savings | Install Time | Installed Cost | Payback |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOP (Clear Comfort) | 26% | ~3 hours | $23,425 | 2.2 yrs |
| Electrochemical | 32% | < 2 days | $45,340 | 3.0 yrs |
| Salt-Based Ion Exchange | 23% | 2 days | $29,600 | 2.2 yrs |
| Chemical Scale-Inhibition | 24% | ~1 week | $32,511 | 2.7 yrs |
Source: GSA Guidance — Alternative Water Treatment Systems for Cooling Towers, NREL/TP-7A40-73940, Jan. 2020. Results are site-specific; full methodology in the report.
