As DARROW enters its final year, Elena Torfs reflects on the shift toward holistic optimisation in wastewater treatment. From full-plant modelling and automated calibration to multi-objective decision support, she explains how reliable models enable system-wide optimisation of water quality, energy use, and emissions.
As DARROW enters its final year, Ruud Peeters from the Dommel Water Authority reflects on what it takes to implement AI in real wastewater operations. From hybrid model training with synthetic data to ambitions for plant-wide control, he shares lessons from bridging operational needs and advanced modelling.
In this expert interview, DARROW project coordinator Itxaro Errandonea Aranibar, shares how AI can transform wastewater treatment and improve operational efficiency.
Explore how we are using AI for sustainable wastewater treatment. Read about our innovative work in the latest feature from Recover Magazine.
Explore how we are using AI for sustainable wastewater treatment. Read about our innovative work in the latest feature from Recover Magazine.
DARROW is not about replacing operators with AI tools; it is about enhancing their expertise. Team DARROW member Ruud Peeters emphasises that AI should demonstrate its capabilities before taking over.
Dive into an exclusive, AI-generated interview with Walter, the wastewater wizard from Team DARROW. We asked our mascot some personal as well as project-related questions.
Refining data from wastewater treatment plant sensors to ensure a clean dataset is crucial for effective environmental modelling and decision-making.
Recommendations provided by computer algorithms can often be intransparent. Team DARROW member Klaas Bombeke is working on building explainable AI that we can trust and accept.
A new article in the Brussel Times explains how we plan to use AI to transform wastewater processing.