In HVAC and industrial cooling, clean cooling towers are essential for maximizing efficiency, longevity, and safety. They reduce energy costs, extend equipment life, and improve air quality. Prioritizing cooling tower cleaning maximizes operational efficiency and ensures compliance.

 Learn more about the benefits of keeping cooling towers clean. 

Why You Should Regularly Clean Cooling Towers

1. Enhanced Energy Efficiency. Clean cooling towers perform more efficiently, reducing energy consumption and lowering operational costs. A well-maintained system can save up to 15% on energy bills. Why pay more when you can maximize efficiency?

2. Prolonged Equipment Lifespan. Dirt and scale build-up lead to wear and tear. Regular cleaning prevents corrosion and mineral deposits, extending the life of your equipment and protecting your investment.

3. Improved Air Quality. Clean systems mean fewer pollutants and fewer potential sources of Legionella bacteria. This translates to better air quality and a healthier environment for employees and the community.

4. Cost Savings on Repairs. Prevention is always cheaper than a cure. Routine maintenance and cleaning can identify and address small issues before they become costly repairs, keeping your budget in check.

5. Regulatory Compliance. Keeping your cooling towers clean ensures compliance with health and environmental regulations, avoiding hefty fines and upholding your organization’s reputation.

6. Advantages of ROVs for Online Cooling Tower Cleaning:

• Minimal Downtime. ROVs allow for in-process cleaning, eliminating the need for shutdowns and maintaining continuous operation.
• Safety First. By using ROVs, human workers are kept out of potentially hazardous environments, reducing the risk of accidents and exposure to harmful chemicals.
• Thorough and Precise Cleaning. ROVs can reach difficult areas and provide consistent, thorough cleaning, ensuring no part of the cooling tower is overlooked.
• Cost-Effective Solutions. By reducing downtime and improving cleaning efficiency, ROVs provide a cost-effective solution to maintaining optimal cooling tower performance.

Ready to reap these benefits? Start prioritizing the cleanliness of your cooling towers today. Your bottom line—and your peace of mind—will thank you.

Contact Bristola now to get started. 

SAAF Energy India has entered into a strategic investment agreement and partnership with Bristola USA. This development opens a bridge and two-way technology transfer between the companies and the US and Indian biogas industries, leveraging the ideal convergence of tech co-creation and mutual market access. This partnership further deepens the relationship between the two largest democracies in the world. 

With both the US and Indian biogas markets going through a boom cycle, SAAF India and Bristola USA realized the opportunity to integrate our complementary technologies to provide end users in both countries with clean energy. SAAF Energy generates renewable energy and biogas from organic waste through their Indo-German range of customized, modular, plug-and-play anaerobic digesters and containerized membrane upgradation technology, while Bristola provides a safer, more efficient, and more economical solution for cleaning liquid storage facilities through a patented, submersible, robot-based, zero-human-entry tank cleaning system. This strategic platform provides customers in both countries and beyond with a synergistic, lifecycle-oriented, digester solution that is both user friendly and operates fully online. 

“SAAF is excited to announce our entry into the fast-growing US biogas market in partnership with our strategic investors Bristola.” [Harshad Kulkarni, CEO]

“This US-INDIA partnership represents a meeting of minds and a unique window of opportunity to connect the dots in terms of our respective tech portfolios and open doors to new integrated projects in two of the fastest-growing Biogas industries in the world.” [Aashish Dutt, Co-Founder]

“Bristola and its team is excited to be able to offer the only full circle solution in the biogas market by bringing state of the art cleaning and maintenance technology together with a wide range of sustainable biogas equipment and engineering allowing us to offer something no other supplier in this market can. A one stop shop for all things Biogas.” [Jared Burma, CEO Bristola]  

Both SAAF and Bristola are committed to cleaning up the environment by harnessing the power of carbon-negative anaerobic digestion technology systems, while also creating a safer, bankable, and complete solution for users. This partnership is intended to address the global waste, fossil fuel, and climate change challenge by transforming biowaste into renewable energy, fermented organic manure, and quality of life. 

If you would like more information on this topic outside of North America, contact Harshad Kulkarni, SAAF CEO, at harshad@saafenergy.in / +91 9923423401 or Aashish Dutt, SAAF Co-Founder, at aashish@saafenergy.in / +91 9845372120. If you would like more information on this topic inside North America, contact Chad Neleman, Bristola Business Development, at chad@bristola2.com / 515-289-0705.

About SAAF Energy–SAAF’s mission is to build biogas plants, which help build livable, sustainable, and energy-secure cities that borrow from the past, present and future. As an Indo-German company, they offer clean, modular, and nature-inspired systems designed to meet global standards, enabling businesses and communities to achieve environmental compliance, reduce waste disposal costs, generate renewable energy and organic fertilizer, all while ‘making profits renewable’ and environmental systems truly ‘circular’. 

About Bristola–Bristola was founded in 2019 by Jared Burma based on passion, experience, and a close call in a tank that nearly cost him his life. Bolstered by a belief that renewable clean energy is the key to our shared future, Bristola operates with one mission in mind: to revolutionize the capture of renewable gases by providing a safer, more efficient, and economical solution for cleaning liquid storage facilities that will successfully reduce their operational downtime and carbon footprint. www.bristola2.com

Industrial tanks need regular cleaning and maintenance to ensure a sanitary working environment and protect the integrity of the tank and its contents. Buildup can accumulate in storage tanks over time, forming a thick layer that makes your operations less efficient.

While industrial tank cleaning is an essential task, it can also be dangerous. Traditional cleaning methods rely on human entry, which puts employees’ safety at risk. At Bristola, we’ve solved this problem with our submersible, zero-human entry cleaning system.

Potential Hazards of Storage Tank Cleaning

Cleaning industrial tanks can be a dangerous job. Workers entering the tank face many hazards, including:

Confined Space

Industrial tanks are confined spaces that typically only have one opening for human entry and exit. With limited exit points, it can be difficult to escape in an emergency. It can also be tricky for personnel entering the tank to move around, as their protective gear and cleaning equipment can restrict their range of motion.

Visibility inside the tank is often limited, so it’s easy to miss obstructions and trip hazards. Slippery surfaces inside the tank may also increase the risk of injury from a fall.

Oxygen Deficiency

Oxygen levels in industrial tanks can drop well under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) respiratory protection standard of 19.5%. Workers must wear breathing apparatuses in oxygen-deficient tanks and be monitored closely.

Chemical Hazards

Industrial tanks often contain toxic chemicals that workers encounter while cleaning. If these chemicals are accidentally ingested or make contact with skin, people may experience long- or short-term side effects that impact their health.

Fire and Explosion

If your industrial tank contains fuel or other flammable liquids and vapors, there is an increased risk of a fire or explosion. Things like electrical equipment and static electricity can ignite any flammable products in the tank.

Our Zero-Human Entry Cleaning Solution

Because storage tank cleaning can be so dangerous, it’s best to leave the task to professionals. At Bristola, we have more than 20 years of experience cleaning digester tanks. Our innovative, zero-human entry cleaning system uses submersible, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to clean your tank, protecting your employees and significantly reducing human exposure hours. You can keep your tank full while our ROVs clean, and no one has to enter the tank during the process.

We also offer a unique entry portal that is placed on the manhole of tanks. This valve will allow us to easily re-enter and service your tank in the future.

Get in touch with us today to learn more about our system, or schedule a demo to see it in action.