In this latest article in Entrepreneur, Anurag explains why water is no longer just a utility cost but a hidden energy driver shaping industrial performance. He highlights how the water–energy nexus, high-recovery reuse, and digital optimization can reduce costs, improve resilience, and transform water into a strategic operating system for growth.

In this episode of the Salty Water Podcast, Eric Jankel sits down with Gradiant CEO Anurag Bajpayee to explore how water is becoming a defining constraint on industrial growth. The conversation covers water reuse, infrastructure resilience, and why solving water is essential to enabling the future of manufacturing and the global economy.

In this coverage by Sammie Seamon of The Austin Chronicle, an SXSW panel featuring Anurag highlights the overlooked impacts of data centers, from water consumption to community strain. As AI accelerates growth in Texas, concerns rise over resource use and sustainability, underscoring the need for responsible water management and infrastructure planning.

In this pre-SXSW coverage by Rachel Madison of The Austin Chronicle, experts, including Anurag, discuss sustainable AI practices and the rising environmental impacts of data centers. The article highlights water and energy demands, the need for responsible innovation, and how advanced treatment and reuse solutions can help balance AI growth with environmental stewardship.

As AI accelerates data center growth worldwide, it is intensifying global water and energy demands. Anurag shares how advanced water treatment technologies can help industries sustainably manage rising consumption, turning AI’s water challenge into an opportunity for innovation, resilience, and responsible industrial growth.

Water has long been sacred, shaping civilizations and sustaining life. In this thought leadership article, Anurag explains why water must now be treated as strategic infrastructure. As scarcity grows, industries face rising supply chain risk unless they adopt resilient water strategies, circular reuse, and innovation to protect operations, communities, and long-term growth.