{"id":12616,"date":"2025-02-25T11:36:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T10:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/?post_type=case-study&#038;p=12616"},"modified":"2025-04-02T02:07:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T01:07:34","slug":"semiconductor-water-management-optimization","status":"publish","type":"case-study","link":"https:\/\/dev.isleutilities.com\/es\/case-study\/semiconductor-water-management-optimization\/","title":{"rendered":"Optimizaci\u00f3n de la gesti\u00f3n del agua en semiconductores"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><b>Semiconductor Water Management Optimization: The Business of Saving Water<\/b><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isle\u2019s innovative strategy for semiconductor water management optimization<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water is an essential ingredient for business operations. Globally, companies are increasingly recognising that water scarcity threatens their long-term survival and future growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.st.com\/content\/st_com\/en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ST Microelectronics (STM)<\/a> is a multi-billion-dollar semiconductor manufacturer with 11 sites and 46,000 employees worldwide. As semiconductor production consumes vast amounts of highly purified water, STM set on a mission to become more water efficient. Isle was commissioned to help STM\u2019s Catania site achieve a 20% water reduction by 2025. The Catania site has almost 5,000 employees and currently consumes an average of 1760 gallons\/min of freshwater.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isle worked with STM to design water saving scenarios using cutting edge technology to meet stringent efficiency goals in semiconductor production. The initiative targeted substantial water reductions at the Catania site. Our work also featured a strategic update of the water balance and proactive engagement with site staff.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our team identified different scenarios using innovative water technologies that could achieve water savings up to 35% with a payback period of less than three years.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Ventajas del enfoque\/la innovaci\u00f3n<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Resource Optimisation:<\/strong> Our team identified an accurate water balance identifying water uses and quality, highlighting reuse opportunities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Business Case Development:<\/strong> Working alongside STM staff, we selected the most promising water saving scenarios for which business cases were developed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inversi\u00f3n estrat\u00e9gica:<\/strong> Recommended capital investments that offer best value for scalable water tech solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Servicios especializados implicados:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Water Balance Analysis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Our team detailed current usage and guided a comprehensive measuring campaign.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Scenario Planning<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: We developed business cases for three high-impact water saving scenarios.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Facilitar la colaboraci\u00f3n entre expertos:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> By working closely with local and corporate STM staff, we developed and recommended effective business cases for water reduction.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Resultados:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Technology Validation:<\/strong> Prepared pilot tests with innovative water treatment technologies, ensuring technologies could be assessed and validated prior to investment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Risk Management:<\/strong> Enhanced understanding of water sourcing and risk, safeguarding against supply disruptions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Innovative Water Tech:<\/strong> Identified innovative water technology scenarios with potential water savings up to 1,226,000 m3\/year. These come with attractive ROIs of between 1.6 and 4.4. years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Contactos clave:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Para m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n, p\u00f3ngase en contacto con <a href=\"https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/team-member\/carles-crespo\/\">Carles Crespo<\/a>Director de Pr\u00e1cticas Corporativas de Agua Industrial en Isle Utilities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isle was commissioned to help STM\u2019s Catania reduce water in semiconductor production by 20% by 2025. 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