The Weekly Dive #15
The world's first semi-submersible floating wind farm has surpassed its production expectations. An agri-tech company growing water lentils at to be the next superfood. These are the top 50 US Climate VC's you need to know. Wall Street investors are increasingly betting on the Colorado River. Ecozen, a solar-powered irrigation and cold chain storage company just raised a $25M Series C. Researchers are turning lagoon waves pink, learn why. A study finds that all US freshwater fish contain PFAS. This week, we are highlighting Darrell Nelson, one of HydroDAO's key advisors. Learn about his impressive background and why he is passionate about water.
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This week's quote:
“When the well runs dry, we know the worth of water.”
- Benjamin Franklin
What's New with Water?
World’s first semi-submersible floating wind farm achieves 78GWh power
Thus far, WindFloat Atlantic, the offshore wind farm has surpassed the production expectations set for it.
The agri-tech start-up aiming to grow water lentils at scale
Sustainable Planet has unveiled technology to use desertified land to grow duckweed plant.
Gradiant selected to 2023 Global Cleantech 100 List
The Cleantech Global 100 Expert Panel selects Gradiant for its innovative suite of technologies.
ASTERRA: 75,000 leaks found with satellite tech
Resolving 75,000 leaks represents a total savings of approximately 276,000 million gallons of water.
What's New in the Industry?
US's 50+ Top Climate VC's To Know
From industry veterans to former founders turned VC.
New York investors betting big on an increasingly scarce resource
There is one constituency with a growing interest in the Colorado River's fate: Wall Street investors.
The Outlook for Water in 2023
Bolstered by strengthening tailwinds, the outlook for investment and participation in the water sector for 2023 is bright.
Ecozen’s $25m Series C for clean energy irrigation, cold chain tech
Ecozen will leverage this financing to expand its team to Southeast Asia and Africa.
What's New in the Science?
An experiment makes lagoon waves pink, here's how
After the pink snow, we've just run into pink waves recently. Contrary to pink snow, the pink wave does not threaten water supplies.
New Prototype Device Generates Hydrogen From Untreated Seawater
Scientists have found a clever way to generate hydrogen straight from salty seawater.
New Northwestern Michigan College degree for water technology jobs
A pioneering program to teach students how to monitor and clean up water pollution.
Researchers Find U.S. Freshwater Fish Are Contaminated With PFAS
“Eating one serving has the same effect as drinking water polluted with PFAS for a month”
Darrell is the Founder of Clean Water International. He is a coach, mentor, entrepreneur, software engineer, and inventor.
In 2006 Darrell set up an outsourcing technology company in the Philippines, and in 2011 he transitioned from the I.T. industry into the nonprofit water world.
His focus is to build a strong on-the-ground WASH team to represent International partner projects for Rotary International, Surge for Water, Grosche International, 100FORALL, Water 4 Asia, Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines, Samaritan's Purse Canada and Philippines.
Darrell passionately envisions the non-profit and social enterprise models working togehter to benefit society and secure equitable livelihoods while reaching the International SDG6 water initiatives.
Clean Water International presently works in the Philippines and looks forward to expansion into other countries with the collaboration of its amazing partners.
"I believe in every child's right to clean water" - Darrell Nelson
Thank you Darrell for your work and leadership helping people around the world gain access to clean drinking water and for your support to our HydroDAO community.
What's in the Future?
AI Predicts We'll Breach Our Climate Goal in Just 10 Years
Sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms have predicted that the world will be 1.5 °C hotter than it was before the Industrial Revolution by the early 2030s.
