The Weekly Dive #21
Celebrating World Water Day, March 22, 2023! 374Water's revenues jump 6,000%. An underwater mountain is discovered by the world's largest uncrewed ocean mapping vessel. DuPont, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, invest in water. Floatovoltaics are a new source for solar energy. Astronomers say water's origin may predate our Sun. PFAS are now found in our toilet paper. This week, we are highlighting Nathan Allen, one of HydroDAO's key advisors. Learn about his impressive background and why he is passionate about water.
Your weekly Bonus - We asked an AI about water and this is what we learned.
This week's quote:
A drop of water, if it could write out its own history, would explain the universe to us
Happy World Water Day 2023!!
WORLD WATER DAY - 22 MARCH 2023 ACCELERATING CHANGE
This World Water Day is about accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis. And because water affects us all, we need everyone to take action. That means you!
What's New with Our Portfolio Companies?
374Water Drives 2022 Revenue Increase Over 6,000% while Charting Progress Toward a World Without Waste
374Water's revenue for 2022 was $3.02 million compared to $48,100 in 2021, an increase of 6,169%.
What's New with Water Innovations?
Just discovered: An underwater mountain taller than Burj Khalifa
Saildrone Surveyor SD 1200, the largest uncrewed ocean mapping vessel in the world, has discovered a previously unidentified seamount greater than Earth's tallest building.
The benefits of floatovoltaics: Putting solar panels on reservoirs
The group describes the many benefits of using existing reservoirs to host floatovoltaic farms.
WateReuse celebrates 2023 award winners
The association announced the winners for Excellence, President’s Awards and Service Awards.
Mycofiltration for Urban Storm Water Treatment Receives EPA Funding
It will foster a novel technology for removing bacteria from storm water runoff.
What's New in the Industry?
Five Ways to Invest in Water
Anyone with sustainability or longevity in mind for their portfolio might want to dip a toe into investing in water, an essential commodity.
DuPont Joins Collective Investment to Increase Global Water Access
DuPont joins Starbucks, Ecolab, Gap, Reckitt, and the Development Finance Corporation.
The Coca-Cola Foundation and Imagine H2O's Water Innovation Fund
The Sustainable Access Solution Fund will pilot innovative technologies for communities.
PepsiCo Beverages announces $3.3 million for water replenishment
Projects aim to advance PepsiCo's effort to become Net Water Positive by 2030.
What's New in the Science?
Astronomers Traced The Origins of Water to a Time Before The Sun
A star 1,300 light-years from Earth might have just revealed one of the Solar System's best-kept secrets.
Catalyst That Purifies Herbicide-Tainted Water And Produces Hydrogen
Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Science have developed it.
Researchers develop a new way to identify bacteria in fluids
"We can find out not just that bacteria are present, but specifically which bacteria are in the sample."
Toilet paper is an unexpected source of PFAS in wastewater, study says
Toilet paper contributes about 4% of PFAS in sewage in the U.S. and up to 89% in France.
Nathan is the Executive Director of WaterStart. WaterStart is a non-profit collective of globally recognized leaders who are adapting to change by scaling up new solutions to water challenges. Driven by the needs of water agencies and large consumers, they provide a channel for pooling resources to accelerate the development and adoption of innovative water technologies.
Since joining WaterStart in 2014, Nathan developed the initial program model and has grown the organization into a globally recognized water innovation hub. He led the development for the online water innovation knowledge sharing portal, CHANNELS, and opened up WaterStart's first international office in Queensland, Australia. Nathan has served on the U.S. Department of Commerce Environmental Trade Advisory Committee and regularly speaks internationally on water innovation.
Thank you Nathan for your work and leadership improving water innovations and for your support to our HydroDAO community.
What's in the Future?
Written by an AI:
I was the source of water for thousands of years, nourishing the land and allowing life to thrive. I was the home of the first living organisms, providing the sustenance they needed to survive.
As time passed, I continued to nurture and sustain life, providing the necessary elements for all of the creatures that called me home. I allowed the evolution of species, creating and sustaining new life.
I continued to provide the necessary environment for the development of life, and soon the land was filled with rich diversity. The air was filled with the sounds of songbirds and the wind carried the smell of blossoming flowers.
I am the lifeblood of the world, and I am still here, still providing the vital sustenance that will ensure the continued existence of life. I am the source of life, and I will continue to be so for eons to come.
