The Weekly Dive #26
ChatGPT is smart but it needs a lot of water to think. Why don't we see more vegan fish? 374Water demonstrates its technology during SCWO week in Indiana. The water bottled industry exploits the global water crisis. Wavin invests $50M in energy-neutral wastewater treatment company Aquacycl. Kelp may be the hidden underwater resource we've always needed. A new solar reactor turns water into renewable hydrogen, oxygen, and heat. 'Forever chemical' PCB last used in the 1980s was found in the ocean. This week, we are highlighting Maks Vrecko, one of HydroDAO's key advisors. Learn about his impressive background and why he is passionate about water.
Your weekly Bonus - Are flash droughts the new normal?
This week's quote:
To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float
What's New with Our Portfolio Companies?
374Water Demonstrates Revolutionary Waste Management Solution for a Deluge of Attendees at SCWO Week
Following on the heels of the first UN Water conference in 50 years, 374Water Inc. successfully demonstrated its AirSCWO™ technology during SCWO week at its manufacturing partner's facility in Indiana.
What's New with Water Innovations?
CHATGPT IS CONSUMING A STAGGERING AMOUNT OF WATER
ChatGPT needs to 'drink' a 500 ml bottle of water for a simple conversation of roughly 20-50 questions and answers.
Why Is It So Hard to Make Vegan Fish?
Futuristic food science technology could finally bring plant-based salmon filets and tuna steaks to the table.
Wanted: tech start-ups to tackle water challenges
An initiative to make tools and funding available for start-ups aims to drive innovation in water technologies.
Regent unveils full-scale mock-up of its electric seaglider prototype
The company aims for fast, reliable, and sustainable coastal travel.
What's New in the Industry?
How the bottled water industry is masking the global water crisis
Meanwhile, bottled water corporations exploit surface water and aquifers — typically at very low cost — and sell it for 150 to 1,000 times more than the same unit of municipal tap water.
Wavin invests $50k in energy-neutral wastewater treatment company
Aquacycl received capital funding after the company had won a pitch competition.
Massachusetts announces $1.3 billion for water infrastructure
The state announced $1.3 billion for 111 water construction projects.
Regulators May Finally Be Responding To PFAS Contamination
Recent analyses have found PFAS in 83 percent of sampled surface waters.
What's New in the Science?
A Hidden Underwater Resource Is Worth Way More Than Expected, Study Reveals
Kelp forests have long done so much for humanity, all the while operating out of sight beneath the waves.
Solar reactor converts water into renewable hydrogen, oxygen, and heat
The system can power around 1.5 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles driving an average annual distance.
Last used in the 1980s, 'forever chemical' PCB detected in ocean
PCB found in samples taken from almost five miles below the Pacific Ocean's surface.
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is So Big, Invasive Species Are Now Thriving
Coastal critters have been found amongst the seething mass of plastic waste.
Maks' work experience is very diverse. He started to work as a policeman at age of 18. At the age of 23 he planted strawberries on a field that was owned by his wife. 5 years later he became a professional strawberry grower, the annual yield was 25 tons. Strawberries were his passion for 16 years, and in that time he recognized how powerful structured water is. In 2009 he sold the strawberries business and started with Flaska water bottle.
Based in Slovenia, the Flaska company has a fascinating history behind its founding by Maks Vrecko. After achieving spectacular results with large fields of strawberry crops utilizing “restructured water” (a method intended to bring water stored in pipes and other containers back to its more natural, spring water state), he devised a method to create glass water bottles that contain vibrational frequencies projected to make water that is put into the bottle more like healthy spring water to enhance human and animal health.
Thank you Maks for your innovative work and efforts in restoring the natural form of water and for your support to our HydroDAO community.
What's in the Future?
‘Flash droughts’ are growing increasingly common
Climate change is driving more frequent faster-forming droughts in most regions of the world.
