The Weekly Dive #31
BMW unveils 'The Icon' electric hydrofoil at Cannes Film Festival. A new innovative powder uses sunlight to purify water. Gradiant becomes the latest Water Tech unicorn after receiving $225M. More about why VCs are betting on Water Tech. Waterplan gets $11M in a Series A. The Feds invest $2.8B to improve recreation on public lands. Scientists find bacteria and fungi capable of breaking down plastics. Water vapors have been detected in space. This week, we are highlighting Justin Bzdek, 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:
Water is the mirror that shows us what we often cannot see
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What's New with Water Innovations?
BMW to unveil 'The Icon' electric hydrofoil at Cannes Film Festival
The distinctive concept was developed in collaboration with German boat builder TYDE and Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer.
Modified NASA space tech provides sustainable batteries that last 30 years
It "lasts more than three times as long" as lithium-ion, according to EnerVenue CEO Jorg.
Unique ‘aerial-aquatic hybrid drone’ could aid in search-and-rescue operations
The new amphibious drone has a light design and weighs just 1.63 kilograms.
This new water purification powder uses sunlight to clean water
The powder uses sunlight to kill bacteria in water. This could be a life-changing invention.
What's New in the Industry?
Investors Pour $225M Into Water Tech Unicorn Gradiant
BoltRock Holdings and Centaurus Capital led the round for Boston-based Gradiant, which is now valued at $1 billion.
Making Waves: Why Venture Capitalists are betting on water technologies
Water Tech has always been slow, the “move fast and break things” mantra doesn’t necessarily apply.
Waterplan Announces $11 Million in Series A Financing Round
Danone, ABInBev, AWS, Colgate, Kurita and more to conserve freshwater supplies and save billions of at-risk dollars.
Feds Invest $2.8B to Improve Recreation on Public Lands
New funding to improve infrastructure, recreation facilities, public lands access and land and water conservation.
What's New in the Science?
Scientists find bacteria and fungi capable of breaking down plastics
Scientists from China and the U.K. have discovered a diverse microbiome of plastic-degrading bacteria and fungi in the coastal salt marshes in the Jiangsu province of China.
Water Vapor Detected in The Solar System's Asteroid Belt For First Time
Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, we know water is in the asteroid belt.
Study: Half of the world’s largest lakes are losing water
A new assessment finds that more than 50% of the water bodies have lost water since 1992.
Maine water district to tackle PFAS in wastewater biosolids
The clean water is released into receiving waters, and the biosolids are treated, then transported to landfills.
Justin is a teambuilder and entrepreneur whose career has focused on maximum impact on existential and biosphere sustainability problems at the nexus of energy, water, food/agriculture, climate, ecosystem/human/animal health, and social justice. He is presently CEO of Symbios Technologies, Inc. and VP Business Development of Czero, Inc. driving technology R&D and innovation at the water-energy nexus to reduce emissions and decarbonize energy conversion/storage/use, transportation, agriculture, water treatment, and manufacturing.
As a collaborative executive and board director, Justin has built companies and nonprofits reducing millions of tons of CO2 and carcinogen emissions by while generating more than $200 million in revenues and creating jobs. Justin has built many talented teams and deep product, finance, project, and business development pipelines across renewables and cleantech verticals toward a net-zero future. He is a Hach ( American Chemical Society) Scholar.
Thank you Justin for your leadership and passion for the water-energy nexus and for your support to our HydroDAO community.
What's in the Future?
Billions to Face Potentially Deadly Heat by 2100, Scientists Warn
Earth's surface temperature is on track to rise 4.8 degrees Fahrenheit above preindustrial levels by 2100, pushing more than 22 percent of projected global population well outside the climate comfort zone.
