The Weekly Dive #34
Here is the latest news on the missing submersible. CRH Ventures launches a new accelerator program. A cling wrap made of potatoes may solve the world's plastic problem. Alex Rappaport, CEO and Founder of ZwitterCo tells us about water reuse. Switzerland's blue gold (water) is under pressure. California extends its ban on use of drinking water for non-functional turf. How AI will transform the water sector in the EU. Sandia team is working on a filtration method for PFAS. DuPont, Chemours, and others to provide $1.1B in PFAS settlement. The water sector is the next big thing This week, we are highlighting Dr. Eric Hoek, one of HydroDAO's key advisors. Learn about his impressive background and why he is passionate about water.
Your weekly Bonus - A ‘mountains to sea’ approach could help our oceans.
This week's quote:
"Water reveals the cycles of life, flowing from birth to death and rebirth."
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CRH Ventures launches new accelerator programme for start-ups
CRH Ventures, the venture capital unit of building materials solutions company CRH, has announced the launch of a new accelerator programme for Construction Technology (ConTech) and ClimateTech start-ups.
What's New with Water Innovations?
How a Cling Wrap Made With Potatoes Will Solve the World’s Plastic Problem
Great Wrap and its founders are seeking to solve the world’s plastic waste problem with a compostable cling wrap made from potato waste.
Kadeya closed loop beverage vending system wins GS1 startup competition
Kadeya won the $10,000 first-place grand prize in the fifth annual GS1 US Startup Lab Pitch.
Alex Rappaport: Scaling A Membrane Start-Up To Unlock Water Reuse
Alex Rappaport recently raised one of the largest Series A in history for a water tech startup.
FORWARD WATER TECHNOLOGIES LICENSES IP TO FUJIFILM
It has licensed IP from FUJIFILM to safeguard its water treatment technology platform.
What's New in the Industry?
The Water Sector: The Next Big Thing for Investors
Water is an area that is growing increasingly popular as a sustainability-focused or impactful investment area.
Water shortage: Switzerland’s blue gold is under pressure
Now, frequent droughts and high demand are increasing tensions and calls for regulation.
California extends ban on watering non-functional turf with drinking water
The ban on using drinking water for non-functional turf has been extended for a year.
How Artificial Intelligence will transform water treatment in the EU
Components of wastewater could supply 13% of the demand for fertilisers in the EU.
What's New in the Science?
Sandia team works to develop a filtration system to remove PFAS from water
“What’s unique about (PFAS chemicals) is that they have a carbon fluorine bond, and that carbon fluorine bond is very strong. So not many things readily break it down,” Andrew Knight, a Sandia chemist
SWOT Mission: Why This Satellite Is Mapping The World’s Water
Learn why it’s important and about the satellite making it possible.
NRWA, water systems to win in historic $1.1B settlement with PFAS manufacturers
DuPont, Chemours and others to provide financial compensation for the cost of PFAS treatment.
Tiny gold particles can help harness energy from the sun to break down pollution
"If you can use solar light, it's cheaper and much more available than UV light,"
Dr. Eric Hoek is a professor in UCLA’s Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and a faculty scientist in Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division. He is also the deputy topic area lead for Process Innovation & Intensification in the National Alliance for Water Innovation.
Eric's NanoMeTeR Lab at UCLA explores the union of nanomaterials and membrane technology for water, energy, human health and environmental applications – all keys to a more sustainable future.
Since the late 1990’s, Dr. Hoek focused his teaching, research, writing, consulting, philanthropic and entrepreneurial efforts on understanding, innovating and applying membrane technologies to drinking water and wastewater treatment, desalination and water reuse, salinity gradient power, hydrogen production, CO2 sequestration, kidney dialysis & protein purification, oil & gas produced water treatment, oil spill cleanup and environmental remediation. Since 2002, Dr. Hoek was awarded over $15M in external research funding as principal or co-principal investigator in addition to being part of teams that were awarded over $236M in external research funding for the UCLA Water Technology Research Center, UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, KAUST-Cornell Center for Energy & Sustainability and National Alliance for Water Innovation.
Thank you Eric for your leadership and passion for in advancing water science and for your support to our HydroDAO community.
What's in the Future?
Our oceans are in deep trouble – a ‘mountains to sea’ approach could make a real difference
The rapidly declining health of New Zealand’s marine environment raises serious questions about how we care for and manage the oceans.
