The Water Council announces spring 2020 tech challenge results

Corporate sponsors A. O. Smith, Badger Meter and Zurn Industries award $25,000 to innovation winners from a field of 20 applications located in seven countries MILWAUKEE, Wis. (June 24, 2020) – The Water Council today announced the results and winners of its third-round Tech Challenge competition, selected by corporate sponsors A. O. Smith, Badger Meter and […]

3 water related challenges open at BioVoice

Via our network partner BioVoice we have been asked to come up with solutions on these water related challenges. We call up on our GWTHA partners to submit the solutions from their network. The deadline for submitting solutions is Friday 8th May 2020. Challenge 1: How can we clean and reuse 100% of our waste […]

Blog: Moving forward & feeding the optimism

“I SENSE A SPIRIT OF RESILIENCE. A DESIRE TO KEEP THINGS MOVING FORWARD.” In response to COVID-19 challenges, The Water Council moved swiftly to leverage its relationships with its partners in government and the private sector to support its members. In Europe, we’re extending the same philosophy of meaningful connection across our international relationships as […]

Blog: Trusted relationships are a two-way street

Last week me and my team whooped and cheered as the water technology company Hydraloop won the Best of the Best Award at CES 2020, the world’s largest consumer technology show. It was an absolutely remarkable achievement for this Dutch company, which had also recently opened its U.S. office in our Global Water Center. We are extremely proud […]

Blog: How collaboration is accelerating water technology innovation

After attending and speaking at professional conferences at WEFTEC Chicago, Aquatech Amsterdam and British Water in London, I walked away with a renewed sense of purpose. Yes, we need a multi-dimensional approach to reinvent how we live and work with water. Success requires collaboration between a wide variety of entities: companies large and small, entrepreneurs, […]

Dutch CES 2020-winning company could use Milwaukee as launch pad for U.S., Canadian expansion

Milwaukee could become the launching point for a CES 2020 award-winning water technology company’s venture into the U.S. and Canada. Hydraloop Systems, a Water Alliance member, created buzz at the recent Consumer Electronics Showcase, commonly known as CES, for its water recycling appliance, called Hydraloop, which is designed for residences, buildings and boutique hotels. The […]

Request For Proposal by PUB Singapore (RFP 1901)

PUB launched a Directed RFP on 2 Dec 2019 to invite researchers and industries to develop solutions on the topic of “Low-energy Low-chemical Pre/Post-Treatment for Seawater Desalination”. Energy efficiency for desalination has been a key research topic for Singapore. So far, significant research efforts have been directed to improve the main desalting step. To complement […]

GWTHA @ Aquatech Amsterdam

Aquatech Amsterdam was a succesful exhibition for the Global Water Tech Hub Alliance. Together with a number of innovative companies from their own network, the alliance had a booth at the Holland Pavilion. Innovation Forum On Monday November 4th, our hub leaders were asked to participate in the Aquatech Innovation Forum. How do digitalisation and […]

Introducing The Water Council

The Water Council The Water Council is a non-profit organization dedicated to solving critical global water challenges by supporting innovation in freshwater technology and driving those new solutions to the industries that need them. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA next to the world’s largest freshwater system and home to one of the most influential freshwater […]