The Water Council, a Milwaukee-based organization, has chosen ten startup companies from across the globe for its BREW 2.0 Post-Accelerator program. This initiative is designed to foster the development of innovative technologies in water filtration, treatment, energy generation, and related fields. The selected cohort, representing entrepreneurs from six different countries, will undergo several weeks of virtual training followed by an in-person week in Milwaukee. The experience will culminate in the BREW Showcase event on June 19, featuring pitch presentations and company exhibits.
Karen Frost, the Water Council’s vice president of economic development and innovation, highlighted the program’s history of supporting water tech startups. “We’re thrilled to help these start-up companies grow, connect and develop toward the next step in their journey,” Frost stated. The BREW program leverages its international network to help solve global water challenges.
The participating companies include:
- Aquapower (Brazil): Installs small turbines in industrial and city water pipes to generate electricity from “excess pressure.”
- BIOBOX (Spain): Develops a biological method for breaking down nitrates, producing no waste with low operational costs.
- Conatus Ambiental (Brazil): Employs AI and connected systems to enhance water treatment, aiming to reduce chemical use and improve water quality through automation.
- Desolenator (Netherlands): Uses solar power to desalinate water, with applications in various sectors, including food and beverage production and energy.
- Green Steel Environmental (Colorado, USA): “Upcycles” industrial byproducts to extract nutrients from natural gas and wastewater for fertilizer.
- Legacy Watercare Innovations (Canada): Offers a wastewater treatment system without filters or membranes.
- sum. (Alabama, USA): Creates a system for personalized drinks intended for fitness studios.
- WASE (U.K.): Focuses on maximizing biogas generation for manufacturers and farmers using wastewater and other materials.
- Watergate (U.K.): Develops a “smart valve” that uses AI to identify and prevent leaks.
- Weaver Labs (Oklahoma, USA): Provides patented technology for removing harmful PFAS chemical contaminants.
