Water scarcity woes point to big opportunities in desalination
The drying of the western U.S. and recent news that California is in its second year of a drought has notched up the urgency of water issues. One potential solution is desalination, but such systems have long been considered pricey energy hogs. That’s fine for oil rich countries near the sea like those in the Middle East, but elsewhere it has been a major impediment.
Luckily for desalination technology manufacturers, there’s actually a triple threat to… Continue Reading
NanoH20, desalination and water reuse company, raises $5M
NanoH2O, a Los Angeles company that uses membrane materials to improve desalination and water reuse, said it has raised $5 million in funding from Khosla Ventures.
From the statement:
NanoH2O’s advanced membrane technology leverages existing membrane synthesis techniques,
requiring few modifications to existing commercial facilities, and fits within current desalination
pressure vessels without alteration. NanoH2O enhances current polymer-based membranes with
nanostructured material that allows additional ‘degrees of freedom’ in the control of membrane
properties. The result is a wide array of… Continue Reading