This startup develops low-cost handheld seawater desalination devices for humanitarian and marine applications, providing a reliable source of potable water in areas facing freshwater scarcity. Additionally, the company offers grid-scale energy storage and clean electricity solutions, enhancing energy accessibility while promoting sustainability.
Funding
$57.9M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Many communities lack access to affordable and sustainable sources of both clean water and reliable energy, particularly in coastal and island regions. Existing desalination and energy storage solutions often rely on fossil fuels, contributing to environmental degradation and high operational costs.
Solution
Hydro Wind Energy develops integrated clean technology solutions that address water scarcity and energy access simultaneously. The company's core offerings include a portable seawater desalination device (QuenchSea) for individual and humanitarian use, as well as larger-scale subsea reverse osmosis (SubSea RO) systems powered by offshore wind. Their OceanHydro system combines offshore altitude wind power with subsea oceanic pressure to provide reliable, low-cost clean electricity and grid-scale energy storage. By leveraging renewable resources and innovative engineering, Hydro Wind Energy aims to provide sustainable and decentralized access to essential resources.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes individuals in water-scarce regions, humanitarian organizations, coastal communities, and institutional investors interested in sustainable infrastructure projects.
Features
- QuenchSea: Handheld, manually-operated desalination device capable of producing up to 8 liters of fresh water per hour.
- SubSea RO: Offshore desalination plants utilizing reverse osmosis membranes and subsea pressure, powered by wind energy, with a daily capacity of 10,000 to 30,000 m3.
- OceanHydro: Hybrid energy system combining offshore altitude wind (kites or vertical axis wind rotors) and subsea pressure for power generation and grid-scale energy storage.
- Wind Omni: Utilizes a 400m2 kite surface area, 500m2 pressure vessel volume, and operates at an altitude of 100m to 400m.
- Technical specifications include gearing advantage of 45:1, wind speed operation of 4m/s to 25m/s, operational sea depth of 100m, and energy storage capacity of 70 kWh per cycle.