Imagine H2O - Prize 2011

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2011 Wastewater Prize
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Winners Announced on March 20, 2012

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FINALISTS

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Pre-Revenue Track

Arbsource (Tempe, Arizona) uses its ARBCell biological reactor system to provide low-cost wastewater treatment for many food and beverage manufacturing companies, which generates up to 70% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than traditional treatment methods.

Atlantis Technologies (San Diego, California) produces and supplies a chemical-free water desalination system for industrial wastewater treatment facilities.

Bilexys (Brisbane, Australia) uses a technology that converts wastewater into chemicals which can then be reused in the treatment process, reducing the need to purchase them separately.

Nexus eWater (Canberra, Australia) converts gray water into near-potable water, and recycles its energy for hot water heating.

Stanford Nitrogen Group (Palo Alto, California) is pioneering a biological wastewater treatment process that removes nitrogen and phosphorous from wastewater to generate renewable energy.

Tusaar Inc. (Boulder, Colorado) is developing a unique low-cost technology to remove heavy-metal contaminants from water.

Early Revenue Track

Microbio Engineering (San Luis Obispo, California) employs a system that uses CO2 and algae to treat wastewater at a low energy input.

New Sky Energy (Boulder, Colorado) employs a chemical process that combines CO2 and industrial wastewater to make usable CO2-negative solids.

Vorsana (Portland, Oregon) offers patented desalination and clarification for wastewater and brine mining.

Discover the Waterwater Opportunity
The 2011 Wastewater Prize is open to innovations related to reuse, treatment, resource recovery, energy production, smart management, and other methods to generate revenue from wastewater opportunities. The competition, which is open to entrepreneurs from around the world, features two tracks: Track 1 Pre-Revenue and Track 2 Early Revenue.

Value to Entrepeneurs
Finalists from both tracks will enter the Imagine H2O Accelerator Program; a recognized path-to-market platform featuring an advanced network of business service providers, industry mentors, investors, beta-customers and other strategic partners. The prize will feature a purse consisting of $200,000 in cash and in-kind services to be distributed amongst the top companies in each track.