Climate change disrupts the water cycle, causing extreme weather that harms communities, economies, and the environment. That’s where Imagine H2O’s startups come in. Energy-intensive water management requires new technologies to conserve energy, reduce wastewater pollution, and transform our climate future.
By the numbers
4%
of global greenhouse gasses come from water utilities, which will double by 2040 due to increased demand for water collection, treatment, and distribution
Imagine H2O Takes a Deep Dive on Decarbonization of the Water Sector Decarbonization of the water sector has taken on many names: reducing carbon emissions, reaching net zero energy, removing carbon dioxide and methane. Not to be confused with net zero, water; that’s a whole other article in itself. Call it what you’d like, decarbonization […]
Water innovation can expand access to clean water, ensuring basic needs are met, by making technologies more cost-effective and accessible. Imagine H2O startups’ technologies empower water adaptability and responsiveness, ensuring safe water to underserved communities when they need it the most.
Lim Chong Tee is the Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of WateROAM, a Singapore-based startup that designs portable water filtration systems for use in disaster relief operations or rural communities without access to clean water. Winner of the Shell LiveWIRE Awards and the “Most Investment Potential” at PUB’s Singapore Water Innovation Week, WateROAM’s award-winning products […]
Water innovations can increase efficiencyby monitoring distribution and treatment systems, promoting wastewater reuse, and treating blackwater and greywater for non-potable uses. With Imagine H2O’s support, water startups are leading the charge to create circularity and efficiency in water usage. This means more water; when and where it is needed.
Urban Drinking Water Innovation Series Innovations in WasteWater Technology Like MABR Can Help Transform Cities With Water Shortages Guest Post by Wayne Byrne, CEO of OxyMem (IH2O ‘15) Cape Town is set in an amazing location nestled on the coast sitting under Table Mountain. With a population of 4 million, it is a popular tourist […]
Ensuring clean water is crucial for public and ecosystem health. Water technology can play a pivotal role in improving health by identifying and understanding water pollution and preventing or safely treating contamination. Imagine H2O works with startups to imagine a world where water is clean and safe for all.
By the numbers
1.2T
gallons of waste are dumped into waterways in the U.S.
Water, Public Health & Conservation — Hear from our next generation of sustainability leaders Carolyn Duong and Xiaolin Luo, Imagine H2O’s 2020 Fall Associates, joined us through the Emerson Collective FirstGen Intern Program, connecting College Track college students to internships at California-based companies and non-profits. Carolyn and Xiaolin with the IH2O team Carolyn is a senior majoring in […]
The Mohamed bin Zayed Water Initiative, Dalio Philanthropies, Imagine H2O and XPRIZE Foundation have announced a new strategic collaboration designed to help promising water technologies progress beyond innovation competitions toward commercialization, deployment and scale. Announced in New York City during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA81), the collaboration will bring together […]
The depletion of the Great Salt Lake is one of the most visible water challenges in the American West. At the recently convened inaugural Utah Blue Industry Summit, Imagine H2O launched an initiative to help preserve the Lake by closing the gap between technology and adoption: the Imagine H2O Great Salt Lake Water Innovation Hub […]
Join Imagine H2O and Sorenson Impact Institute at the Yale Club on September 23 for a morning connecting investors, founders, corporate innovators, and water infrastructure leaders during Climate Week NYC. Climate Week NYC returns to New York from September 20 to 27, convening governments, businesses, and civil society around the defining climate questions of the […]
August 19, 2026
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