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Startup Water Innovators Honored In Stockholm, Sweden, During World Water Week

28 August 2018 03:12

Three winning startups from 160 applicants in 37 countries received recognition at an awards ceremony in Stockholm

Baltic Sea water to the rescue of drought-hit islands in Stockholm archipelago

17 August 2018 09:01

As climate change and hot weather slash drinking water reserves on the 200 inhabited islands in the Stockholm archipelago, Bluewater, a Swedish company renowned for its high tech water purification technologies, has created a pilot project together with a local municipality and the Royal Swedish Yacht Club to generate pristine drinking water on demand directly from the Baltic Sea.

Urban Drinking Water Challenge 2018 Announces Winners from USA, India and Bangladesh

15 August 2018 07:00

Three winning startups from 160 applicants from 37 countries selected to reimagine water solutions for tomorrow’s megacities.

Urban Drinking Water Challenge 2018 utser 3 vinnare i global innovationstävling

15 August 2018 07:00

Av 160 utvalda startups koras 3 vinnare som arbetar med att ta fram innovativa vattenlösningar för morgondagens megastäder.

Bluewater och världsomseglare i samarbete för ett hav utan plast

2 August 2018 07:50

Det världsledande svenska vattenreningsföretaget Bluewater inleder ett samarbete med den världsberömda brittiska världsomseglaren Dee Caffari i kampen mot plastföroreningar i världens hav.

Quiet drinking water revolution underway in Baltic Sea as island nature reserve goes off the water grid

17 July 2018 10:37

Human ingenuity and technology from water tech leader Bluewater battle fast growing water scarcity in the 30,000-island archipelago outside the Swedish capital, Stockholm.

On World Population Day, Bluewater underlines need to fast-track solutions tackling urban drinking water scarcity

11 July 2018 03:56

On World Population Day, water tech leader Bluewater calls for more focus on long-term partnerships between public and private sectors to solve drinking water scarcity in the face of shrinking water availability and growing urban populations. Bluewater says applications for its Imagine H2O Urban Drinking Water Scarcity Challenge 2018 have exceeded all expectations in terms of quantity and quality.

Drinking Water Innovation Startups in over 25 Countries Respond to Imagine H2O’s Urban Drinking Water Challenge Ahead of Deadline

25 June 2018 09:12

Founding Challenge partners Bluewater and 11th Hour Racing report diverse, global field of solutions submitted for Imagine H2O 2018 Urban Drinking Water Scarcity Challenge.

Almost 60% of young Swedes aged 18 – 29 worry their tap water is polluted

14 June 2018 06:40

New survey finds Sweden’s millennials worry more about harmful germs and carcinogens existing in their tap water than their parents do.

Nära 60% av alla unga svenskar oroar sig över förorenat kranvatten

14 June 2018 06:27

En ny studie visar att oron för skadliga bakterier och cancerframkallande ämnen i kranvatten är stor bland unga svenskar. Dubbelt så många unga oroar sig för detta, jämfört med föräldragenerationen.

As World Celebrates World Oceans Day, Bluewater Calls On ‘Waterpreneurs’ Globally to Address Urban Water Scarcity Challenges

8 June 2018 09:32

The world’s fast-growing cities are running short of safe and reliable drinking water as they cope with population growth, climate change and unsustainable water use. Bluewater has launched a million-dollar challenge to water entrepreneurs to come up with solutions that increase urban water resilience.

Chemicals are not being removed from tap water using traditional purification processes

8 June 2018 08:37

The current solutions used for water purification cannot be relied upon to combat chemical contaminants finding their way into household water, according to new research by Finnish scientists. The researchers said the risks posed by chemical contaminants require more detailed study.

Almost half of Brits worry their drinking water is contaminated

3 June 2018 09:17

New Survey shows 49.2 percent of Britons believe plastics and other contaminants pollute their drinking water

Bluewater says human ingenuity and technology can already help alleviate global urban water scarcity problems

1 June 2018 08:21

Chinese investors, innovators and business leaders at Shanghai 2018 Aquatech Trade Show hear how human ingenuity can be tapped to turn existing and new technologies into solutions for global water scarcity issues.

EU cracks down on single use plastics

29 May 2018 11:08

European Commission launches new measures against ten single-use plastic products polluting Europe's oceans. Representing around 70 percent of all marine litter, the ten plastic products targeted include cotton buds, plastic plates, straws and lost or abandoned fishing gear.

Bluewater helps Cape Town soccer finals to save water and single-use plastics

16 May 2018 17:22

Nedbank Green Affinity Trust has partnered with Bluewater – a world-leader in water purification technologies – to offer a fun activation at the upcoming Nedbank Cup Final between Maritzburg United and Free State Stars in Cape Town, South Africa.

Fresh Water Ahead As Volvo Ocean Race And Bluewater Sail Into Newport, Rhode Island

11 May 2018 09:11

Rhode Islanders are welcoming the Volvo Ocean Race for a three week stop-over sailing extravaganza in Newport from May 8 – 20 as part of the round-the-world race, billed as the ‘Everest’ of yacht racing. Visitors to the Race Village also get to try free drinking water as pure as nature intended from Sweden's Bluewater, which is on a global mission to remove the need for single-use plastic bottles.