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Ask HN: Startups in water sector

• NicoJuicy 12y ago
  A friend of mine (and his brother) are involved with DotOcean ( http://www.dotocean.eu/en/home http://www.dotocean.eu/en/home) . They were also participating the event in London, you could check out the event exhibitions http://www.nauticexpo.com/exhibitions/ http://www.nauticexpo.com/exhibitions/ DotOcean is in the dredging sector, they check the ground for the type through a device they developped. They have multiple niches right now, but that is the most important one, i suppose.
  • cjbenedikt 12y ago
    Thanks, appreciate it, I'll check it out
• MalcolmDiggs 12y ago
  CharityWater comes to mind. Interesting interview with the founder here: http://foundation.bz/17/ http://foundation.bz/17/
• JSeymourATL 12y ago
  Dean Kamen's Slingshot invention is getting some recent buzz. Using a process called vapor compression distillation, a single Slingshot can purify more than 250,000 liters of water per year, enough to satisfy the needs of about 300 people. And it can do so with any water source—sewage, seawater, chemical waste—no matter how dirty. http://www.popsci.com/article/science/pure-genius-how-dean-kamens-invention-could-bring-clean-water-millions http://www.popsci.com/article/science/pure-genius-how-dean-k...