In the past two weeks alone, the Cleantech Group's reporters have spotted quite a bit of activity in the water industry, underscoring again the importance of water as a cleantech category.
Recent stories include Grundfos six-month test of a new compact wastewater treatment technology; Coca-Cola’s 16 rain water harvesting projects in India; Brunel University spin out, WaterBoxs’ disaster relief efforts and H20 Innovation India joint venture between Chembond Chemical and H20 Innovation.
To boot, Cleantech Group is also featuring water leaders at its upcoming San Francisco Forum (more info here): NanoH20 (confirmed), Microvi Biotechnologies (confirmed) and HydroPoint Data Systems (pending).
Since 2005, however, the share of cleantech venture investment in water technologies has been on the decline, yet the fundamental premise of water investing appears to remain strong: demand is high and supply is low.
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Author: Mia Javier
