Deadline: 19 May 2024
The Water Council is pleased to announce the Spring Tech Challenge program that connects water innovators from anywhere in the world to innovative water users through topic-specific open innovation contests.
Tech Challenge finalists win the opportunity to present their innovation to company sponsors to compete for prize money, access to corporate R&D resources and the opportunity to partner on the development, marketing, licensing or sale of the technology or idea. Tech Challenge company sponsors save time in surfacing water and water-adjacent technologies by tapping into the powerful global network to find new ideas, talent and investment opportunities quickly and efficiently.
Focus Areas
- This session’s topics focus on:
- Water quality sensors for hardness, scale and biofilm monitoring in pipe networks
- On behalf of A.O. Smith, Badger Meter, and Watts Water, The Water Council is managing a Tech Challenge seeking innovative solutions to monitor hardness, scale or biofilms to proactively reduce potential for scale, corrosion, and fouling for pipes, tanks, valves, and other equipment that comes in contact with water. Solutions without the needs for reagents are sought for the following types of potential applications:
- Potable water distribution systems
- Point of use/point of entry water treatment
- Cooling towers and systems
- Water and wastewater piping in buildings
- Boilers and water circulation systems
- Key Success Criteria
- TRL 3 or higher (Feasibility Demonstration: Initial development of technology has been completed. Basic components of the technology are well understood. Minimum: Laboratory Scale)
- No reagents required
- Durable
- Low cost
- Long lasting
- Low energy usage
- Rapid response
- Minimizing false positives or false negatives
- On behalf of A.O. Smith, Badger Meter, and Watts Water, The Water Council is managing a Tech Challenge seeking innovative solutions to monitor hardness, scale or biofilms to proactively reduce potential for scale, corrosion, and fouling for pipes, tanks, valves, and other equipment that comes in contact with water. Solutions without the needs for reagents are sought for the following types of potential applications:
- Water quality sensors for phosphate, ammonia and other nutrients
- On behalf of A.O. Smith, Badger Meter, and Watts Water, The Water Council is managing a Tech Challenge seeking innovative solutions to monitor phosphate, ammonia, and other nutrients in water. Solutions are sought for the following types of potential applications:
- Rivers, lakes and streams
- Industrial and municipal stormwater
- Industrial and municipal wastewater
- Potable water distribution systems
- Point of use/point of entry water treatment
- Cooling towers and systems
- Water and wastewater piping in buildings
- Boilers and water circulation systems
- Key Success Criteria
- TRL 3 or higher (Feasibility Demonstration: Initial development of technology has been completed. Basic components of the technology are well understood. Minimum: Laboratory Scale)
- No reagents required
- Durable
- Low cost
- Long lasting
- Low energy usage
- Rapid response
- Minimizing false positives or false negatives
- On behalf of A.O. Smith, Badger Meter, and Watts Water, The Water Council is managing a Tech Challenge seeking innovative solutions to monitor phosphate, ammonia, and other nutrients in water. Solutions are sought for the following types of potential applications:
- Water quality sensors for hardness, scale and biofilm monitoring in pipe networks
Benefits
- Winners are chosen and get the opportunity to present to sponsors and compete for:
- A top prize of $10,000
- Opportunity for potential joint commercialization with market leaders
- Access to sponsoring companies’ R&D team expertise and feedback
Eligibility Criteria
- Water technology innovators from anywhere in the world—including inventive individuals, university students or researchers, water professionals or private sector and government labs—are invited to apply.
For more information, visit The Water Council.
