The Corporate Knights, a magazine focused on prompting and reinforcing sustainable development in Canada, listed Saltworks Technologies one of the Next 10 Emerging Cleantech Leaders for 2010.
Corporate Knights, which annual rankings are trademarks of the publication, has been following cleantech companies since 2007 highlighting the ones certain to make it big. The Next 10 represent Canada’s best companies in the cleantech market.
Saltworks Technologies was chosen for its breakthrough desalination technology that uses up to 80 percent less energy than current commercial processes.
Saltworks’ process employs an innovative thermo-ionic energy conversion system that harnesses solar energy to drive the desalting process. Applications for Saltworks’ technology include producing drinking water for communities and municipalities, irrigation water for agriculture, and process water for industry.
Corporate Knights based the judging criteria on creativity and original approach, solving business problems, having a clear business objective, and having the best chance of breaking through into key markets.
Corporate Knights unveiled the Next 10 Emerging Cleantech Leaders late October.
Saltworks continues to be at the forefront of innovation in the desalination industry. Recently, Saltworks presented a paper at the International Water Association (IWA) 2010 World Water Congress and Exhibition in Montreal highlighting a conceptual hybrid reverse osmosis desalination technology that would work well with its thermo-ionic process.
Saltworks Technologies is a leader in the development and delivery of solutions for industrial wastewater treatment and lithium refining. By working with customers to understand their unique challenges and focusing on continuous innovation, Saltworks’ solutions provide best-in-class performance and reliability. From its headquarters in Richmond, BC, Canada, Saltworks’ team designs, builds, and operates full-scale plants, and offers comprehensive onsite and offsite testing services with its fleet of mobile pilots.
Water plays a critical role in ESG performance for many companies. With growing concerns around pollution ands consumption of water and energy, investing in responsible water management technology can improve your ESG profile and reduce operational risks.
Open-to-atmosphere evaporator, operating at low temperatures to concentrate brine.
Saltworks Technologies was named in the 2018 Global Cleantech 100 – making the prestigious list for the third time in the company’s history. The Global Cleantech 100 is an annual publication by the Cleantech Group of the top 100 companies in the world with innovation and technology capable of making a significant positive impact in the cleantech sector.
The many options for managing brine, a term for saline wastewater from industrial processes, fall under two categories: brine treatment and brine disposal. Brine treatment involves desalinating the brine for reuse and producing a concentrated brine (lower liquid waste volume), or residual solids (zero liquid discharge).