Desalination technology for the water challenge of the 21st century

Hydrovolta has created SonixED the first equipment combining traditional Reversal Electrodialysis (EDR) technology and ultrasound, which has the capacity to replace conventional desalination with a 60% higher efficiency, while reducing the environmental impact in CO2, Chemical use, and plastic waste.

There is a growing need for access to freshwater, as water demand is predicted to increase significantly over the coming decades, accelerated by Earth’s global warming.

Because only 2.5% of the water resources on our planet consist of freshwater, desalination technologies will become a vital part of the water treatment landscape.

There is a market need to increase the total existing desalination capacity in the world, by a third in the next 10-years.

Current desalination technologies exist for centuries and have strong drawbacks which do not make them viable for meeting the worlds water demand of the future.

SonixED has a drastically higher efficiency thanks to the integration of ultrasound technologies, preventing fouling and optimizing the efficiency of the membrane.SonixED is a €20bn market opportunity. We want to provide two types of containers for Seawater and Brackish water applications.

We will assemble simple modules into skids that will be the central part of the equipment sold and can be scaled easily, the system will also include remote monitoring.

After a positive pilot phase, we will organize 3 field trials during this EIC pilot, supported by prospects in the two use cases.

In parallel, we will prepare our industrialization by adapting the design of our modules, skids, and containers to be produced and assembled through industrial processes. We will also prepare our manufacturing and logistic capabilities and develop marketing and commercial strength.

The SonixED will be commercialized as soon as possible over a global network of distributors, utilizing the existing network of the founding members.