TaKaDu – an Artemis Project Top 50 Company

After announcing last week that TaKaDu was selected for the Red Herring Europe 100 (the only water technology company on the list), we have more good news. Today, during the Blue Tech Innovation Forum, the Artemis Project has selected TaKaDu as a winner of the 2010 Top 50 Companies Competition. This award distinguishes TaKaDu as a leading company in one of the greatest high-growth industries of the 21st Century: water. TaKaDu was selected by a panel of industry experts based on four criteria: technology, intellectual property and know-how, team, and market potential.

Water and Energy – and Even More Energy

Blogging from the IWA Utilities Conference in Barcelona.
The morning session dealt with Water and Energy. Yes, there are obvious interdependencies between water supply / treatment / wastewater and energy production / expenditure. But Roelof Kruize of WaterNet, a Dutch water supply and sanitation company, drew attention to some ‘hidden’ energy encapsulated within the water.