One of 20 semi-finalists for the $119M XPRIZE Water Scarcity prize.
Desolenator produces ultrapure water at industrial scale using solar or waste heat thermal energy: no chemicals, no membranes, no toxic brine. Two active deployments in the UAE. Validated at 40 m³/hour.
One of 20 semi-finalists for the $119M XPRIZE Water Scarcity prize.
Desolenator produces ultrapure water at industrial scale using solar or waste heat thermal energy: no chemicals, no membranes, no toxic brine. Two active deployments in the UAE. Validated at 40 m³/hour.
$119M XPRIZE Water Scarcity
XPRIZE Water Scarcity is a $119 million, 5-year prize designed to drive widespread access to clean water by creating reliable, sustainable, and affordable seawater desalination systems. Desolenator has been selected as one of the 20 semi-finalists out of 650+ contestants. Competing teams will develop new desalination technologies to unlock access to Earth’s ocean water year round, helping drive a world where clean water is equitably and sustainably abundant, and enabling people and the environment to prosper. Learn about the competition ↗
$119M XPRIZE Water Scarcity
XPRIZE Water Scarcity is a $119 million, 5-year prize designed to drive widespread access to clean water by creating reliable, sustainable, and affordable seawater desalination systems. Desolenator has been selected as one of the 20 semi-finalists out of 650+ contestants. Competing teams will develop new desalination technologies to unlock access to Earth’s ocean water year round, helping drive a world where clean water is equitably and sustainably abundant, and enabling people and the environment to prosper. Learn about the competition ↗
Circular, resilient desalination. No inputs but sunlight, waste heat and seawater.
Desolenator uses solar thermal energy or low-grade industrial waste heat to evaporate salt or contaminated water and collect pure condensate. The output is ultrapure water, free of dissolved solids, pathogens, and chemical residue. Target cost: $1 USD per 1,000 litres.
Circular, resilient desalination. No inputs but sunlight, waste heat and seawater.
Desolenator uses solar thermal energy or low-grade industrial waste heat to evaporate salt or contaminated water and collect pure condensate. The output is ultrapure water, free of dissolved solids, pathogens, and chemical residue. Target cost: $1 USD per 1,000 litres.
Being selected as an XPRIZE semi-finalist validates what we have proven in the field: that solar thermal desalination can deliver ultrapure water at a cost the world can actually afford. The prize is an accelerant. The technology is already working.
Being selected as an XPRIZE semi-finalist validates what we have proven in the field: that solar thermal desalination can deliver ultrapure water at a cost the world can actually afford. The prize is an accelerant. The technology is already working.
Demonstrated working technology
The XPRIZE Water Scarcity competition does not select teams based on proposals or prototypes. Semi-finalist status is awarded only to organisations that have already demonstrated working technology at meaningful scale. Desolenator, in partnership with Silal, Strategic Partner for Phase 2 of the XPRIZE Water Scarcity Competition, is one of 20 teams worldwide to have cleared that bar.
Demonstrated working technology
The XPRIZE Water Scarcity competition does not select teams based on proposals or prototypes. Semi-finalist status is awarded only to organisations that have already demonstrated working technology at meaningful scale. Desolenator, in partnership with Silal, Strategic Partner for Phase 2 of the XPRIZE Water Scarcity Competition, is one of 20 teams worldwide to have cleared that bar.
Desolenator has innovated a fundamentally different clean water supply architecture. The shift from centralized, energy-intensive desalination plants to distributed, energy-efficient solar or waste-heat-driven solutions to cost-competitively purify water is the structural change in approach that the potable-water-stressed and increasingly thirsty world needs now more so than ever. Reaching the top 20 globally reconfirms my conviction that this technology is ready to scale.
Desolenator has innovated a fundamentally different clean water supply architecture. The shift from centralized, energy-intensive desalination plants to distributed, energy-efficient solar or waste-heat-driven solutions to cost-competitively purify water is the structural change in approach that the potable-water-stressed and increasingly thirsty world needs now more so than ever. Reaching the top 20 globally reconfirms my conviction that this technology is ready to scale.
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We are currently engaging with strategic investors and potential deployment partners. If you are evaluating resilient infrastructure, water security, or industrial water supply opportunities, we welcome a direct conversation.
Get in touch →Download press kit
High-resolution imagery, a whitepaper explaining our innovation, logo's, and approved quotes are available for editorial use. For interview requests, contact our communications team directly.
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