The Water Council Opens Spring Tech Challenge
Milwaukee, WI, March 26, 2024 – The Water Council has opened its spring Tech Challenge with topics chosen by industry leaders to help solve challenges in the water sector.
The semi-annual Tech Challenge is open to anyone with a novel solution for the selected topics, including researchers, individuals, entrepreneurs, startups and established companies. This session’s topics, selected by program sponsors A. O. Smith Corporation, Badger Meter and Watts Water Technologies, are:
- Water quality sensors for hardness, scale and biofilm monitoring in pipe networks
- Water quality sensors for phosphate, ammonia and other nutrients
Participants compete for a prize of up to $10,000 and, more importantly, the chance to get their innovation in front of leading water technology companies with the potential for further partnership down the road. All finalists present directly to research and development representatives from the sponsor companies.
Since launching the Tech Challenge in 2019, The Water Council has awarded $180,000 in funding to 18 innovators from nine countries. The fall 2023 Tech Challenge received a record number of submissions from eight countries.
“The Tech Challenge allows The Water Council to do what we do best – identify solutions, encourage water innovation and make connections that help the entire water technology sector thrive,” said Karen Frost, The Water Council vice president of economic development and innovation.
About The Water Council
The Water Council (TWC) is a global hub dedicated to solving critical water challenges by driving innovation in freshwater technology and advancing water stewardship. Built on more than a century of innovation, TWC has coalesced one of the most concentrated and mature water technology clusters in the world from its headquarters at the Global Water Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Recognizing the need for smarter and more sustainable use of water worldwide, TWC also promotes water stewardship as a natural complement to water innovation in the effort to preserve freshwater resources in the Midwest and around the world. Today, The Water Council has established itself as a global leader in the water industry and one of America’s premier economic development clusters as recognized by government agencies, Brookings and the Harvard Business School.
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