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In 2024, Jasper Schakel and Erik Kraaijeveld will lead a startup focused on eco-friendly water treatment chemicals. Each brings unique strengths to the table.
Jasper Schakel, CEO: With an MBA under his belt from IMD, Jasper combines his water engineering knowledge with strong business skills. He has a proven track record in starting projects and ventures, and he's well-connected in the Dutch water sector. His global project experience makes him an adaptable and effective leader.
Erik Kraaijeveld, Co-Founder and CTO: Erik, now with a doctorate in engineering, specializes in electrochemical water treatment. His education from TU Delft and experience in the Dutch water sector give him a solid mix of technical know-how and industry
Metal salts are essential and irreplaceable for many water treatment facilities.
However, their rising prices and acquisition difficulties, coupled with increasing energy costs for industries, drive up costs and reduce availability. These challenges threaten business continuity. Increasing on-site storage as a solution is difficult due to volume and safety concerns.
Furthermore, the production of metal salts has a high carbon footprint (Scope 3), often constituting most of a facility's CO2 emissions in this category.
Additionally, metal salts introduce unwanted acids and salts into the water, complicating the treatment process. The increased salt content makes it difficult for industries to reuse their wastewater after treatment, and the increased acid content raises the need for pH control. For example, for every euro spent on iron chloride, facilities may need to spend an additional 60 cents on pH control.
We address these issues by producing a molecule that can replace metal salts while maintaining the same functionality. The adoption costs are minimal as you only need to replace the chemical storage tank with our device.
Our solution eliminates 85% of the supply chain by producing the molecule on-site with low voltage, ensuring business continuity. This approach significantly reduces the carbon footprint by 22% to 99%, depending on the use of green steel and green energy. It also avoids introducing chemical hazards, acids, and unwanted salts into the water treatment process. This leads to fewer complications in the treatment process, lower pH control costs, and easier reuse of treated wastewater for industries and municipal treatment facilities.
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What is the BlueInvest Project Pipeline?
The BlueInvest Project Pipeline is a database and showcase of projects, scale-ups and SMEs who are driving innovation and sustainability in the Blue Economy.
The projects featured are innovative, scalable and sustainable business ventures from traditional and emerging sectors of the maritime economy.
The aim is to facilitate connections between projects and investors, helping innovative ventures gain visibility and access to funding opportunities.
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Selection criteria
- Your company is EU-based or from an eligible sea basin region (Georgia, Turkey, Ukraine, Moldova, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Serbia, Israel, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Lebanon, Syria, Libya, Mauritania, United Kingdom, or Norway)
- Your project TRL is 4 or higher
- Your project sector is in one of the 10 blue economy sectors identified for this initiative
- Your solution has a clear sustainable impact on the blue economy
- Your project is looking for investment