BlueGreen Water Technologies
EnergyOverview: BlueGreen Water Technologies
BlueGreen’s eco-friendly, deep tech solutions have already been commercially proven to remediate harmful algal blooms quickly and with no residual environmental harm. The rehabilitation of entire aquatic ecosystems results in increased access to safe water for drinking and recreational activities around the world.
New developments in computer vision have led the company to seek accreditation for its unprecedented gigaton-scale carbon capture and sequestration capabilities. BlueGreen has discovered how to leverage and enhance the massive CO2 capture capability of HAB cyanobacteria and is fast-tracking the ability to remove large volumes of carbon from the atmosphere.
BlueGreen recently added a groundbreaking innovation to its offering – a software solution that integrates the use of satellites and drone imaging to track the presence of toxic algae blooms across water bodies in real time.
BlueGreen is expecting to soon be able to monetize this removal process, introducing an anticipated new revenue stream, while mitigating a serious fast-growing environmental problem.
BlueGreen is leading the charge in restoring, safeguarding, and optimizing the health, safety, accessibility, and biodiversity of water bodies worldwide – including their wildlife, aquatic life, ecosystems, and economies – by pioneering and applying proven scientific ingenuity and deep tech solutions. BlueGreen is the first and only company in the world to develop and obtain regulatory approval for the commercialization of a suite of technologies that reverse the effects of climate change in water bodies (starting with harmful algal blooms) and drastically reduce greenhouse-gas levels (CO2 and methane). The multidisciplinary team of scientists, tech leaders, and business experts at BlueGreen are at the forefront of worldwide efforts to detect, analyze, prevent, and remediate some of the most complex and dynamic problems that plague the world's water systems.
Under advance development and early-stage sales are pioneering data acquisition systems, computer vision-based services, new treatment protocols, and preventative solutions on top of existing global HAB water remediation business:
- CO2 capture: High-impact win-win carbon capture and sequestration solutions that drastically reduce greenhouse gases (a $250B industry). BlueGreen has already received approval from a leading regulator for its carbon capture technologies and is seeing commercial interest in the first sales of carbon credits.
- Remote sensing, diagnostics, alerts, and forecasting: Satellite-, drone- and marine-based imaging and sensor technologies to analyze, diagnose, and predict bloom outbreaks and recommend preventive treatments. BlueGreen already has SaaS based revenues from this technology.
The details here are based on information received from, and verified solely by, the company.
BlueGreen Water Technologies Management Team
Eyal Harel
CEO
Mr. Harel is a lawyer, entrepreneur, and investor with 2 decades of experience in technology development, transfer transactions and global, multicultural management. Mr. Harel is one of the owners and serves as the CEO Global of the XinTech (Bio Sciences) group of companies, a boutique investment bank promoting Sino-Western technology transfer transactions and strategic collaborations in the life sciences. For 8 years Mr. Harel held the position of Legal Counsel in Israel for China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (one of the biggest construction companies in the world) and was involved in some of the biggest construction projects in Israel. Mr. Harel holds an LLB. and an additional diploma in East Asia Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and MBA from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Moshe Harel, PHD
CSO
Dr. Harel is a serial entrepreneur and an inventor with over 20 years of experience in management and business development. Dr. Harel has led the development of Lake GuardTM Technology from concept to product in record speed, positioning it as the first commercially available product for large scale harmful-blooms infestations in an annual multibillion-dollar market. Dr. Harel holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Microbiology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a post-doc from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX.
Wang Pu
China Director of Operations
Ms. Wang has more than twenty-five years of hands-on experience in the life science industry in China. She joined BlueGreen in 2018 as the country manager and is in charge of launching its products in China. Prior to joining BlueGreen, Ms. Wang was Co-CEO and one of the founders of XinTech (Bio Science) group of companies, a boutique investment bank facilitating licensing, co-development and M&A transactions between Chinese and Western Biomed companies. Career highlights include executive positions with Syngenta China, the world’s largest agrochemical company; Burrill & Company, a San Francisco based life-science oriented venture capital and merchant banking firm; Bayer China and the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture. MBA from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, a Masters of Economics from China Agricultural University and a B.Sc. in chemistry from Jilin Agricultural University.
Gad Appelbaum
Chairman of the Board
Mr. Appelbaum is the owner of an Israeli investment company operating in the fields of trade and manufacturing and serves as executive chairman or director on the board of multiple private and public companies. Among others, Mr. Appelbaum has served as the Chairman of the Board of the Board of Discount Underwriting and is currently serving as a Director in Discount Capital Markets, both subsidiaries of Discount Bank (TASE: DSCT) (the 3rd largest bank in Israel). Previously, Mr. Appelbaum has held senior executive positions in the public Israel Corporation (TASE: ILCO), HP Israel (NYSE: HPQ) and with the Accountant General of the Israeli Finance Ministry. Mr. Appelbaum holds a Masters degree in Public Administration and a B.A. in Economics, both from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
At a Glance: BlueGreen Water Technologies
Safe water is not a given, but it should be.
Most people know that climate change, pollution, overuse, and waste is rapidly diminishing the planet’s water supply but there is another deadly problem hiding in plain sight.
Cyanobacteria/blue-green algae, or harmful algal blooms (HABS) are proliferating in lakes and oceans around the world where they swiftly dominate ecosystems, killing off other organisms, hampering the delicate balance of life in the environment, and causing devastating economic damage to industries that rely on water.
Even more frightening, they release harmful toxins (such as cyanotoxins) that can sicken, or even kill humans and animals.
- Only a mere 3% of the world’s water is suitable for drinking, bathing or irrigation.
- 2 billion people around the world don’t have access to clean water.
- 1.2 million people die each year from consuming unsafe water
- Every coastal country in the world is potentially affected by harmful algal blooms.
- Harmful algal blooms are a major environmental problem in all 50 states in the US.
- Levels of toxicity posed by algal blooms are escalating globally due to climate change and nutrient pollution.
- Estimated worldwide damage caused by algal blooms is $270 billion.
Until recently, there were only limited and ineffective solutions to detect, treat and manage cyanobacteria blooms.
BlueGreen has changed all that.
BlueGreen is the first and only company in the world to tackle the issue of water safety using a multi-disciplinary, tech-driven approach.
WATER REMEDIATION
Formulations based on verified and tested ingredients that are so effective, only minuscule quantities are needed.
DATA ACQUISITION
A combination of in-situ measurements, advanced remote sensing capabilities, and satellite imagery allows us to fully understand the size, scale, spread, and location of each bloom.
DEEP TECH & ANALYSIS
BlueGreen’s evolving AI and deep learning capabilities is expected to enable the company to determine, with greater accuracy, the water’s condition and predict future blooms.
BlueGreen’s Lake Guard® water formulations are part of the company’s Ecovive™ suite of solutions and can be used alongside its surveillance technologies and services to rehabilitate water bodies of any type or size and/or restore water quality.
Information sourced from https://bluegreenwatertech.com/, verified solely by the company.