The Collab Issue
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The Collab Issue 2023
Contributors Executive Editor
Ed Renner
Writers
Anna Katrine Søgaard Jensen Dan Elloway
VP Brand & Marketing
Jon Tolstrup Jensen Art Director
Jesper Grundahl
Jesper Grundahl Creative Director Brand & Marketing
Graphic Design
Dusan Pogacar
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Font Helvetica® Now At Aquaporin we love fonts. They are an integral part of our design DNA, and our typeface is present in almost everything we do. We chose Helvetica®Now because it is the new chapter for what is perhaps the best-known typeface of all time Helvetica - but with a twist. Crafted by Swiss designers Max Miedinger and Edouard Hoffmann in 1957, the font is a beautiful yet functional mix of Swiss design and mid-century modernism. The Helvetica® Now family has been redrawn with a variety of useful modern alternates. At Aquaporin we use Micro, Text and Display.
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Contents
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Collab
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About this Issue
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H2O
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Nature Naturellement
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Contents
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Foreword Forward
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The Space Collab
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Aim High
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The Aquaporin Space Alliance
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The Astronaut
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A Stairway to Heaven
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Planetary Voyages
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Core Technology
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How Inventions from Space Can Help on Earth
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Thousands
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The China Collab
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The Chinese Connection
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A2O Pure
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Forward Osmosis
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The Singapore Collab
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Many Rivers To Cross
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Take the Blue One, Take the Red One
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The US Collab
54–57
Welcome to Gallofornia
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A2O Bar
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Become a partner
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Photographers
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From Space with Love
Coming together is an important act as human beings. No man or company is an island, and by getting together and forming partnerships, we create COLLABORATIONS that create opportunities and help us to develop and push our innovations even further. At Aquaporin, we form partnerships and collaborations in many industries. In fact, our first-ever partnership was with NASA. This collaboration has brought us deep into space, where we are at the forefront of innovation, developing water reuse systems for space with NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Danish Aerospace Company. By using Aquaporin Inside® water filtration technology, astronauts are able to reuse 99% of water onboard the International Space Station (ISS). The innovative systems we send into space also play a key role on Earth. The boundaries of space push us to create energy-efficient systems and promote water sustainability on Earth today in exciting and engaging collaborations and partnerships with companies worldwide. The work of our research and development department is an important cornerstone at Aquaporin. One that allows us to dream – and help ensure that more people have access to clean water. This is why we have chosen to highlight collaborations in this issue of The Aquaporin Chronicle. Through collaborations, we are able to have a wider reach, helping solve global drinking water issues. Matt Boczkowski, Chief Executive Officer, Aquaporin
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The Aquaporin Space Alliance
Aquaporin in space Aquaporin’s commitment to space exploration started in 2007, when the Advanced Water Recycling Group at NASA’s Ames Research Center was introduced to the revolutionizing Aquaporin Inside® solution, which enables astronauts to filter water in space through the Aquaporin Inside® filter. To create aerospace’s future water filtration system, Aquaporin founded Aquaporin Space Alliance in 2013 in collaboration with Danish Aerospace Company. Since then, tests of our prototype have been sponsored by ESA and conducted by the Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen on the International Space Station (ISS).
Our team of scientists has further developed the technology, which was first used on the Iriss mission to ISS. On the Huginn mission, which launched August 25, 2023, Andreas Mogensen is testing the system again, this time on a broader scale. The ultimate purpose of the water filtration system is to help realize space missions to Mars by bringing down the quantity, and thereby costs, of transporting goods - including water - into space.
“Aquaporin is an example of technology being used in space that also supports the green transition on Earth.” — Peter Holme Jensen Chief Innovation Officer & Founder Aquaporin
The Astronaut Meet Andreas Mogensen Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen held a lifelong ambition of becoming an astronaut. Since childhood, he has dreamed of going into space, and ultimately walk in space, and in 2015 his dream was fulfilled as he became the first Danish astronaut, and went into space as part of the Iriss mission. During the Iriss mission, Andreas Mogensen conducted tests of the
Aquaporin Inside® membrane. Fast forward to August 2023, and Andreas Mogensen is for the second time orbiting Earth as part of the Huginn mission. This time as Commander. During the Huginn mission, Andreas Mogensen will once again conduct lengthy tests of the Aquaporin Inside® technology to help Crew 7 filter urine, sweat and condensation into drinking water.
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Astronaut for European Space Agency Commander, Huginn mission, 2023
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PhD in Aerospace Engineering University of Texas, USA
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Iriss (2015) Huginn (2023 - ongoing)
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Iriss (2015) - 9 days, 20 hours and 14 minutes Huginn (2023) - Minimum duration: 6 months
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Jörg Vogel Vice President of Open Innovation, Aquaporin - and Aquanaut.
A Stairway to Heaven In 2013, Aquaporin created a joint venture with Danish Aerospace Company with one daunting goal: Creating an efficient water filtration system for aerospace. The joint venture is called Aquaporin Space Alliance. Jörg Vogel, Vice President of Open Innovation at Aquaporin, tells us about the journey where no water company has gone before.
From concept to reality They say it takes two to tango - on Earth. The same applies when you set out to create the world’s first biomimetic water filtration system in space. The partnership between Danish Aerospace Company and Aquaporin, under the collective name of The Aquaporin Space Alliance, was created through years of experience in the aerospace industry with both companies having worked with NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA). NASA was Aquaporin’s first real customer, buying into the natural biomimetic technology for filtrating water. Since the Aquaporin Space Alliance was formed, tests of several of Aquaporin’s membranes and system prototypes have been conducted by NASA and ESA.
The Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen even tested parts of our water water recovery solution on the International Space Station (ISS) during the “Iriss” space mission back in 2015. Aquaporin has been working on space exploration since 2007 when the Advanced Water Recycling Group at NASA’s Ames Research Center was introduced to the revolutionizing Aquaporin solution, which enables astronauts to filter water in space through Aquaporin Inside® protein filters.
Danish Aerospace Company has developed equipment with the purpose of researching and developing technology for space since 1988. The Odense-based company specializes in software, electronics, and mechanical engineering, all suited for the challenging nature of flying in space. Over the years, the company has had more than 3.2 tons of equipment launched into space. The Aquaporin Space Alliance technology has developed significantly since the joint venture’s inception. The technology was first used in space on the Iriss mission to the ISS in 2015. In December 2023, the Danish ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen will once again conduct tests to secure drinking water for the astronauts in an environment where access to water is indeed a luxury. Jörg Vogel, Vice President of Open Innovation, has been a key part of the space project ever since the project started, and he is excited about the technology heading into space once again.
“The first test of our membranes in space has shown that water filtration by membranes is possible even in microgravity. The experiments we will carry out on the Huginn mission this year will show us how well we will reject the different contaminants in the ISS wastewater, which consists of urine and humidity condensate,” says Jörg Vogel, continuing: “The results will solidify our knowledge and bring us closer to finalizing the complete water recovery system that we are currently developing, funded by ESA. Testing in space also pushes our technology to its limits and thus lets us test the robustness of our membranes and solutions, which also generates confidence in applicability in challenging environments on Earth,” says Jörg Vogel. The technology developed by Aquaporin enables astronauts to purify sweat, condensation, and urine into drinking water, thereby enabling extended space journeys.
Aquaporin Inside® Forward Osmosis space travel filtration system.
New horizons approaching The dream of venturing into space, once a tale confined to science fiction, is now a tangible and imminent reality. The quest for sustainable habitation on Mars drives the development of cutting-edge life support systems like water filtration in space. Jörg Vogel explains: “Our ultimate goal is to provide a solution for easy, reliable and efficient water filtration in space with a recovery as close to 100% as possible. With the scalability of membrane processes, we envision providing water recovery systems for space stations, planetary bases, and even personal devices, making it safer for astronauts to venture out and explore,” he concludes. Chief Executive Officer at Danish Aerospace Company, Thomas A.E. Andersen agrees with Jörg Vogel about the prospect of the technology: “The technology may have enormous potentional, not just
within the space industry but also within a variety of more down-to-Earth applications, e.g., disaster relief areas. A fully operational system will prove the feasibility of purification and water recovery from human wastewater under extreme circumstances. This may come to be a tool in the future to fight water shortage in remote areas, especially where we find extreme heat,” concludes Thomas A.E. Andersen from Danish Aerospace Company. The stairway to Heaven is a steep one, but together in joint venture, Aquaporin and Danish Aerospace Company boldly push the boundaries of Aquaporin’s technology, hoping to move towards a future where humanity’s presence extends far beyond Earth, forever changing our understanding of ourselves and the universe we call home.
Planetary Voyages A quest for Mars The purpose of Aquaporin’s commitment to space development is not only to create the future of water filtration on ISS, but to play a continued key role in developing water filtration systems for the planned Lunar Gateway, or simply Gateway, space station - the first planned extraterrestrial space station. The station will be placed in lunar orbit and is intended as a solar powered communication hub, science laboratory, and habitation module for astronauts, and holding area for rovers and other robots. Our technology will enable
NASA, ESA, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to purify water onboard Gateway, thereby enabling extended space journeys potentially to Mars. The International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG), composed of 14 space agencies including NASA, has concluded that Lunar Gateway systems will be critical in expanding human presence to the Moon, to Mars, and deeper into the Solar System.
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An international project The Lunar Gateway project is expected to play a major role in NASA’s Artemis program, after 2024. While the project is led by NASA, Lunar Gateway is meant to be developed, serviced, and utilized in collaboration with ESA, JAXA, CSA and commercial partners, and is the proposed staging point for NASA’s Deep Space Transport concept for transport to Mars.
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The nature-inspired Aquaporin Inside® technology gets its uniqueness from combining no less than three disciplines from the world of natural sciences: biology, chemistry and physics. The result is high-performing and energy-saving water purification that is merciless to contaminants. In space as on Earth.
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Our membranes incorporate a layer of natural aquaporin protein, which makes them the only biomimetic membranes in the world leveraging industrial scale biotechnology. Aquaporin proteins are nature’s own water channels, found in all living cells, where they act as super-efficient, super-selective highways for water molecules.
We use chemistry to control the selection and compatibility between the different layers of our membranes, as well as to encapsulate and protect the aquaporin proteins.
To create the ultimate membrane design, we use physics.
Through innovative protein engineering, we create building blocks that contribute to producing superior water quality while reducing energy requirements.
With chemistry as part of our core technology, we ensure antifouling, stable, and high-performing membranes.
Perfecting the thickness, density, and positioning of our membrane layers is key to creating a state-of-the-art water purification technology. Physics ensures the components of our membranes are in harmony, resulting in optimal performance.
For some, space is going to the cinema and enjoying blockbuster movies. For other, space is stars, moons, and dreams guiding them through rough times. In fact, space is often a setting for diving into the human mind and our need for survival. At Aquaporin, space is where we push our inventive boundaries: technology, products, and creativity pushed to very limit - and beyond.
Formula 1 in space As a company, Aquaporin prides itself on rethinking water filtration with biotechnology, and venturing onto space missions with NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) is part of our DNA. But what can space missions do to improve Earth’s technology, products, and applications? In fact, space missions and their technologically far ahead inventions do have a thing or two in common with Formula 1 racing. Formula 1, and its even more extreme counterpart, the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, are two sporting events considered the pinnacle of car engineering, where engineers, scientists, and tire manufacturers work on finding the solutions that will make you outperform everyone else on the track. It is, simply put, taking car racing to its most extreme. The technology used in racing is often years ahead of what you would find in your standard car, but nonetheless, the technology developed for
this extreme form of driving, sooner or later, or never at all, it finds its way into the vehicles you can buy at your local dealership; improved safety, hybrid cars, and improved fuel consumption are just a few examples. The same applies for space missions, where technology is tested in the most extreme environments imaginable. The learnings and research can then further our ability to venture into space, as well as find both new and improved existing applications on Earth.
How Inventions from Space Can Help on Earth
Developing the space filtration unit Karolina Jastrembska, works at Aquaporin as an Application Engineer. Karolina has been part of the development of the newest Aquaporin water filtration system that is going into space, and she sees a clear correlation between the problems Aquaporin works with in space, and the problems we face on Earth.
“The Aquaporin technology in space is developed to recover drinking water from wastewater. The effort on the space technology development contributes immensely to the improvement of our technology on Earth,” says Karolina.
Karolina Jastrembska Applications Engineer, Aquaporin - and Aquanaut.
“Clean water is a precious gift, and we need to take care of it. Rethinking wastewater treatment and utilizing technologies such as Aquaporin’s technology can ensure, and improve the daily production of clean water worldwide,” says Karolina. Inventing with a purpose At ESA and NASA, developing new technology is the cornerstone for every mission because it is only as the technology advances that the potential increases for how far we can venture into space. But developing technologies for space has also created a lot of applications that can be used on Earth. Something as simple as home insulation started as a project created for space. NASA needed to develop insulation due to the extreme temperatures in space, which led to the invention of the aluminized polyester, called Radiant Barrier, now used worldwide as home insulation.
For Karolina Jastrembska, working with space ignites curiosity; for her, exploring space unites nations people to understand the universe in depth and move mankind forward.
“The space project is a challenge. A challenge which brings me to an open state of mind where I ask questions like: Why?, How does that work?, How can I improve it?. It makes me feel like I am working for a greater purpose. I can contribute with my small drop to the ocean of inventions which will improve life - both here on Earth or in space for future generations,” Karolina concludes.
“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.”
W. H. Auden
The Chinese Connection It is easy to dismiss the testing of drinking water membranes on the International Space Station (ISS) as mere science fiction, but there is a raison d’être behind Aquaporin’s space exploration. At Aquaporin, we test our membranes in space for use on Earth – for instance in China, where ~ 500,000 Philips Water Solutions users cannot be wrong. Philips and Chinese water purification Water purification is big business in China. With a population of 1,425,671,325 people at mid-year 2023, the Chinese population needs water – and lots of it. Water pollution is rife, as in the rest of the world’s metropolises, so water purification is crucial
in Chinese households. Enter household electronics giant Philips, whose Chinese Aquashield Health Technology Company is an exclusive global brand licensee for Philips Water Solutions.
In a Chinese market where competition is tough, and TikTok looms as the prime digital sales platform, Aquashield is among the top three purifier brands in China.
The membrane collaboration As a household purifier company, Aquashield never rests on its laurels. Just like Aquaporin, research, testing, and continuous development are ongoing. For their water purification products, Philips and Aquashield wanted a flat sheet membrane manufacturer who could be a true partner. By collaborating with Aquaporin, Aquashield could work with a membrane manufacturer with a strong value proposition – a key differentiator in the highly competitive Chinese market. Enter Aquaporin and the Aquaporin Inside® biotechnology membrane.
Chief Executive Officer at AquaShield, Alex Rishoej, says: “Aquaporin delivers on innovation, quality, and market differentiation with their technology. Gaining momentum on the Chinese market is a tough nut to crack, but with Aquaporin we see huge potential in their unique technology and how it is rooted in the way nature filters water.” And nature is indeed a key differentiator in China. With Aquaporin Inside® membranes created with natural aquaporin proteins, the natural part of the membrane plays an important factor for Chinese consumers, who are exposed to an over-saturation of processed and fabricated food, 24/7 media bombardment and a social media network in overdrive. Nature seems like a good option. Just add water.
“…we provide Chinese customers with a cutting-edge, differentiated, and innovative product, and we expect to have approximately 500,000 Aquaporin Inside® membrane purifiers in Chinese homes by the end of 2023.” — Matt Boczkowski CEO, Aquaporin
The emotional appeal By the time it came to the actual launch of the first Aquashield Aquaporin Inside® membrane purifier, expectations were high. They soon changed to ecstatic as it transpired that focusing on the technical and emotional sales points of the Aquaporin Inside® brand quickly sent sales through the roof on TikTok. Sales grew by 500%, resulting in a staggering 140,000 drinking water purifiers sold by the end of 2022.
Aquashield and Aquaporin’s commitment to the partnership and further collaborations on household products is a testament to how you, as a company, can gain a competitive advantage by focusing on the technical and emotional parts of a product launch.
A focus on Chinese health The partnership between Aquaporin and Philips Water Solutions is far-reaching in nature, bringing co-development, co-branding, market access, and double-digit revenue growth. The exclusive agreement has an initial focus on greater China, where Aquaporin will be the exclusive provider of membrane technology in the majority of Philips Water Solutions’ extensive range of water purifiers.
By combining our unique Aquaporin Inside® technology with co-branded Aquaporin and Philips Water Solutions purifiers, we provide customers in China with a cutting-edge, differentiated, and innovative product, and we expect to have ~ 500,000 Aquaporin Inside® membrane purifiers in Chinese homes by the end of 2023,” concludes Matt Boczkowski.
As the Chinese population continues to grow, a younger, health-focused generation is tapping into a healthier consciousness around their drinking water habits. It is a market that will only grow as the world keeps spinning and water quality keeps dwindling.
As the iconic Chinese Kung Fu Master and actor Bruce Lee once said: “You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can drip and it can crash. Be water, my friend.”
Matt Boczkowski, Chief Executive Officer at Aquaporin, explains: "We are thrilled to embark on this journey with Philips Water Solutions, an important industry player in water purification, to deliver purified water to hundreds of thousands of homes across China.
Let Aquaporin Inside® purify that water.
Purified water Effortlessly blending in
From outer space through natural concentration in the food and beverage industry to heavy industry, a new filtration process is increasingly being used, and Aquaporin is leading the movement. The process is called:
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What is forward osmosis? Forward osmosis (FO) is a water separation process that uses a semipermeable membrane and the natural energy of osmotic pressure to separate water from dissolved solutes. The osmotic pressure is used to transport water through the membrane while retaining all the dissolved solutes on the other side. This extremely effective filtration process, which ensures that only pure water is extracted from the feed solution, makes forward osmosis technology useful for several types of industrial water treatment applications, such as wastewater management, product concentration and, on the International Space Station, urine and condensation wastewater recycling. Since forward osmosis relies on the natural energy of osmotic pressure, it is also a less energy-intensive method than hydraulic pressure-based water treatment technologies. Forward osmosis can more correctly be called “osmosis”. However, in an industrial water treatment context, it is normally referred to as “forward osmosis” to distinguish it from reverse osmosis, another method for membrane based water treatment commonly used for industrial effluent processing, which uses hydraulic pressure as a driving force.
How does forward osmosis work? In a forward osmosis system, a feed solution such as industrial wastewater flows on one side of the water membrane, while a draw solution with a higher total dissolved salinity (TDS) flows on the other side. The difference in the TDS between the two sides creates osmotic pressure which induces water to flow from the feed solution through the membrane and into the draw solution while retaining all the contaminants in the feed stream. As the water moves through the membrane, the draw solution becomes diluted, and the feed solution is concentrated, thus producing concentrated effluent. The entire process can be run without additional hydraulic pressure. The draw solution can consist of a simple salt/water mix or a substance specifically tailored for the application.
What can Forward Osmosis be used for?
Forward osmosis is generally used for three types of industrial applications: Product concentration Forward osmosis can be used to extract water from liquid products, leaving a valuable concentrate. For example, forward osmosis can be used to concentrate food & beverage products such as coffee, beer or coconut water. This allows for products to be stored, handled and shipped with much greater ease and significant logistics cost reductions. It can also be used to develop new products. Because forward osmosis is a gentler concentration, the risk of damaging volatile flavors and aromas is greatly reduced and the product retains most of its original qualities and taste when rehydrated.
Extracting clean water for reuse In both product concentration and wastewater concentration, forward osmosis moves water from the feed solution into the draw solution. This water can be recovered to produce clean water using a draw solution regeneration step such as reverse osmosis. Permeate from the draw regeneration step is of high quality as it is separated from the forward osmosis feed stream via a two-layer membrane. The purity of the permeate depends on the rejection features of the forward osmosis and reverse osmosis membrane. Depending on the characteristics of the effluent stream and the effectiveness of the entire treatment train, the extracted permeate can be reused for purposes such as cooling, rinsing or even irrigation and drinking water.
Wastewater concentration In most industrial facilities, forward osmosis can be used as part of the wastewater treatment process to extract water from the effluent stream, leaving a concentrated waste product that is easy to dispose of. This is a significant benefit when running a Zero Liquid Discharge waste disposal, as it leaves much less water for the evaporators to remove, thereby reducing energy use. The extracted water can be recycled back into the production process or reused for other purposes.
Many Rivers to Cross For a city situated next to water, it is thought-provoking to think that in the year 2061, Singapore’s drinking water deal with Malaysia will terminate. It leaves Singapore in a race against time to secure new drinking water resources, and together with the Public Utilities Board (PUB) in Singapore, Aquaporin is playing a key role.
Water is a precious commodity everywhere. In most Western countries, water is something we comfortably take for granted. Turn on your tap, and out comes water. Easy. In Singapore, a beautiful country of 5.92 million inhabitants, the story is different, and a greater consciousness is ingrained in its population that water is not something that flows as easily out of its faucets. In fact, if something is not done quickly, water may not flow out of Singaporean faucets at all.
Singapore uses 430 million gallons of water daily. From these, 250 million gallons stem from the Malaysian Johor River. The pumping of this water to Singapore is kindly sanctioned by the Malaysian government. One might say all is well, but the drinking water agreement with Malaysia expires in 2061, leaving Singapore on a high-pressure mission: To reuse the vast majority of its water so it can become self-sufficient.
Over the last few decades, Singapore has become a Water Hub, where water solutions are constantly developed and improved. The city is so engrossed with water and sustainability that it has even built its own Sustainable Singapore Gallery in Marina Barrage. But sustainability is one thing, actual consumption by citizens is another. In 2000, every Singaporean consumed 165 liters of water daily. By 2018, that number was reduced to 141 liters. The goal for the nation's citizens is to reduce daily consumption to 130 liters by 2030. In Singapore, sustainable awareness is of the essence.
A need for efficiency New technology is constantly being tested, developed, and implemented in the country. This has led Aquaporin to establish a permanent office in Singapore, housing no less than 21 employees actively collaborating with PUB. By integrating unique Aquaporin Inside® technology, the Danish membranes are now used at one of the five NEWater facilities in Singapore.
Will the cup be empty or full? Aquaporin’s efforts in Singapore are ongoing. Already, a pilot project with PUB has shown that our technology can save 30% energy in PUB’s water treatment while allowing for a greater standard in permeate quality. At the new pilot project, more than 1.7 million gallons of water are treated daily. The aim is to take that number even higher. The project has demonstrated that the cup of water may not yet be empty for Singapore; it may even be half full.
Reducing operating costs A 30% reduction in energy consumption results in important potential benefits for an authority like PUB compared to a conventional membrane operating in the same conditions, and for the same duration. Aquaporin’s solution is its Aquaporin Inside® CLEAR series – which utilizes biomimicry, advanced membrane chemistry, and smart element design. Delivering energy savings while ensuring high permeate quality is unique, and it helps plant operators reduce operating costs and lower their carbon footprint. Increasing resilience to energy shortages and price fluctuations are all important considerations when tackling the water challenges of the 21st century. Particularly in Singapore.
Demands are increasing The water demand is growing globally, and the need for water is being pushed even further as the population continues to grow. This leaves many municipalities ramping up their efforts to reclaim municipal wastewater for industrial reuse. PUB has very stringent quality requirements for recycled water to ensure safety and consistency. Aquaporin has developed a solution that makes every drop count while minimizing liquid discharge in a highly reliable way.
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Cliff-lined beaches, permanent sunshine, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the Mojave Desert, Hollywood, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Central Valley farmland. Yes, you will be hard pressed not to fall in love with California, the home state of E. & J. Gallo Winery – one of the world’s largest wine manufacturers and a trusted partner of Aquaporin. Welcome to Gallofornia.
California Dreamin’ In California, it is fair to say that in terms of the vibe and weather, not much has changed since 1965 when The Mama’s & the Papa’s wrote their breakthrough hit, California Dreamin’. California is still where people go to dream BIG, whether they are in the music industry, film industry or, as in the case of Ernest Gallo and Julio Gallo, wine. E. & J. Gallo Winery was founded in 1933 and, still today, it is a family-owned, global, industryleading winery headquartered in Modesto, California where the family focuses on sustainable growth. It is a ‘family’ of no less than 7,000 people working worldwide, offering a broad array of wine products that total more than 130 brands, and includes table, sparkling, luxury wines, beverage products, dessert wines, and distilled spirits. The success story of E. & J. Gallo Winery is the true incarnation of the American Dream – under the sun, where big is just that little bit bigger, and the wine is always chilled.
Evolution – not revolution While the hippies of California in the 1960s dreamed of a revolution, the Gallo wine family has always set their sights on evolution. Gallo has consistently been at the forefront of wine fabrication, and even as a global player, the burning ambition of continuously bettering their product still drives the company. Therefore, it is no surprise that E. & J. Gallo Winery is helping to pave the way for new innovations and further developing a more sustainable industry. For that reason, they have partnered with Aquaporin to develop new inventions using Aquaporin’s cornerstone technology, Aquaporin Inside® – with its unique ability to retain natural flavors, aromas, and nutrients in concentrates.
Spinning the wine The wine industry, in general, is traditional, but E. & J. Gallo Winery remains open to new production methods as it continues to develop a sustainable business. Aquaporin’s groundbreaking technology, Aquaporin Inside®, enables Gallo to use the power of nature’s own water filtration process to extract water from raw ingredients and produce concentrates with the original flavors intact. At Aquaporin, the process is called Natural Concentration. It gives the wine and juice industry the capability to manufacture products of high quality, bursting with fresh flavor, directly from concentrates. “We are excited to embark on this journey with Aquaporin,” says Ernest Gallo, Chief Executive Officer at E. & J. Gallo Winery. “By collaborating with the Aquaporin team, we unlock an entire new area of innovation and sustainability as we constantly look to evolve and improve our business.”
A collective journey Aquaporin and E. & J. Gallo Winery embarked on their collective journey in 2021. Matt Boczkowski, Chief Executive Officer at Aquaporin, explains, “We demonstrated the benefits of this collaboration via a pilot project in 2022 and will continue working closely together to develop and scale up various solutions for the wine industry. Working with E. & J. Gallo is a major vote of confidence in our technology. We are obviously both pleased and humbled to be collaborating with one of the most innovative and industry-leading global wine companies.” The Joint Development Agreement intends to commercialize innovative products that will positively impact the wine industry, making it more sustainable by utilizing innovative concentration methods.
“By collaborating with the Aquaporin team, we unlock an entire new area of innovation and sustainability as we constantly look to evolve and improve our business.” — Ernest Gallo CEO, E. & J. Gallo Winery
The extended season Every season has an ending – even in California where the sun shines almost permanently. The Joint Development Agreement between E. & J. Gallo and Aquaporin will enable E. & J. Gallo Winery to extend its seasons, because the Aquaporin technology can concentrate the juice from freshly harvested grapes and preserve it. This enables wine production across an extended season, thereby extending the use of production facilities over a much longer period. At E. & J. Gallo Winery, there is good reason to pop the cork. Aquaporin’s Natural Concentration technology is a cold process, requiring only a tenth of the energy used by thermal methods. And, with no need for cold storage and shipping, the technology reduces energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions significantly. Simply put, it is “California Dreamin’ – on such a winter’s day.”
When natural water comes knocking
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Getty Images Josh Calabrese Fredrik Solli Wandem Amy Humphries / Luca Nicoletti / Richard Od / Kevin Mueller Bjarke Johansen Sid Suratia Prasa Jadha Space X Space X Bjarke Johansen ESA Spread NASA Getty Images Milad Fakurian Bjarke Johansen Cristofer Maximilian Jean Beller Antonella Vilardo Travis Chen / Philips Water Solutions Getty Images Fomstock / Aquaporin Mark Basarab Mark Basarab Zac Zhou / Jesper Grundahl Eugene Lim Winston Tjia Julian Myles Rod Long Dan Cristian Padure Svane Køkkener / Aquaporin Getty Images 8Machine Kyler Trautner
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