APEX Sustainability Prize

for Excellence in Water and Energy

The Artemis Project Top 50 recognizes the advancements with

potential for wide-scale success. This year, our 12-judge panel and the

EPA identified companies within the Top 50 that are challenging the

status quo with trailblazing solutions to long-ignored water problems.

The APEX Award recognizes nine innovators with sustainable business

models and technologies transforming water management.

“The pioneers in water tech are focusing on the first markets where

dramatic savings in water, energy and resources matter,” says Laura

Shenkar, principal of the Artemis Project.

Water scarcity, ecosystem breakdown, and infrastructure decay

demand far more than incremental improvements.

“Good companies offer economically viable solutions, but great

companies offer solutions that last a lifetime and create sustainable

value for their shareholders and partners,” says Rengajaran Ramesh of

Wasserstein and Co.

We are excited to honor these nominees who aren’t just saving water.

They’re also managing infrastructure, recovering energy and resources

from waste, and preserving ecosystems.

APEX Award Winners(in alphabetical order)

APG-Neuros

Desalitech

Emefcy

HydroPoint

M2Renewables

Microvi

Ostara

SCFI

TaKaDu

APG-Neuros’ Turbo Blower cuts up to 35% of

energy consumption in wastewater

treatment, compared with conventional

technologies such as PD and centrifugal

blowers, resulting in significant cost savings

and reduced environmental impact.

APG-Neuros

Blainville, Québec, Canada

www.apg-neuros.com

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Desalitech’s seawater desalination process

reduces waste brine by more than 50% and

energy use by 35%, thus reducing overall

system cost by up to 20% compared with

previous-generation, state-of-the-art

desalination plants.

Desalitech

Tel Aviv, Israel

www.desalitech.com

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Emefcy’s Electrogenic Bioreactor (EBR)

technology recovers electric power from

wastewater during treatment, generating

1.1kWh produced and saved per kg COD

removed. The treatment cuts sludge waste

by 80%, enabling plants to generate

revenue selling energy and carbon credits.

Emefcy

Caesaria Industrial Park, Israel

www.emefcy.com

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In 2010 alone, HydroPoint’s WeatherTRAK

irrigation technology saved users more than

15 billion gallons of water, 62 million

kilowatt hours of power, and 82 million

pounds of CO2 – while avoiding more than

$137 million in water bills and other water-

related expenses.

HydroPoint Data Systems Inc.

Petaluma, CA, USA

www.hydropoint.com

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M2 Renewables

Lake Forest, CA, USA

www.m2renewables.com

The M2 Renewables MicroScreen filtration

generates 16 MMBtu of feedstock energy

value for every million gallons of waste-

water processed. Their system is ideal for

producing energy through gasification: in

simulations it generated 250 KW on a 5

metric-ton-per-day gasifier.

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Utilizing laser-sharp precision sourced from

the biotech industry, Microvi degrades the

most difficult pollutants in water to

harmless products in a matter of moments –

saving up to 70% cost and 80% of lifecycle

energy costs compared to conventional.

Microvi Biotech

Union City, CA, USA

www.microvibiotech.com

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Ostara harvests phosphorus from municipal

waste, producing valuable fertilizer, saving

up to $1,000,000 per year for waste

treatment plants, and eliminating pollution

that causes dead zones downstream.

Ostara

Vancouver, BC, Canada

www.ostara.com

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SCFI’s Aqua Critox process utilizes water

and oxygen at elevated temperature and

pressure to completely destroy the organic

fraction of sewage sludge, with no harmful

emissions to air or water. The process

generates more energy than it consumes,

and the SCFI unit is 95% efficient.

SCFI

Cork, Ireland

www.scfi.eu

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TaKaDu's SaaS identifies anomalies in piping

networks, isolating small leaks and flagging

contamination, preventing pollution and

reducing water waste – thus decreasing the

carbon footprint of the single most energy-

intensive industry.

TaKaDu

Yehud, Israel

www.takadu.com

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