GrowUp has scooped up the Water Conservation Award at the National Sustainability Awards.
The judges were impressed by GrowUp, a certified B Corp, partnering with water treatment experts Salinity Solutions to run a successful water-purification trial at its Kent vertical farm. The trial was able to purify 98% of the vertical farm's wastewater streams to a standard better than tap water. The new, disruptive technology used also reduces the environmental footprint of water treatment, using half the energy of existing systems.
As part of the trial, Salinity Solutions used its HybatchTM reverse osmosis (RO) technology which could now have an impact on reducing wastewater, not only in the food sector but in many other sectors around the world.
Reflecting on the win, GrowUp CEO Marcus Whately said: "I'm delighted we've won the Water Conservation Award at the National Sustainability Awards. I'm proud of everyone on the GrowUp team and their commitment to our purpose of growing better food in the right way."
Salinity Solutions' co-founder Liam Burlace added: "We're very grateful to GrowUp for allowing us to demonstrate our technology in the food sector and delighted that the project has been recognized with an award. Our shared goal is to reduce the consumption of energy and water so the results of this trial could have a significant impact on how the food industry manages its resources."
For more information:
GrowUp
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Salinity Solutions
https://salinitysolutions.co.uk