Qualified Competitors, 2023
In 2023, the Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge saw 55 teams from 27 different countries applying, spanning a range of backgrounds including water research centers, private companies and startups, alongside individual innovators and problem solvers.
Get to know a little more about the qualified competitors that have participated in 2023 by reading their short profiles below.
Aqarius
Individual Entry
Hydro Wind Energy
Registered Company
Developing a low cost handheld seawater desalination device.
Aquamarine
Team
This is a water making machine which make water from air humidity that produced water 20 liters by 30% air ‘s moisture .Innovation and technology and have great market is the most challenging in this project.
Katz Water Technologies
Registered Company
We intend to miniaturize our patented low-temperature distillation technology to be hand-held and run on low-voltage power from a battery and/or solar PV array.
University of Technology Sydney
Registered Company
The research team comprises Dr Ali Altaee, the team leader, Prof Hokyong Shon and Dr Ibrar Ibrar, prime investigators. The team members have extensive industrial and academic expertise in desalination and membrane separation technologies and have access to state-of-the-art furnished laboratories for the project.
TEZEH BERLINDA TEWAH
Individual
I am taking the challenge as an individual coming from the rural areas (grass root) where there is little or no access to portable water. Water contain many different kinds of contaminantsز In a variety of circumstances, these contaminants must be removed before the water can be potableز
NONA Technologies
Registered Company
NONA Technologies is a startup founded at MIT to commercialize novel desalination technologies which expand access to water.
EZPack
Registered Company
The EZPack is in the water industry from 2010. The team covers all aspects of water systems design, development and production.
TinYi
Registered Company
A team of highly experienced mechanical engineers. We plan to use reverse osmosis to desalinate seawater and have already made a prototype and are testing it.
Water Press
Registered Company
We are a team of two water engineers, David comes from the world of entrepreneurship and development and Ohad comes from the world of mechanical design and the design of complex water systems.
Drink the Sea Foundation
Registered Charity
Clean drinking water for the world. That is the mission of Drink the Sea Foundation.
Education and English for You
Individual
KAUST-Solar-Water
Academic/ Research Institution
Dr. Gan has made significant contributions to advancing photonic materials for water sustainability technologies. His group’s pioneering research includes the development of low-cost solar evaporator for vapor generation and electricity-free cooling technologies for enhanced condensation.
Pure H2O
Individual
A chemist OQ group and part in same research in water filed and CEO of advanced science technology company (AST), our idea focuses in potable electrochemical process for water purification system that will be supporting with renewable energy as well as zero waste achieve.
OLIVE Solar Desalination
Individual
I am a physics and chemistry high-school teacher. This is my third participation in OHDC. I have long thought that producing fresh water only with the sun, gravity and without too much sophistication is an emergency in many respects. I identified the different aspects of solar distillation to optimize the different processes with publication of articles recommended by peers. I have been working for 4 years on a device that now meets many of the challenge criteria.
Water Energetics Lab
Academic/ Research Institution
We are a research group focused on energy-efficient design of various desalination technologies including pressure-drive, electrochemical, and thermal processes. Careful engineering design for efficient energy utilization will be necessary to achieving the desired daily water productivity.
Environment, Water and Energy (EWE)
Academic/ Research Institution
We are an academic team with different proficiencies like mechanical, electrical, and chemical engineering.
Amir Ismail Yasin
Individual
Individual innovation holder; introducing some innovative ideas in fresh water and renewable energy.
H2Oman
Research team
H2Oman is an Oman based Distributor for PT. Indonesia Water Micron World, a company registered with all required ministries in Indonesia. H2Oman is in the process of registration in Oman.
Enmar Tec
Individual Entry
A project engineer in renewable energy sector with a bachelor degree in mechanical engineering. Participated in MEDRC in TAHLYA program 4th edition.
passionate about desalination technology and renewable energy.
AquaPedal
Academic/ Research Institution
The team has developed an innovative water treatment device, AquaPedal, based on their 25 years’ research and industrial experience.
Al Dana
Individual
I am a mechanical engineer and my device is based on reverse osmosis hand piston pumping with recovering of reject pressure into feed.
UNESCO Chair on Water Reuse
Academic/ Research Institution
We are a team from the UNESCO Chair on Water Reuse, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Tehran. The focus of this Chair is on unconventional water resources (seawater, brackish and wastewater) with more than ten years of experiences on membrane, thermal and hybrid methods for desalination and water purification.
Convivial Water
Team
The Convivial Water team is composed of two mechanical engineers: Sahil Shah, who recently completed a PhD on cost reduction for decentralized desalination, and Will Sawyer, a PhD candidate in process intensification and manufacturing of nanomaterials. The goals of this challenge require a radical rethinking of typical large-scale desalination systems and an understanding of how to utilize existing energy sources in a crisis setting.
SOLDESAL
Individual
Working as R&D engineer in mobile HVAC industry, this idea came about when dealing with humid air, which is a usual challenge in climatization.
Mangrove Team
Registered Company
PLANET, an Italy-based company, specializes in pioneering the development of bio-inspired products, with a particular focus on solar desalination (Mangrove Technologies), filtration processes, and soil regeneration. Inspired by the extraordinary ability of Mangrove trees to desalinate water and support organic life in arid and saline soil, our team is dedicated to creating a new generation of advanced desalination devices.
Solarinno
Registered Company
Solarinno was founded by Dr. Pak in 2020, mainly for developing ultra low cost micro solar desalinator, which may meet the goal of Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge (OHDC). He applied the OHDC in 2019 and 2020, under team named “Sosalinno” which means “Solar deSalination Innovators”. This year, new company name “Solarinno” was used for application.
Aquabax
Registered Company
The Aquabax team specialises in water and waste water treatment sotions. We are composed of engineers, chemist, finance expert and lawyer. Our device meets all the requirements. It is based on simple but advanced distillation process. It is driven by solid wax burner and heat energy is recovered and reused.
Easy Water
Academic/ Research Institution
Dr. Hamid Samouei has a chemistry background, and his specialty in brine mining.
In light of our extensive experience working with brine and developing innovative methods for mineral extraction from brine, we have recognized a unique opportunity to utilize the byproduct of this process: pure water. Therefore, leveraging our expertise in this field, we propose the application of similar technology to address the current challenge of providing high-quality drinkable water.
