Water providers face an ever increasing challenge providing clean water. Whether from sewage, industrial or agricultural runoff, microbial or chemical contamination, clean water is under pressure. The thirst for clean water doesn’t just come from growing urban centers. An even greater demand comes from mining and energy production. Just to produce one ton of coal, for example, requires thousands of gallons of water.
Unfortunately, our sources of fresh water are not growing to meet the demand.
Our need to find new systems to manage the way we acquire water, use it and remediate it has been underscored by recent natural and man-made disasters.
From population growth, drought and earthquakes to oils spills, water table contamination, water table depletion and disappearing wetlands, pressure on clean water may have already reached a crisis. That pressure makes it essential for industry to rethink their relationship to water usage and supply.
The good news? In addition to better water management and conservation measures, huge investments are being made to address these challenges.
With Genencor's industrial biotechnology resources and experience, GNext™ partners can commercialize a variety of clean water solutions to improve industrial and consumer water use, water recycling and safe discharge. If you have a clean water technology innovation that requires an enzyme, microbe, or protein at industrial scale, contact us today.
