myWater: Creation of smart infrastructure for water filtration in public spaces

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

• the company is a member of Technology Park Ljubljana and EIT Climate-KIC Hub Slovenia;
• through the innovative myWater solution it is helping to reduce the quantity of plastic bottles in busy cities;
• the company has won awards at the Bled Water Festival, EIT Food demo day and the EIT InnoEnergy PowerUp! challenge. It has also received a European Commission Seal of Excellence;
• the solution was presented at ChangeNOW in Paris in conjunction with the “I feel Slovenia” brand.

BREAKTHROUGH SOLUTION: Creation of smart infrastructure for water filtration in public spaces:

• myWater is a high-tech “hydration station” installed on the Semedela promenade in conjunction with the City Municipality of Koper and Climate-KIC;
• the solution provides unlimited public access to high-quality water that is free of all pollutants including invisible ones (microbes, bacteria, microplastics, pharmaceuticals and chemicals);
• every hydration station is equipped with advanced nano-filtration technology that guarantees 99.9999% purity;
• the main purpose of the hydration station is to reduce the use of plastic bottles and provide very high quality, always fresh water;
• as well as meeting elementary needs for good-quality drinking water, the hydration station carries a powerful environmental message;
• it encourages people who do not yet have their own reusable bottle to purchase one;
• the housing of the hydration station is a solid wood structure made from Slovenian wood.