Clean Energy for Clean Water

The French American Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco, L' Atelier BNP Paribas, HubTech21 and PRIME are pleased to invite you to a new conference of the sustainability committee.

The world is confronted with a serious water shortage. More importantly, many of the current water supplies are not potable. 4,000 children die each day from drinking unclean water!

The US and California, are facing many issues due to declining water reserves and the high energy costs associated with processes to clean and desalinate water.

In California, the nation's top agricultural state, reservoir levels are at historic lows, demand is at historic highs and many of the current water supplies in the San Joaquin Valley have a high salt content, thus affecting crop choices farmers must make.

Researchers, private companies, and governments are all investigating and implementing new techniques and processes to avert the water crisis. What is being done? What are some of the current innovations helping resolve the high energy use of water treatment and reduce water usage? What are the opportunities? Read more.