Oneka Technologies wins the US Waves to Water 2022 competition
Oneka Technologies recently received a $729,000USD award for its Snowflake desalination technology by winning the Waves to Water grand prize from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
The last month was a busy period for the Oneka founders, Renaud and Dragan, who traveled through Indonesia, Singapore to the Maldives to meet communities, companies and organizations looking for water desalination alternatives. The response is unanimous, there is an urgent need for alternative solutions to current desalination. As the managing director of Fenaka Corporation, Maldives water utility company stated it, a wave powered desalination technology could really make an impact.
« I believe your product may become a groundbreaking product for the islands in Maldives. »
– Mohamed Nimal, PDG, Fenaka Corp. 2015
The team is now going full throttle with the technology development, to create a solution making the oceans a sustainable source of freshwater.