Power & Water Raises £2.2M to Develop Next-Generation Water Purification Systems

Power & Water, a UK water technology company, has raised £2.2 million to develop its water purification systems. The company is building water treatment technology for industrial, municipal, and off-grid applications — targeting the substantial and growing global demand for effective, affordable means of producing clean water from contaminated, saline, or otherwise unusable water sources.

Clean water access is one of the most fundamental infrastructure challenges facing both developing and developed economies. According to the World Health Organisation, more than two billion people lack access to safe drinking water at home, and water scarcity affects a significant proportion of the global population. Even in developed countries, industrial water treatment — managing wastewater from manufacturing, food processing, and resource extraction — represents a significant operational and regulatory challenge. The increasing frequency of drought conditions in previously well-watered regions, driven by climate change, is bringing water security into focus as a strategic concern for businesses and governments that have not previously had to treat it as one.

Power & Water's systems address water purification across multiple application contexts. The core technology is designed to be modular and scalable — adaptable to the specific contaminant profile and throughput requirements of different deployment contexts rather than requiring a one-size-fits-all installation. This flexibility is particularly valuable in industrial settings where the composition of process water varies significantly by industry and location, and in off-grid or remote applications where the infrastructure for large centralised treatment plants does not exist.

The funding will support the development and testing of the company's purification systems, validation of performance across target application areas, and the commercial and regulatory groundwork needed to bring the technology to market in the UK and internationally.

Sources

• Crunchbase — Power & Water company profile