sustainability & the environment
Shower puts Kelda in top-30 cleantech companies worldwide
Pioneering Southampton-based start- up Kelda Technology is set to take its unique energy-efficient shower system onto the global stage after being selected as one of the top-30 cleantech companies in the world. The innovative shower has won the company entry to Global Expo 2017, the world’s largest international exhibition, which next year will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan.
In the past three months, 800 of the world’s most innovative cleantech companies have competed for 30 spaces at this revered Expo and, following tough preliminary pitches via Skype, the final 100 recently took to the stage at a pre-Expo event, the New Energy Global Start-Up Fest, held specifically for emerging technologies. Having made the top 100, Kelda pitched its cutting-edge product, which uses half the amount of water and energy of a traditional shower slashing water bills.
CEO Chris Jackson said: “Our water- efficient showers can save a typical gym 180,000 litres of water per shower per year (based on 25 showers per day), saving over £1,800 per shower per year in water and heating costs.
“Other heavy users of water such as hospitals, student accommodation providers and leisure sites, can also save huge amounts in water.”
In his pitch to exhibit at Global Expo, Kelda’s Adrian Mosley said: “Kelda Technology’s shower is the greenest shower on the planet – with 2.4 times the spray force and, most importantly, half the water. We’ve reinvented the product injecting water into an air flow to produce a highly-efficient shower which is also one that users actually love.”
Global Expo is a worldwide innovation event that has been running since 1851 when it was held in London. Astana is
Kelda Technology shower head
set to welcome up to five million visitors in October next year, following in the footsteps of Milan which hosted the previous event.
2017’s Expo will feature 175 acres of innovation pavilions and will centre around the theme: ‘Future Energy’. It will be a perfect platform for Kelda Technology to showcase its breakthrough innovation.
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