Aquacycl News and Highlights
Aquacycl’s article: “A Sustainable Approach to Brewery Wastewater” published in MBAA Technical Quarterly. Read more…
Aquacycl was named the winner of the California Energy Visionary Award for Best in Low Carbon Generation by the California Energy Commission.Read more…
Aquacycl was selected as a semi-finalist for the Global Water Changemaker Award. Read more…
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2180 Chablis Court, Suite 102, Escondido, CA 92029
info@aquacycl.com
80% of wastewater is discharged to the environment with minimal or no treatment. In many cases, conventional treatment technologies require significant investment in infrastructure and cost-prohibitive energy requirements. See how Aquacycl legacy projects and collaborations are impacting wastewater treatment and water access in low-income communities.
About Aquacycl
California-registered, woman-owned, business
Headquartered in San Diego, California
R&D and Manufacturing in San Diego and Tijuana, B.C. Mexico
Technology validated with brewery, confectionery, swine waste, residential sewage, dairy, and mayonnaise production effluents
Active pilot installations running since 2016
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Swine farm wastewater treatment in Escondido, CA
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Residential sewage wastewater treatment in Tijuana, B.C. Mexico
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News and Highlights
Aquacycl’s article: “A Sustainable Approach to Brewery Wastewater” published in MBAA Technical Quarterly.
Aquacycl was named the winner of the California Energy Visionary Award for Best in Low Carbon Generation by the California Energy Commission.
Aquacycl received SBA District Director’s Innovative Product Award by San Diego and Imperial Counties Small Business Administration.
Aquacycl was chosen as runner-up in the Climate Change category of the Mohammed bin Rashid Initiative for Global Prosperity. Over 3,400 applicants competed for the prestigious award.
Aquacycl was selected for Launch Alaska’s tech cohort, scaling moonshot solutions to the planet’s biggest problems of food, waste, energy and mobility.
Aquacycl was featured in Global Water Intelligence’s report on “What happened to microbial fuel cells?”.
Aquacycl’s CEO, Orianna Bretschger, joins Aquatech Online breakout to discuss: “Going Circular: Water & Resource Recovery in the New Normal”
Aquacycl’s technical paper on how pretreatment improves Anaerobic Digester efficiency published in WE&T magazine.
Aquacycl is supporting COVID-19 relief efforts by producing and selling hand sanitizer for San Diego-based companies.
Aquacycl was granted our first solely owned utility patent, along with two design patents.
Aquacycl featured in Water Technology magazine.
Aquacycl selected for Plug and Play’s Spring 2020 Food Batch Accelerator.
Aquacycl selected to present at NREL’s 2020 Industry Growth Forum.
Aquacycl won Connect-SDVG’s Most Innovative Product Award in the Cleantech category
Aquacycl’s CEO, Orianna Bretschger, was interviewed on the Water Values podcast.
Article about Aquacycl in Xconomy San Diego.
Aquacycl featured in Craft Brewing Business article
Aquacycl raises $4M seed funding
Aquacycl featured in Fast Company article
Aquacycl, BioLargo and Joshua Tree Brewery collaboration highlighted by the San Diego Daily Transcript:
Aquacycl awarded Innovation Conservation Program grant from Western Water Agencies and Federal Government:
Aquacycl (formerly Aquam Technologies LLC) selected as one of 12 companies for the 2018 Imagine H2O accelerator program
Aquacycl (formerly Aquam Technologies LLC) wins $5,000 at Hera Venture Summit Pitch 2017
Aquacycl (formerly Aquam Technologies LLC) wins 2nd place at Inaugural Green Pitch Slam at San Diego Startup Week
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Aquacycl
2180 Chablis Court, Suite 102
Escondido, CA 92029