Hulo has developed smart software to detect leaks in drinking water networks in real time, aiming to save 10,000,000,000,000,000 litres by 2030—equivalent to four billion Olympic swimming pools. They see water scarcity as a growing global threat, with demand rising and sources depleting, and focus on optimising the production side for utilities. Their technology goes beyond traditional methods by avoiding reliance on historical data, reducing false positives, and enabling faster responses that can save thousands of litres per hour.

CE-Line, founded by chemist Wilco Dijkstra, developed a system that brings laboratory techniques directly to agricultural processes, allowing real-time water analysis instead of sending samples to external labs. Using Capillary Electrophoresis (CE) in-line, their technology enables growers to adjust nutrients based on frequent measurements—ten to twenty per day—rather than relying on weekly lab results. This optimization can increase greenhouse yields by about 5%, contributing to global food production amid growing population pressures

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