WATERFX
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
WATERFX was a Healdsburg, California cleantech company that developed solar-powered water treatment technology. Its Aqua4 system used concentrating solar thermal troughs to desalinate irrigation drainage water - leftover from farming salt-tolerant crops - producing freshwater, recovering salts and minerals, and restoring farmland and local ecosystems. The process claimed to evaporate and distill water 30 times more efficiently than natural evaporation.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Founded
WATERFX is founded in Healdsburg, California by Aaron Mandell (previously founder of Oasys Water).
- Commercial plant
After a two-year pilot, WATERFX moves its solar desalination facility at the Panoche Drainage District from pilot to commercialization, and its subsidiary HydroRevolution issues a $10 million direct public offering to finance expansion.
- Still active
Company databases list WATERFX as alive; no shutdown, bankruptcy or failure record has been found.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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