Hydraloop Systems

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Hydraloop Systems
Industrygrey water recycling
Founded2015
Headquarters
Netherlands

HydraLoop Systems is a company that produces decentralized greywater recycling systems. [1] [2] It was founded in 2015 in the Netherlands. [3] [4] [5]

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History

The company was founded in November 2015 in Muiderberg, the Netherlands by Arthur Valkieser and Sabine Stuiver. [6] [7]

In November 2017, it introduced its first model. [8] In 2020, the company was featured in the Netflix eco-documentary Brave Blue World. [9] [10] [11] In June 2022, the company started working with Sydney Water for reducing water use in Sydney. [12] [13] [14] [15]

It got UN WIPO's Global Award in 2022 [16] [17] and several major awards at Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas in 2020. [18] [19] [20]

Reviews

In the USA, the Salt Lake City Tribune estimated, that Hydraloop Systems can recycle 90% of the greywater for an average household. [21]

Financial Times, in its independent coverage estimated that Hydraloop can save 50% of water bills. [22]

The Times, in its coverage, estimated that Hydraloop Systems reduces both mains water and sewage run-off by 45 percent. [23] [24]

Hydraloop systems treat greywater from shower, bath, and optionally washing machine as well as condensation water from tumble dryer, heat pump, and air conditioning. [25] [26] [27] [28]

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