After Marseille innovation and now supported by the Zebox incubator, the Phocaean start-up that desalts sea water by cold, is entering a new stage of its growth
Water scarcity currently affects nearly 700 million people in 43 countries. By 2025, 1.8 billion people will be living in countries or regions affected by complete water scarcity and two-thirds of the world’s population could be living under water stress conditions. The Phocaean start-up Seanergy, launched a year and a half ago by Hervé de Lanversin and Hubert Montcoudiol, two former experts in the world of finance, have developed a disruptive, less polluting technology to desalinate seawater in conjunction with David Lam. It is in fact cooled to -1 degree, and at this temperature the fresh water crystallizes.