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
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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.