Judges at 2022 POWERGEN International chose Rapid Water Technologies as a winner of its annual Initiate! Competition. The event champions innovation by giving entrepreneurs and startups the opportunity to “pitch” new solutions to thousands of professionals in the power industry.

Rapid Water Technologies showcased its patent-pending Nanobubble Generator, which naturally removes and prevents the buildup of biofilm and other deposits in commercial and industrial water use.

Specific to the power industry, Nanobubble Generators can be installed on cooling towers to transform the noncondensable gases that already exist in the water into millions of nanobubbles/ml of water. The flow of nanobubbles through the system creates cleaner water, improves heat transfer, makes chemicals more efficient, lowers maintenance costs and extends equipment life.

The POWERGEN International Initiate Program took place May 23-25 in Dallas, where 32 startups competed in the award program, sponsored by Duke Energy. Rapid Water Technologies and two additional participants – Amperon and Resilient Power – took top honors among technologies that ranged from microgrids, drones, EVs and more.