Petra Wadström nominated Swedish Environmental Hero
THE INNOVATOR BEHIND SOLVATTEN Nominated Swedish Environmental Hero Each year, the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet shares stories about everyday heroes who have somehow showed great civil courage, support and compassion for other human beings and nature. Among these, a jury later nominates seven “Swedish Heroes” in different categories: citizen of the year, environmental hero, care hero, life saviour and youth heroes. […]
Natural Science Podcast featuring Petra Wadström (in Swedish)
Naturvetarpodden. Möt Nikita Zeiloth och Palle Liljebäck i Naturvetarnas nya podd. Temat är hållbarhet på flera olika sätt. De bjuder in aktuella gäster som med sin spetskompetens bidrar till fördjupad kunskap, inspiration och skrattfyllda diskussioner. Lyssna link PODCAST (IN SWEDISH) #5 Petra Wadström – The Sun Angel Förorenat vatten och de sjukdomar som följer i spåren […]
DropBox and Solvatten
DROP BOX AND SOLVATTEN Bringing Moonshots Back To Earth Written by Drew Pearce For DropBox. This piece was published first on DropBox website. See the original here Using solar power to provide clean water In the early 90s, Swedish inventor Petra Wadström and her family were living in Australia when she had an epiphany inspired […]
Climate Project in Kenya
Saving Lives and Trees SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Climate project in Tharaka-Nithi, Kenya More than one billion people live without access to safe water and electricity. In Kenya alone, 15 million people lack access to safe water in their homes. This negatively impacts health, education, equality, and the environment. Safe water improves living conditions […]
Solvatten at COP25 in Madrid
2019 A STATE OF EMERGENCY Solvatten at COP25 in Madrid It is a crisp evening in the streets of Madrid. Thousands of people from around the world are here, lobbying governments and decision-makers to turn their pledges on climate change adaptation into urgent action. The crowd is less than five kilometers from the UN Climate […]
Interview with Petra Wadström
Video: DESIGN STORIES Carl Johan Engberg/Stavfel Produktion 2018. At the Swedish Nationalmuseum 13 oktober 2018 – 17 februari 2019 Interview with Petra Wadström It is a chilly morning in Stockholm. Here, from a small, very cosy office, Swedish microbiologist and artist, Petra Wadström (1952), skypes daily with NGOs and governments from all over the world. Petra is […]
Petra Wadström named as top-three finalist in the Sustainable Leadership Award 2019
THE ASSOCIATION FOR SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS Petra Wadström named as top-three finalist in the Sustainable Leadership Award 2019 The 2019 Sustainable Leadership Award was announced by NMC, the Association for Sustainable Business. This year Petra Wadström, founder of Solvatten, was named as one of the award’s three finalists. Her invention, Solvatten, purifies and heats water using […]
Tech for Global Good Selects Solvatten
TECH FOR GLOBAL GOOD Technology that makes a big difference in the world Every year ”Tech For Global Good” acknowledges four innovators from all over the world that have created or used technology to make the world a better place. These four will be represented in an annual exhibition at The Tech Interactive, a venue […]
Petra Wadström’s Success Featured in European CEO Magazine
Success story Petra Wadström’s Success Featured in European CEO Magazine European Ceo magazine published an interview in May with Solvatten’s CEO and inventor Petra Wadström. Petra has come a long way since she started ideating Solvatten in the early 2000s in Australia. She set forth on a mission to solve the problem of access to […]
8 ways Solvatten stands out against other solutions
8 ways Solvatten stands out against other solutions SOLVATTEN NEWS The Solvatten product saves cost versus than other water purification solutions like filter/chemicals and water heaters. There is no need for spare parts, batteries or supplies are needed, just sunlight. Other solar products mostly rely on batteries with low durability. The water treated by a […]