Insights from ISMAR12: Water is life. Yet in many parts of the world, this essential resource is increasingly scarce, overstressed, or mismanaged. Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) is a practical, scalable solution to rebalance our water cycle, especially in the face of climate change and rapid urbanization.

We’re excited to introduce Marion, who recently joined FieldFactors as our Marketing Strategist! With a strong international background and a passion for purpose-driven work, Marion is now taking on the exciting challenge of building the foundation of our marketing department.

Here’s a closer look at her journey and what she hopes to accomplish in her new role. Read the interview here!

We’re excited to introduce another new face at FieldFactors: Susana, who recently joined us as a Sales Engineer. With a strong background in sustainability and a deep personal connection to water challenges, she brings both passion and expertise to our mission.

We sat down with her to learn more about her background, what she’s working on, and what she’s most excited about. Read the interview here!

This quarter, we're delighted to welcome Patricia to the FieldFactors team! With a strong background in process engineering and water treatment, she brings valuable expertise and a deep passion for sustainable water solutions.

We sat down with Patricia to learn more about her background, what brought her to FieldFactors, and what she's most excited about in her new role. Read the interview here!

We’re excited to introduce a new face at FieldFactors: Annemei, who recently joined us as a graduation intern. With a passion for sustainability and a drive to create meaningful impact, she’s diving into an exciting project focused on the housing design for the BlueTube.

We sat down with her to learn more about her background, her project, and what excites her most about working with us. Read the interview here!

Major urban residential development to capture rainwater at scale to help replenish the local Valdebebas stream. Microsoft and start-up FieldFactors collaborate to prevent water displacement and urban flooding. Dutch innovation helps to capture up to 95% of rainfall where it falls.

Did you know that FieldFactors a proud member of the LIFE GreenLED project? This initiative, co-financed by the European Union’s LIFE programme, is revolutionising urban water management with nature-based and LED-powered rainwater treatment technologies.

UpLink celebrates 5 years of innovation, supporting 500+ visionary innovators and building a collaborative network to tackle global challenges. Our Co-founder and CEO, Karina Peña, features in a special video marking this milestone. Since its launch at the World Economic Forum's 2020 Annual Meeting in Davos, UpLink has been a leader in sustainable innovation, focusing on water sustainability and climate resilience. Join us in celebrating this journey of impactful collaboration and transformative solutions.

Approaching the first year of implementation, the GreenLED consortium met at the end of May in Madrid to share the progress of this unique project. This project will create a reference in climate adaptation by demonstrating that rainwater can be a reliable source of water to meet growing urban water demand, meeting the regulatory constraints for public health and rainwater reuse in cities.

Do you want to know how you can mitigate flooding, drought and heat stress in the built environment?

Visit our stand at the National Klimaat Expo in Houten on April 17 and 18! We will show you how to tackle multiple climate problems with one integrated solution.

When: April 17-18, 2024

Location: Expo Houten, Houten, NL

Stand 3.017

FieldFactors is one of the 32 startups selected in the 100+ Accelerator program to partner up with four of the largest consumer goods companies in the world, which are opening up their supply chains and leveraging their teams to maximise collective impact. FieldFactors is partnering up with AB InBev to improve water quality and access to water in water-stressed communities in AB InBev’s supply chain.

FieldFactors has been selected as a Top Innovator by UpLink, the innovation platform of the World Economic Forum. Fieldfactors is one of the 10 global winners of this year's Zero Water Waste challenge. In the challenge, Uplink looked for innovative water usage approaches to improve freshwater conservation from supply to demand, moving towards zero water waste.

FieldFactors is nominated for the Waterproof Award 2024. Since 2019, we have been working with cities and end users in Spain to mitigate urban flooding and tackle water scarcity with our BlueBloqs Circular water systems. For the positive impact or our work, we have been nominated for the Waterproof Award by Partners for Water.

A Dutch-Spanish consortium receives €3,000,000,- to scale up rainwater reuse in European cities. The project is funded by the EU funding instrument for the environment and climate action, LIFE. Two demonstration sites will be realized in Alphen aan de Rijn (The Netherlands) and Madrid (Spain), in which approximately 10 million liters of drinking water can be saved every year.

We are thrilled to be showcasing our solution in a pitch competition hosted by Imagine H2O and Wavin Group at the UN 2023 Water Conference in NYC next week. The pitches will cover the most promising solutions in each of the UN 2023 Water Conference themes: Water for Health, Sustainable Development, Climate, Cooperation, and Take Action.

We are very happy with our Partners for Water subsidy to explore opportunities in Oaxaca, Mexico. In the project, together with the urbanism firm BD+P and the Mexican consultancy firm Centro, we will assess how we can help Mexican cities and water users to tackle water scarcity and urban flooding with our rainwater reuse solutions. In this interview, Karina tells you more about the project.

Sinds een maandje hebben we een nieuw gezicht in ons team: Lieke. Ze studeert aan de Hogeschool Rotterdam en zit in haar laatste jaar. Ze gaat aan de slag met de modulariteit van ons BlueBiofilter, het product dat water op een natuurlijke manier zuivert. We vroegen haar wat meer te vertellen over de komende tijd. Lees het interview hier!

Je herkent het niet meer terug: het Wijkpark Cromvliet is een groene en levendige plek geworden, waar buurtbewoners graag samenkomen. Deze week werd het park als winnaar gekozen van de Steenbreektrofee. 'Zo moet het', oordeelde de jury.

Wellicht ben je hem wel eens tegengekomen: Ruben Wentink. Met jarenlange ervaring in de waterwereld komt hij nu het FieldFactors team versterken als business developer. Om Ruben beter te leren kennen hebben we hem wat vragen gesteld. Waar komt hij vandaan? Wat gaat hij doen? Het interview lees je hier.

Hoe breng je innovaties voor #klimaatadaptatie in de praktijk? In het kader van het programma Startup in Residence Noord-Nederland hielden we vorige week dinsdag een workshop in Groningen, met de hele waterketen!