WP5 - Mobilising Investment

It is crucial for RE- desalination technology developers to improve their products and compete equally with conventional water supply solutions in isolated, water-scarce areas. Raising the necessary funds to achieve this objective is a challenge.

ProDes will support technology providers in developing and presenting their plans to investors for raising capital by:

• Conducting a survey among technology developers that will analyse the nature and size of resources they require to develop further their products and the methods they use to raise the necessary funds
• Approaching potential investors to collect their feedback on the fund raising methods followed by the RE-desalination companies and Research Institutes
• Developing guidelines for the technology developers with recommendations on their fund-raising strategies including step-by-step instructions for developing a business plan
• Identifying the most promising niche markets and concrete project opportunities in the involved countries
• Identifying opportunities for European companies to export innovative desalination systems powered by renewable energies