We’re excited to officially welcome Sofia Bekir Fuente to the ALGAESYS team as our Director of Communications! With a background in Environmental Engineering and a strong passion for sustainable water solutions, Sofia brings a unique mix of technical knowledge and storytelling talent to our mission.

AI has incredible potential, and we believe it can be a powerful tool in solving climate and water challenges. But it’s important to stay aware of its hidden costs. As AI becomes part of daily life, we’re increasingly using it for tasks that could be handled with far less computational and environmental impact. 

ALGAESYS recently conducted a factory inspection of our first Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) system from fabricator Tianniwei Environmental Protection Co., Ltd (TNW) The new DAF unit was checked and wet tested at TNW’s workshops in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China. The unit was packed last Friday and is expected to arrive at our customer’s site in two months.

At ALGAESYS, we believe that innovation thrives when great minds come together. We are excited to introduce two new team members who bring valuable expertise and a shared passion for sustainable water solutions. Please join us in welcoming Anacleto Bernardo and João Lopez to the ALGAESYS family!

We were recently inspired by a compelling article from the Financial Times exploring the future of wastewater reuse — and we couldn’t agree more: it’s time to rethink how we manage our most vital resource.

Read our latest article on the case for wastewater reuse in a drying climate, and how nature-based recovery systems like ours are helping reshape the future of water.

The Macao International Environmental Cooperation Forum & Exhibition (MIECF) finished on Saturday 29th March, and we’re proud to have been part of the conversation on sustainable water solutions! Read about our experience here.

March 2020 marked the beginning of an exciting journey for ALGAESYS. What started as a vision shared by John Fagan and James Lander has now evolved into a global team of 15, expanding our impact across Portugal, Australia, and the UK. As we celebrate five years of pioneering sustainable water recovery solutions, we reflect on our progress and look ahead to the future.

ALGAESYS is excited to announce our participation in the 2025 Macao International Environmental Cooperation Forum and Exhibition (2025MIECF), which will take place later this month (27 - 29/03).  

ALGAESYS was honoured to be a finalist in the MERLIN Innovation Awards 2025, an event that showcased groundbreaking innovations for freshwater restoration. We were amongst a diverse selection of amazing finalists and, following our final pitches and voting by the esteemed expert panel, ALGAESYS secured second place! 🥈

ALGAESYS is now active in the UK - we just signed our first contract in this market!

In the autumn of 2019 founders John & James attended the Blue Bio Value Accelerator in Lisbon, then opened our Portuguese company in March 2020

ALGAESYS further improves its manufacturing footprint and system performance.

We have just made a test run of our log components in a new material that uses less recycled polymer, is lighter and more sustainable, and accelerates the growth of our organisms on these logs during system start-up.

The new design was developed working with our mould manufacturer ImoplasticGroup, of Marinha Grande in Portugal. The new material results in each component being 15% lighter in weight, the injection mould run time being reduced by 30%, and the surface structure having a rougher surface to allow faster and stronger algae attachment.

As a result of the lighter weight, we will require less air (less energy) to rotate them; shorter injection mould run times will also result in 30% less energy during manufacture, with a corresponding GHG emission reduction.

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