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BHP Global Water Challenge

Deadline: June 1, 2023

BHP is a multinational mining, metals, and natural gas petroleum public company headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. BHP’s vision is for a water-secure world by 2030. Water is an essential resource for BHP’s production and operations.

BHP in the partnership with Expande is launching the “Global Water Challenge,” an international open call that seeks to identify and de-risk disruptive water treatment solutions to sustainably enhance water efficiency and help us reach our sustainable development goals and commitments.

APPLY HERE

Challenges: 

  • Minimize Brine Discharge from the reverse osmosis 
  • Treatment of Acidic Pit Lake Waters 
  • Treatment of hypersaline groundwater-Nickel West
  • Treatment of neutral brine effluent from leaching operations
  • Treatment and reuse of brines recovered from tailing storage facilities 

 

Submission: please apply via the BHP Portal. You must agree to the Terms and Conditions 

Possible Outcomes: the awarded companies will be able to work together on the next steps for BHP such as a Proof of Concept, Controlled Environment Test and/or industrial pilot on a potential BHP asset.

For further clarification please email BHP Team

Deadline: June 1, 2023
Posted on: May 23, 2023

BHP is a multinational mining, metals, and natural gas petroleum public company headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. BHP’s vision is for a water-secure world by 2030. Water is an essential resource for BHP’s production and operations.

BHP in the partnership with Expande is launching the “Global Water Challenge,” an international open call that seeks to identify and de-risk disruptive water treatment solutions to sustainably enhance water efficiency and help us reach our sustainable development goals and commitments.

APPLY HERE

Challenges: 

  • Minimize Brine Discharge from the reverse osmosis 
  • Treatment of Acidic Pit Lake Waters 
  • Treatment of hypersaline groundwater-Nickel West
  • Treatment of neutral brine effluent from leaching operations
  • Treatment and reuse of brines recovered from tailing storage facilities 

 

Submission: please apply via the BHP Portal. You must agree to the Terms and Conditions 

Possible Outcomes: the awarded companies will be able to work together on the next steps for BHP such as a Proof of Concept, Controlled Environment Test and/or industrial pilot on a potential BHP asset.

For further clarification please email BHP Team

Key Dates

April 27-June 1: Scouting
April 27- May 1: Q&A process through the platform
June 1, 2023, at 4 pm UTC: Deadline
June 2-August 4: Evaluation and Selection
To be confirmed: Demo Day

  • Key Dates

    April 27-June 1: Scouting
    April 27- May 1: Q&A process through the platform
    June 1, 2023, at 4 pm UTC: Deadline
    June 2-August 4: Evaluation and Selection
    To be confirmed: Demo Day


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