things you want to know

SEA Water™ is an innovative Dutch water brand, specialized in high-quality water solutions, powered by renewable energy.

Changing the way people look at our oceans. With SEA Water™, Dutch founders and brothers Tammo and Jort give shape to their personal mission to be part of a solution for the increasing water scarcity, worldwide. More specifically: showing the world the ocean could be part of this solution.

Between two and three billion people worldwide experience water shortages, while 70% of the earth’s surface is covered in water. Seawater, that is. What if there is a way to make fresh drinking water from this water, using only renewable energy? That’s where SEA Water™ comes in!

No, but it can be part of the solution. On average, people in the Netherlands use 125 liters of water a day. We’re selling 0,33 liter cans, so we’re well aware the content of cans alone is not going to solve a global water crisis. However, we are convinced that a different vision on the use of water is needed to provide a future-proof solution for the increasing global water scarcity. These cans can be seen as a conversation starter. If we are able to do this in the Netherlands, it can be done anywhere for any application.

SEA Water™ does not aim to replace tap water, but to show the world what is possible if we have little or no access to tap water, anywhere in the world. If we can create high quality drinking water –only using renewable energy– in the Netherlands, with one of the strictest water laws in the world, it can be done anywhere. And now that Dutch summers are also becoming drier, it’s good to know what the options are.

The RIVM (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment) recently published a report showing that drinking water in the Netherlands in 2030 is not a certainty. There are a lot of water ways to prevent this uncertainty. For example by reducing, re-using, and recycling your water. Next to that, it could be smart to look at new water sources, like the ocean.

In the Netherlands, SEA Water™ is available in Jumbo, Albert Heijn, PLUS and COOP supermarkets, and for businesses at several wholesalers. SEA Water™ can easily be ordered online via the webshops of the aforementioned retailers (just click on their names)!

Yes, and both extremely refreshing! Available in 330 ml cans.

Nothing salty here. The name SEA Water™ refers to the source where we get our water from: our oceans. Covering 70% of the earth’s surface, by far the biggest water source in the world!

Our unsalted water is remineralized in a natural way. This means after we take out the salt, we put all the good stuff back in. For the water connoisseurs (mineral analysis, mg/l): Ca2+ 20; CI- 24; HCO3- 189; Mg2+ 2,4; K+ 3,9; Na+ 16; SO42- 9,6; pH 7,5.

We’re working with a very energy efficient, solar-powered, reverse osmosis technology to filter the salt and other unwanted stuff out of seawater. This basically means we efficiently press seawater through a filter– powered only by the sun and wind.

The technique of desalination is not. The process has been used by many people over many years, but not in the way we do. Reverse osmosis used to be very energy intensive, complex and powered by fossil fuels. By redesigning the system together with our technology partners, we make use of a compact, energy efficient setup, that relies fully on solar and wind energy.

Yes! Our installations are super compact, modular and scalable. All you need is access to the ocean. Our installation at the North Sea in IJmuiden (The Netherlands), is built in a 8 ft container. On top of the container are 12 solar panels– enough to power the full process. This enables us to locally produce high quality drinking water in 150 countries worldwide!

Part of what we take in, is returned to the ocean. This is called the brine: water with a slightly higher salt concentration. No chemicals are added during the process. Independent research, conducted onsite by engineering firm Svašek, has concluded that the impact of the brine is not significant and stays within the natural fluctuations of the ocean.

Aluminum cans can be recycled into almost exactly the same product without loss of quality, while the quality of the recycled plastic decreases after each recycling cycle. Although it takes a lot of energy to make aluminum, 75% of all aluminum ever made is still in circulation today. Now that aluminum cans are part of the Dutch deposit system, chances of the cans ending up in the environment are reduced and the cans can be recycled even more often.

You can hand in your empty cans just like deposit bottles at about 5000 supermarkets in the Netherlands. This can be done in the same machines where bottles are returned. There are also many other collection points such as petrol stations, train stations and sports clubs.

A partner must actively work to protect and preserve our oceans. This may be in the Netherlands, but also abroad. Think of kelp/seagrass farms, ocean plastic cleaners, stimulating underwater biodiversity, etc. If you want to work together or have a question about #CanChange, send us an email at canchange@drinkseawater.com.

Awesome! We love to inspire businesses how they can use SEA Water™ for products that largely consist of water. This way businesses make themselves potentially independent of the general water network. Send us an email at: partnership@drinkseawater.com

We are very much open for ideas and feedback! You can reach us at: info@drinkseawater.com.