Loowatt

Idea

Introduction

Did you know that two thirds of the population doesn't have access to a sewered toilet network, with poor sanitation contributing to an estimated 1.6 million deaths each year?

Poor sanitation reflects a widespread health crisis, but also has a severe socio-economic impact - more than £150 billion GDP is lost every year due to health care costs, decreased income and productivity.

Here at Loowatt, our patented toilet with its revolutionary waterless flush seals waste hygienically away and is the starting point for Loowatt's unique closed-loop processing system. Working closely with local utility partners, waste is safely collected and treated, and is then transformed into biogas to generate electricity and heat while capturing nutrients for organic fertiliser.

Our toilets and energy from waste processing can be used for both domestic and commercial off-grid applications, without chemicals and without water – protecting both people and planet with every flush.

Monetisation strategy

Hardware sales in the last 12 months: toilets, waste processing machines, refills and servicing software to two key customer groups: Urban Sanitation Service Providers and Portable Toilet Service Providers.

Our international customers are municipal service providers seeking to roll out non-sewered sanitation in widespread, unserved urban areas. In 2020 we completed first major sales to the City of Manila, in a major multi-stakeholder project funded by the country’s federal Department for Environment seeking to reach 10,000 homes in the next few years. We are rolling out a similar strategy in The Philippines and have trials in progress in South Africa.

In the portable sanitation sector, Loowatt has proven demand in the UK. Sales focus is on construction sites and to support COVID resilience.

There is a recurring revenue stream through sales of refills and software that supports services. Additional revenues from implementation and aftersales support.