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We are passionate about
renewable energies
and sustainable development

Our vision

Safe water in every home.

Our mission

Enhancing people's lives in developing countries
by using innovative technology and renewable energies
to provide safe water in the home.

Our values

Inclusivity

safe water for all

Accessibility

off-grid energy

Sustainability

zero carbon footprint

Proximity

reaching every home

Our story

It all started with renewable energies

three former workmates and two friends, all involved with innovative technology,
decided to join forces on a new project.

Passionate about sustainable development

they came up with the idea of creating a system using off-grid, renewable energies
to purify water and make it safe for people with no access to electricity.

In 2015 they founded REN4WATER Impact

a not-for-profit Swiss association to tackle the challenge of providing
safe drinking water in every home through off-grid renewable energies.

Incubated at the EPFL Innovation Park in Lausanne, Switzerland

the project took off as a technology and social start-up to use innovative, off-grid technology
to develop a sustainable household water treatment system that,
reduces energy consumption, and has a positive impact on the enviroment.

In 2016 REN4WATER Impact was awarded a grant

by the SIG (Services Industriels de Genève) Renewable Energy Fund.
SIG is the leading energy and water treatment provider in Geneva.

REN4WATER has identified its first field partners

in Ethiopia and Kenya to test the first working prototypes in the field.
The project is gaining pace, the story continues...
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Our team

Marco Di Nubila

Founder & President, the Visionary

Marco has more than 15 years' international experience leading innovation in corporate and start-up environments through roles in product and business development, strategic marketing and general management. Passionate about global challenges around water, energy and environmental resources, he firmly believes in technology and business innovation to enable sustainable development and shared value for all across the world. He holds an MS in Industrial Engineering and an MBA from IMD, Switzerland and speaks four languages.

Joseph Miracola

Founder & Treasurer, the Creative Developer

Joe has a 25-year career as entrepreneur, industrializer, developer and technical director in the water-energy sector. As one of the early experts in Switzerland, he contributed to introducing renewable technologies in HVAC applications and training installers in complex field installations. Based on his extensive experience, he likes to tackle technical challenges through creative problem solving. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and speaks three languages.

Fabrizio Cometto

Founder & General Secretary, the Impact Financier

Fabrizio has lived and worked in all five continents. After a 15-year business career in the private sector, he decided to apply his professional expertise to impact investment and entrepreneurship in emerging markets. He believes in bottom-up and market-based solutions as the best way to fight poverty and achieve sustainable development. Fabrizio holds a MS in Management from HEC, Paris and a Master of International Public Policy from SAIS, John Hopkins Univ. in Washington, DC. He speaks five languages.

Marco Gorni

Founding Member, the Energy Alchemist

Marco is a chemical engineer with 15 years' experience in process and technology management, maintenance, safety and energy efficiency in industrial installations. With entrepreneurial experience in renewable energies, he is broadly engaged for a better world through politics, the environment and civil protection. Marco drives REN4WATER prototyping and sourcing. He holds an MS in Chemical Engineering and a Master of Production & Management of Renewable Energies, and speaks three languages.

Luca Marino Di Nubila

Founding Member, the Data Master

Luca has 7 years' experience as electronics and software engineer across the world, in charge of installing and commissioning aseptic bottling and water pasteurization equipment. Luca believes in renewable energies as the pathway to a cleaner, healthier, fairer and more sustainable world. He drives the REN4WATER project data management and IT development. Luca holds a BS in Automation Engineering and speaks three languages.

Filippo Casadei

Associate Member, the Anthropologist

Filippo joined the Team in 2015 to bring “human centricity” to the REN4WATER project. With 15 years' experience in ethno-psychology and transcultural anthropology, he has extensive field experience across health, clinical psychology and humanitarian projects in Italy and in several African countries. He wants to develop a vision that impacts health and living conditions in developing countries. He holds an MS in Communication and in Psychology and a PhD in Anthropology & Epistemology of Complexity. He speaks three languages.

Supporters

Those who have given credit to us.
Since the start of our adventure, we have received support
from sponsors, strategic suppliers and field partners.

Thank you!