The Gouden Gieter challenge is looking for products that combat problems due to climate change -drought and flooding. Together with 16 others we are selected for the category ‘Best Product’! A jury will review all nominees and the winner will be revealed on November 21 in Houten.

Field Factors is one of the finalists of the Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge 2019. Together with other four green start-ups from Great Britain, Germany and Sweden, we will be on 3 October in the final of the annual sustainability competition of the Postcode Loterij.

In Flanders, with a view to climate change, there is a need to sustainably manage the city's wastewater. Our team has worked hard during the summer to build a test setup of the Bluebloqs biofilter at Aquafin in Aartselaar (BE), to explore the possibilities of Bluebloqs in this matter.

Maintaining good surface water quality and dealing with drought are growing challenges in urban areas. To help municipalities, water authorities and end-users adapt to climate change, we have developed Bluebloqs technology. Bluebloqs Biofilter is part of our circular system to enable rainwater storage and reuse in urban areas.

The first Urban Waterbuffer was opened at the Spartaplein in Rotterdam. This was accompanied by a neighbourhood festivity, which also focused on the importance of the changing urban climate.

Now that the realisation of the first full-scale pilot application of our Bluebloqs system in Spangen is coming up, we would like to give some insights in how we are able to reach this point in development. During the product design process, different aspects often need to be tested to find the best solution.

At The Green Village, an innovation test site in Delft, we have been able to implement and test the performance and mechanical properties of our system, including water flow, robustness, stability, assembly method and much more!