Boreal Light GmbH
Berlin, BE, Germany
About
Founded in 2016, Boreal Light GmbH is a private company headquartered in Berlin, Germany with approximately 11-50 employees specializing in Solar, Other.
Boreal Light GmbH is a Berlin-based renewable energy company specializing in solar-powered water desalination and treatment systems. The company designs and manufactures affordable, containerized solar water desalination systems for off-grid communities and commercial operations globally. Their flagship product, the Winture Planet Cube, produces drinking and irrigation water directly from high saline seawater and brackish water resources using 100% solar energy. Systems can produce between 1,000 and 100,000 liters of potable water per hour with up to 99% removal of total dissolved solids. Boreal Light serves multiple sectors including agriculture, hospitality, education, healthcare, mining, and emergency humanitarian relief. The company operates across Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and other regions, with a focus on providing sustainable water solutions to areas with limited electricity access and water scarcity challenges.
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Founded
Employees
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Focus areas
Products & services
Business models
Value chain
Service areas (6)
Latin America
Solar water desalination and treatment solutions for farming, hospitals, wastewater treatment, and communities in Colombia, Mexico, and Nicaragua.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Water treatment and desalination solutions for agricultural and community development.
Middle East
Large-scale solar desalination systems for agriculture and religious institutions.
Eastern Europe
Emergency water supply and desalination solutions.
Australia & New Zealand
The Philippines and Polynesian Islands
Locations
Headquarters
Schichauweg 52, 12307, Berlin, BE, Germany
Operating locations (1)
- Caribbean Drive 5, Scoresby, VIC, Australia
Service regions
Projects
6Katanama Water Desalination Plant
Solar-powered water desalination plant producing 1,000 liters of drinking water per hour for an educational institution serving over 300 children.
Botswana Agricultural Research Farm Water Treatment
Advanced solar desalination system treating highly contaminated wastewater, producing 220 cubic meters daily of irrigation water for a 400-hectare research farm.
Rancho Santana Water Desalination
Solar-powered desalination system with 45,000 liters per hour capacity, integrated with 102 kW solar panels and 97% recovery rate.
Imam Ali Ibn-Abitalib Shrine Water Supply
Large-scale solar desalination system producing 45,000 liters per hour for a major religious site in Najaf, serving tens of millions of annual visitors through over 10,000 water taps.
Agrico Qatar Agricultural Water System
Solar desalination system providing water for a 20-hectare farm producing vegetables, fish and shrimp near Doha, developed in collaboration with Fraunhofer ISE.
Mykolaiv Emergency Water Supply
Five solar desalination systems installed in response to war-related damage to water infrastructure, capable of producing 125,000 liters per hour and covering needs of 250,000 inhabitants, with hybrid mode capacity for 500,000 people.
Credentials & affiliations
Awards
Grand Prize
Nudge Encouragement Prize
Nudge Encouragement Prize
German SDG Award
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award
Solar Impuls Foundation Pioneer Award
UAE Water Award
KfW Award Gründen
VORSPRUNG Business Prize
DIN Connect Pitch competition grand prize
European FoodNexus Challenge grand prize
German national champion
Partnerships
ZOA, MarketVest, Fraunhofer-Institut für Systeme der Energiesolarenergie ISE, Universidad de Agricultura y Recursos Naturales de Botsuana, Nenner Hauser, WaterKiosk Africa, AquoLiber Systems
People
Management & team
Dr. Hamed Beheshti
Co-Founder and CEO
Ali Al-Hakim
Co-Founder and CTO / General Manager
Matthias von Bismarck-Osten
Co-Founder
Isabel Castro
LATAM Market Lead / Project Director
Edgar Rojo
Market Lead
Samuel Kinyanjui
Fahad Abed
Foreman in production
Volker Stroeher
Managing Director
Norbert Taphorn
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