What Ionic Solutions does

Ionic Solutions Ltd. is a Calgary-based, privately held cleantech company developing a proprietary, patented water desalination system intended to reduce energy consumption, increase freshwater recovery, and enable controlled mineral content of treated waters. The firm's product platform is positioned against conventional reverse osmosis, which the company notes accounts for roughly 80% of global desalination capacity and consumes over 200 million KWh daily. Documented application areas include industrial wastewater reduction, water softening for residential, commercial, and municipal use, brine concentration, and lithium extraction from brine sources.

The business is operated by a small team (1–10 employees) led by founders Barry Johnson (President) and Azaroghly Yazdanbod (VP Research), alongside a board composed primarily of the two founders. To date, revenue model is described as one-time licensing or sale of the desalination system, but the firm is explicitly pre-commercialization with planned market entry in 2025/2026. Current customer activity consists of pilot projects: a Saskatchewan power station (one of the largest thermal power stations in Western Canada) and the District of Taylor, a municipal government. The go-to-market is enterprise field-sales-led, directed at power utilities and industrial facilities, with a near-term path to commercialization anchored on the Saskatchewan power sector pilot.

The technology has been developed over more than a decade through R&D and pilots, supported by an ecosystem of strategic partners including EPRI, Alberta Innovates, the National Research Council of Canada, and the Koffman Incubator. The company has disclosed one equity funding event in 2009 of approximately $1.85M (investors undisclosed) and participation in the Canadian Technology Accelerator – Cleantech program in 2020 with no associated capital. Distribution remains direct, with no formal channel structure in place. The firm has no disclosed revenue, no completed acquisitions, no subsidiaries, no API or app surface, and operates only in North America (Canada) despite marketing to a global desalination opportunity across 174 countries and 21,000+ plants.

Name

Ionic Solutions

Legal name

Ionic Solutions Ltd.

Website

https://ionicsolutions.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ionic Solutions Ltd. develops a patented, energy-efficient water desalination platform for power plants, industrial facilities, municipal customers, and lithium brine extraction. The Calgary-based company is pre-commercialization, with commercial launch targeted for 2025/2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Water Treatment

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial ZLD/MLD & Brine Concentrate Management (EUANADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Desalination Energy Systems (Energy Recovery Devices, Power Integration, Renewables) (EUANAFAI), Industrial Water Reuse Utilities (ZLD/MLD & Process Water Recycling) (EUANAGAG), Lithium Mining & Brine Extraction (IMAKAFAA)

Keywords

• Water desalination
• Water treatment
• Brine concentration
• Lithium extraction
• Industrial wastewater

Headquarters

HQ city

Calgary

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Water Desalination Technology Licensing/Sales: The company is pre-commercialization with technology reaching market in 2025/2026. Revenue will be generated through sale or licensing of proprietary desalination systems to industrial, utility, and municipal customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ionic Solutions owns and manufactures a patented water desalination technology designed to reduce energy consumption, increase freshwater recovery, and enable controlled mineral content of treated waters. The technology is applied across salt removal, freshwater recovery, brine concentration, wastewater reduction, and wastewater reuse, with three core application areas: industrial wastewater reduction, water softening for homes/communities/businesses, and innovative lithium extraction from brine. The company is currently pre-commercialization, with technology expected to reach market in 2025/2026.

Product overview

Ionic Solutions offers a patented water desalination technology platform designed for industrial and municipal applications. The core technology reduces energy consumption, increases freshwater recovery, and enables controlled mineral content of treated waters. The company is developing three application areas: Industrial Wastewater Reduction, Water Softening for homes and communities, and Lithium Extraction from brine. Commercialization is planned for 2025/2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ionic Solutions Desalination Technology Proprietary patented desalination technology that reduces energy consumption, increases freshwater recovery, and enables controlled mineral content of treated waters for industrial, power generation, and municipal applications.
• Industrial Wastewater Reduction Application of the desalination technology for reducing wastewater volume in industrial operations, including process water treatment and wastewater reuse for industrial facilities.
• Water Softening Application of the desalination technology for water softening in homes, communities, and businesses, addressing hard water issues and drinking water quality.
• Innovative Lithium Extraction Application of the desalination technology for extracting lithium from brine sources, supporting EV and battery-grade lithium supply chains with lower environmental impact than traditional mining.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reverse osmosis accounts for 80% of world desalination capacity and uses more than 200 million KWh of energy daily
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EPRIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology partnership supporting sustainability and environmental change initiatives in the power sector
• Alberta InnovatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlberta-based government innovation agency supporting water technology development with recognition of potential to improve water use, conservation, and efficiency
• National Research Council Canada (NRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCanada's federal research organization supporting technology development through strategic partnership
• Koffman IncubatorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness incubator partner recognizing Ionic Solutions' innovative desalination technology potential to revolutionize water consumption in power and industrial sectors

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IDE Technologies: Specialist desalination technology provider (RO, thermal, and novel configurations) with deep global utility customer base; directly comparable as a competitor selling desalination systems to power, municipal, and industrial buyers.
• Saltworks Technologies: Canadian-headquartered water and brine treatment technology company offering desalination, ZLD, and lithium processing systems; comparable as a peer in geography (BC/Canada), brine concentration focus, and industrial customer base.

Emerging players

• Gradiant: Cleantech water-treatment company specializing in industrial wastewater reduction, ZLD, and brine concentration for power, mining, and pharma — overlapping directly with Ionic Solutions' industrial wastewater and brine concentration applications.
• Standard Lithium: Direct lithium-from-brine extraction developer in North America; comparable on the lithium extraction from brine application that Ionic Solutions identifies as a core use case for its platform.
• Fluence Corporation: Provider of decentralized water and wastewater treatment solutions (including MABR and desalination packages) for industrial and municipal customers; comparable as an emerging player targeting similar buyers in mid-scale projects.
• Energy Recovery, Inc. Public company selling energy-recovery devices that reduce the energy footprint of seawater RO; comparable because it directly attacks the same energy-efficiency pain point in desalination that Ionic Solutions targets, albeit as a component supplier rather than a full system vendor.

Broad incumbents

• Xylem: Large global water technology company with pumping, treatment, and analytics offerings for utility and industrial customers; comparable as a broad incumbent that municipal and industrial buyers compare against during procurement.
• Evoqua Water Technologies: Industrial and municipal water treatment solutions provider with strong North American presence; comparable to Ionic Solutions as a competing supplier into similar industrial and municipal water-treatment specifications.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Major global water technology and services player (incl. SIDEM/RO desalination) operating across municipal, industrial, and power segments; comparable as a broad incumbent benchmark for procurement and tender processes Ionic Solutions must win.
• SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions: Global incumbent in industrial water treatment and desalination with installed base across municipal and industrial customers; directly comparable to Ionic Solutions' target verticals (power, industrial, municipal) at much larger scale and broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ionic_solutions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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