About Us

Members of the O2 Environmental team Joy O'Neill, Tyler Algeo, Eva Davies, Paul O'Callaghan, Conor Dennehy, and Eimear Ruane

O2 Environmental has worked with many of the leading water technology start-ups and Venture Capital investors in Europe and North America and is a preeminent source of expertise in emerging water technologies. O2 Environmental produced ‘Water Technology Markets 2010 – key opportunities and emerging trends’ published by Global Water Intelligence.

If you are involved in the water technology industry and are looking for market insights, technical expertise and commercial perspectives, O2 Environmental offers an unparalleled source of specialist knowledge and expertise. We are experts in the business of water technology commercialization and innovation. We work with water technology companies and investors to identify opportunities and realise value from emerging trends.


TAG Team

O2 Environmental Technology Assessment Team (TAG) from left to right: Dr. Graeme Pearce UK, Paul O’ Callaghan, Dr. Bill de Waal, Canada, Dr. Andreas Kolch, Germany & Dr. Tim Evans UK

Company Profile

O2 Environmental is a consultancy and Technology Assessment Group (TAG) focused on accelerating technology commercialization.

Our customers include:

  • Water Technology Companies
  • Private Equity, Venture Capital and Angel Investors
  • University Technology Transfer Offices
  • Government Agencies
  • Municipalities & Industries

Technology development is a race. It is a race against funding running out, patents expiring, new competition entering the market and changes in the regulatory environment.

The steps in technology development and commercialization can be broken up into:

  1. Basic and Applied Research
  2. Proof of Concept
  3. Demonstration Scale
  4. Commercialisation
  5. Market Expansion

The goal of any start-up company is to move through these steps as quickly and efficiently as possible. O2 Environmental provides support services to enable companies to navigate their way through steps 1–5 in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Because each stage requires a different skill-set, new firms can waste valuable time and resources trying to become experts in each area. The goal of any start-up company is to move through these steps as quickly and efficiently as possible. We work with early stage companies who require real world experience to realize their market objectives and with the investment community to provide independent third party expert advice on emerging technologies. We understand the environmental market, where it is going and can fast-track and stream-line the process of getting your technologies into the marketplace. We provide technical due diligence, market analysis, business development and access to funding services. In short we pull together the technology, management and funding to successfully address opportunities.

O2 Environmental is based in Vancouver, Canada and has a team of consultants in North America and Europe.