GREENBLU, INC.

Hamilton, NJ · Clean tech · Private

A thermal distillation and crystallization system (VADER™) that desalinates water and converts brine to valuable mineral solids using low-grade heat sources

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · greenblu.co

Sector: Clean tech
Headquarters: Hamilton, NJ
Latest Form D: $2.5M, Apr 2024
Total capital: $7.7M

Federal grants: $200K; 1 award · 2019; Rank in peer group#41 of 59
Private capital raised: $7.5M; 2 Form D · last Apr 2024; 30 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Apr 2024Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$2.5M
Jan 2024Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$5M
Jul 2019Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Zero discharge desalination with mineral recovery using multiple-effect vapor adsorption$200K

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Federal first

54months

from GREENBLU, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Jul 2019: Energy · $200K
First Form D · Jan 2024: $5M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 1 award

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Standing among 59 peers

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Clean tech · System

Federal grantsBelow median

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Howard YuhResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $200K in grants as PI
Earl JonesDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Kevin TritzExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Michael BlatzDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.

Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Clean tech

Sector-level, not company-level

09 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
30 Jun 2026Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
30 Jun 2026Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
30 Jun 2026Chlormequat Chloride; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.