The company was founded in 1997 as PE-TECH by Brett Davidson and University of Alberta professor Tim Spanos.

The two technologies operate on the same basic scientific principal, utilizing a pulse that momentarily expands the pore structure of rock and soil to improve liquid flow in the ground.

Powerwave utilizes this technology to improve the flow of water through geological materials, including sedimentary soils and fractured rock.

[5] The Powerwave tool generates a fluid displacement wave in the porous media akin to ripples from a stone thrown in a pond.

It is licensed to service providers to use the process in conjunction with established methods to treat and eliminate hazardous chemicals from contaminated groundwater.