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Getting to Net-Zero: Green House Gas emissions for Water and Wastewater Treatment

January 26, 2023

In this podcast, TAG expert Dr. Steve Gluck and Senior Research Analyst Dr. Kim Wu discussed their research on technologies and techniques for limiting greenhouse gas emissions in water and wastewater treatment processes. Key issues highlighted included emerging technologies, and the opportunities offered by process intensification and digitalisation.  The webinar was followed by a Q&A.…

BlueTech Research End of Year Water Almanac 2022

December 14, 2022

The BlueTech end of year briefing provides a roundup of the key highlights from research completed in 2022, as well as a look forward to the growth opportunities in 2023 and beyond. Our BlueTech analysts and TAG experts summarized the most impactful developments and discussed the unifying themes and areas of opportunities that will shape…

Ceramic Membranes for Water and Wastewater Treatment: Where is the market going?

November 21, 2022

This podcast presents the highlights from BlueTech’s Insight Report on Ceramic Membranes for Water and Wastewater Treatment, updated for 2022. Report author, TAG expert and internationally-known membrane specialist Dr Graeme Pearce provides an overview of the current market dynamics and technology trends, assessing some of the more novel approaches and their likely impact on the…

Podcast Interview – Paul O’Callaghan, BlueTech Research CEO

August 2, 2022

Paul O’Callaghan, BlueTech Research CEO, had the opportunity to speak to Will Sarni, founder and CEO of water strategy consultancy, Water Foundry and the CEO of the Colorado River Basin Fund. Paul and Will discuss in detail his new book, “Digital Transformation: Enabling a more resilient, secure, and equitable water future.” This book shows how…

The 50L home: water efficient housing

December 5, 2022

This podcast discussion accompanies BlueTech’s upcoming Insight Report on the water efficient home. What technologies and business models exist which would enable residents to live comfortably while consuming significantly less potable water per person per day than average? Inspired by the aspirational target set by the 50L Home Coalition of which BlueTech is a member, the web…

Smart Meters: Innovations in Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and Automated Meter Reading (AMR) technologies

May 27, 2022

As AMI/AMR platforms become increasingly deployed across the water utility marketplace, the segment is morphing from a hardware-focused, product-based solution to a data generation service that is poised to revolutionize the data environment in utilities. The manufacturers of these systems are incrementally moving clients to this configuration, as evidenced by the large market opportunities. As…

Innovations in Atmospheric Water Generation

April 25, 2022

As water scarcity challenges are driving increasing interest in atmospheric water generation, this web briefing will provide an overview of some of the newer technologies in AWG at the research level. Senior Research Analyst Kim Wu and TAG expert Steve Gluck discuss their most recent Insight Report, Innovations in Atmospheric Water Generation, which discusses emerging…

Nitrogen Removal and Recovery from Municipal and Industrial Wastewater

March 24, 2022

This web briefing covers BlueTech’s Insight Report on Nitrogen Removal and Recovery Technologies. TAG expert Somnath Basu and BlueTech Research Analyst Georg Schücking present research updating BlueTech’s 2015 report, with analysis of emerging technologies such as partial denitrification and issues such as control of Nitrous Oxide emissions, as well as an overview of the market landscape…

Podcast Interview – Giulio Boccaletti, Author of Water: a biography

March 15, 2022

We had the wonderful opportunity to speak with water scientist, NASA Earth Systems Science fellow and co-founder of the Mc Kinsey and company water practise Dr. Giulio Boccaletti. Many of you may be familiar with Guilio from his foundational work on the most seminal report that was ever written “Charting our water future” in collaboration…