April 29, 2021
The recovery of reverse osmosis technologies is limited by the scaling potential of the feedwater, or the osmotic and operating pressure of the system. High recovery reverse osmosis (HRRO) technologies adopt different strategies to mitigate these problems. In this web briefing TAG expert Dr. Michael Mickley and BlueTech Research Analyst Dr. Kim Wu discussed their…
April 28, 2021
Large commercial buildings are often the defining features of urban and suburban hubs and represent the identity of the corporations who construct them. As “day zero” events have become a looming reality for urban areas facing water scarcity, cities must look to future-proof their infrastructure to be more water resilient. In this webinar, Senior Research…
April 28, 2021
Fighting biofilm-related corrosion costs billions of dollars annually, and biofilm also threatens operational efficiency and infection from pathogens such as Legionella. By monitoring biofilm potential and growth, a precise amount of biocide can be added to control it. This can increase efficiency in dosing, which decreases excess biocide in the discharge and minimizes treatment cost. This is significant value proposition.…
April 28, 2021
Every industry contains a troop of pioneers – the catalysts, the moonshot thinkers – and doers, the ones we all end up following. It is no different when it comes to water. BlueTech Research call these companies ‘The Lighthouses’. This opening plenary at BlueTech Forum 2020 featured a cross-section of the world’s leading companies who…
April 28, 2021
Seth Siegel, NY Times Best-Selling Author Troubled Water: What’s Wrong with What We Drink, Seth M. Siegel explores how America’s drinking water became contaminated, how it impacts public health, and what solutions exist that can make US drinking water safe. Full of shocking stories about contaminated water found across the country, Troubled Water explains how…
April 28, 2021
Mark Nelson, ‘Biospherian’ and Chairman, Institute of Ecotechnics Ecologist and author, Mark Nelson was one of the original ‘biospherians’ and we were honoured that Mark joined us at BlueTech Forum 2020 to share his fascinating story. A renowned international speaker, Mark is also a founding director of the Institute of Ecotechnics and has worked with…
April 28, 2021
Michael Pawlyn is an architect and innovator who has been described as a pioneer of biomimicry. He established his firm Exploration Architecture in 2007 to focus on designing high performance buildings and solutions for the circular economy. Prior to setting up Exploration Michael Pawlyn worked with Grimshaw for ten years and was central to the team that designed…
April 28, 2021
Nick works in the Insight and Analysis team of the Ellen Macarthur Foundation, a group of scientists, engineers and other technical specialists, that strive to provide evidence of the benefits of a circular economy as well as insights into the transition pathways. His roles at the Foundation include: managing the case study program that disseminates real life examples…
April 28, 2021
David Sedlak is the Plato Malozemoff Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley. He is also the Co-Director of the Berkeley Water Center and Deputy Director of the NSF engineering research center for Reinventing the Nation’s Urban Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt). He has over 25 years of research experience studying water…