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The BlueTech Forecast Water Technology Markets 2020

Paul O’Callaghan was lead author on the groundbreaking report Water Technology Markets 2010. This report analysed the prospects of a wide range of innovative technologies across the water and wastewater treatment space. A decade later, we take stock of the changes in Water Technology Markets 2020. What has come to pass? What never materialised? What…

The demise of Grundfos BioBooster has lessons for early-stage acquisitions

Danish pump giant Grundfos announced in April that it would be closing its BioBooster division, affecting some 27 staff, and that it would cease its activities over the coming months. BioBooster MBR is a patented technology that combines biological treatment with a rotating ceramic membrane bioreactor (0.2 μm). The BioBooster was first tested at Herlev…

Lessons from Walden

  This Easter break, for the first time ever, I spent two weeks of vacation at home. Not something I would ever have planned, tending to always want to visit different places and experience new things, but this year was we traded Sri Lanka for a stay-cation and it was a revelation. Staying at home…

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Winners of BlueTech innovation prizes announced

• Technologies for surface water monitoring and mains assessment take awards • Major global corporations and utilities share their challenges • Brave Blue World documentary trailer premiered A floating buoy that can monitor algal blooms using satellites and a technology that employs machine learning to assess the condition of water distribution mains were winners of…

Ballast water: regulatory big bang to simmer after delays

Ships now have an extra two years to fit ballast water treatment systems. The expected consolidation amongst technology providers, already fueled by high rewards and fearsome market barriers, is likely to intensify. Introduction All ocean-going ships use water pumped within their hulls as ballast – this is vital to ship safety and stability. However, when…