‘Brave Blue World’ is the first honest and hopeful documentary that will paint an optimistic picture of how humanity is adopting new technologies and innovations to re-think how we manage water. The story will follow Paul O’Callaghan, water industry expert and CEO, BlueTech Research, as he visits sites around the world that are employing novel…
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As large industrial water users join BlueTech Forum in London in June, their leaders tell BlueTech Research chief executive Paul O’Callaghan that water resilience goes well beyond technology into whole catchment management and deep community engagement. A shift in the way big industrial water users manage resources is taking place as corporations seek to strengthen…
The theme for BlueTech Forum 2019 – Innovating Towards Resilient Water Systems – was selected as a result of conversations with participants such as Emilio Tenuta, vice president of corporate sustainability at Ecolab, and Devesh Sharma, managing director, Aquatech. Here they share their views on how resilience and innovation can help bridge the water scarcity…
In September 2014, BBC UK reporter Daniel Thomas reported on the growing environmental issue of water scarcity in his article, Business finds new ways to save water for the future. “Is there a bigger environmental problem facing the planet than climate change?” posed Thomas. Interviewing companies such as Nestle, BlueTech Research, Nutrinsic and DyeCoo, Thomas explored…
London, Wednesday, 19th March 2014. March 22nd, 2014 marks the annual celebration of World Water Day as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for freshwater resources sustainable management. In celebration of World Water Day, Aid & International Development Forum (AIDF) has released an innovative infographic about water industry highlighting…
Agricultural water use is the elephant in the room that isn’t frequently discussed when it comes to water challenges. Agriculture uses a high 70% of the world’s fresh water annually, yet spending on agricultural-related water solutions is disproportionately small – only 8% of the global water market. The Food-Water Nexus Every piece of food we…
Good for the Global Food Chain, Investors & the Future of Farming December 5th, 11 -12:30 PM EST; 4:00 – 5:30 PM BST From our Smart Water practice area Moderator: Tyler Algeo, Senior Water Technology Analyst, BlueTech Research Panelists: Steve M. Hawkins, CEO, Smartfield Dotan Paz, Senior Sales Manager, AMIAD Naty Barak, Chief Sustainability Officer, Netafim To register for…
There is a commonly held view among industry observers that “water is undervalued” and “water is underpriced.” Gloomy venture capitalists frequently cite the fact that “water is underpriced’ as having the effect of hindering innovation and adoption of new technologies in the water sector (… and incidentally of course the ability to make good…
Water technologies may be the one solution that stands between success and failure of the water sector. Faced with ever-increasing challenges like population growth, climate change, increased water scarcity, tougher regulations and dwindling resources, the sector could benefit from an increase in more efficient systems, investments and new developments in game-changing technologies. “Water equipment suppliers need…
The Vincent Roa Group, a strategic business communication firm, has written a comprehensive review of the 2011 BlueTech Forum including key insights and conference highlights. The BlueTech Forum, in the words of the Donna Vincent Roa, “…featured radical and game-changing ideas for the water industry and fresh perspectives on familiar issues, and a speaker line-up…