Latest Bluetech Podcast Episodes
BlueTech Forum 2024: Highlights and Reflections
BlueNotes - July 01, 2024 16:00 - 16 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode of the Blue Notes podcast, the hosts, Rhys and Divya, begin with a discussion about recent technical hiccups Rhys faced and a brief update on Divya's camper van office situation due to a house move. They reflect on their experiences at the Bluetech Forum, highlighting key present...
Edinburgh calling! 🏴 Network with water leaders at Bluetech Forum 2024
BlueNotes - May 15, 2024 13:00 - 11 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsThis episode features the upcoming Bluetech Forum, an event hosted by BlueTech Research that convenes experts from the global water sector. Scheduled for June 3rd and 4th, the forum highlights include innovation showcases. Hosts Rhys and Divya also discuss the event's emphasis on partnerships...
Bluetech's Global Endeavors: From New York Premieres to Water Innovations
BlueNotes - April 29, 2024 17:00 - 11 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode of the Blue Notes podcast, hosts Rhys and Divya discuss a variety of topics including the excitement surrounding the global premiere of Bluetech's second documentary 'Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey' on Earth Day in New York, welcoming key collaborators. A significant portion o...
Our Blue World Premiere recap, soft sensors and reverse osmosis insights
BlueNotes - April 29, 2024 17:00 - 10 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, Rhys and Divya discuss the global premiere of 'Our Blue World, A Water Odyssey' in New York, highlighting the fantastic celebration of the planet and the event's success, attributed to the support from various partners. They also touch upon the Brave Blue World Foundation, aimed...
Innovation in Action & Nitrous Oxide Emissions in Wastewater Treatment
BlueNotes - March 28, 2024 17:00 - 15 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsThis episode of Blue Notes dives into the world of water innovation. Join Divya and Rhys as they discuss the upcoming Bluetech Forum in Edinburgh, Scotland (June 3rd-4th), where industry leaders will explore the latest water tech solutions. They then shift gears to chat about a critical environ...
Data, desalination, and disruption: The water industry's new wave
BlueNotes - February 26, 2024 13:00 - 12 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsWe delve deep into the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) in the water industry as we explore the rapid evolution of AI technology, including machine learning and generative AI, and how large language models are revolutionizing data analysis, dec...
From batteries to chips: can innovation quench our water woes?
BlueNotes - February 02, 2024 11:00 - 14 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsIn the latest episode of BlueNotes, hosts Divya Inna and Rhys Owen cover a range of pressing topics shaping the intersection of technology, sustainability, and water management. They kick off with a deep dive into the burgeoning lithium industry and its profound implications for the water econo...
BlueTech Insights: Navigating the Waters of 2024
BlueNotes - January 18, 2024 17:00 - 13 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this second episode of the BlueNotes podcast, hosts Divya and Rhys discuss various topics related to the water industry. They begin by mentioning their recent team trip to Lisbon, where they set objectives for 2024 and reviewed the research calendar. The episode covers a recap of the end-of...
Water Insights Unveiled: Navigating 2023 and Beyond
BlueNotes - December 11, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsJoin hosts Divya Inna and Rhys Owen as they reflect on the pivotal water-related events of 2023. From the rise of PFAS concerns, extreme weather events, and innovations in water treatment technologies to exploring the mysteries of sludge treatment and the quest for effective microplastic detecti...
Podcast Interview - Giulio Boccaletti, Author of Water: a biography
BlueNotes - March 15, 2022 14:00 - 35 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsWe 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 ...
Paul Hawken - Regeneration
BlueNotes - March 04, 2022 15:00 - 43 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings“We’ve forgotten that we’re one planet and one family in every sense of the word and if we’re going to successfully reverse global warming, we have to take care of each other and regenerate everything … and that’s what Regeneration does, it provides a much bigger sense of possibility" - Paul Haw...
Paul Hawken - Regeneration
BlueNotes - March 04, 2022 15:00 - 43 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings“We’ve forgotten that we’re one planet and one family in every sense of the word and if we’re going to successfully reverse global warming, we have to take care of each other and regenerate everything … and that’s what Regeneration does, it provides a much bigger sense of possibility" - Paul Haw...
Dynamics of Water Innovation: A Conversation with Dr Reinhard Hübner, CEO, Skion Water
BlueNotes - September 14, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★ - 3 ratingsAt BlueTech, innovation in the water sector is our favourite subject to discuss. Did you know that just under 10% of water technology innovations have a successful application and even then the impact is often disappointing. If you are wondering why this is the case than this is certainly the ...
SDG6 – Clean Water & Sanitation – how innovation can lift us out of water poverty
BlueNotes - July 21, 2021 10:00 - 23 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsWe are on our third attempt since the 1980s to provide universal access to water. SDG 6 – achieving clean water & sanitation for all by 2030, was not on track even before the pandemic. According to the UN, the rate of progress needs to quadruple if we are to get there by 2030. One of the fund...
The BlueTech Forecast Water Technology Markets 2020
BlueNotes - June 01, 2021 11:00 - 20 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsBefore founding BlueTech Research, 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 chan...
What’s Wrong with What We Drink (and how to fix i) - )Seth Siegel, NY Times Best-Selling Author
BlueNotes - June 01, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsBlueTech Forum 2020 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 ac...
Water 4.0: The Past, Present, and Future of the World’s Most Vital Resource David Sedlak, University of California at Berkeley
BlueNotes - June 01, 2021 11:00 - 34 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsWater 4.0: The Past, Present, and Future of the World’s Most Vital Resource David Sedlak, University of California at Berkeley. Keynote from BlueTech Forum 2019. -- Presented by BlueTech Research, Actionable Water Technology Market Intelligence. Join us at BlueTech Forum 2024 in Edinburgh, ...
Tales from the Biosphere: Interconnection and Isolation – Mark Nelson
BlueNotes - June 01, 2021 11:00 - 34 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsMark 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 dir...
Water and the Circular Economy, Nick Jeffries, Insights & Analysis Team, Ellen Macarthur Foundation
BlueNotes - June 01, 2021 11:00 - 18 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsBlueTech Forum 2019 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 ...
Michael Flynn, NASA Ames Research Center
BlueNotes - June 01, 2021 11:00 - 17 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this closing keynote at BlueTech Forum 2018, Michael Flynn from NASA Ames Research Center shared his insights on managing water in a closed loop environment. -- Presented by BlueTech Research, Actionable Water Technology Market Intelligence. Watch the trailer of Our Blue World: A Water Od...
Biomimicry – Are the answers in nature? – Michael Pawlyn, Pioneer of Biomimicry
BlueNotes - June 01, 2021 11:00 - 20 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsMichael 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...
The Lighthouse Plenary: Visionary Leadership in Water Stewardship
BlueNotes - June 01, 2021 11:00 - 39 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsBlueTech Forum 2020 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 20...
Online Bacterial Monitoring
BlueNotes - March 18, 2020 09:00 - 27 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsIn BlueTech's recent web briefing, TAG expert Corina Carpentier presents some of the findings from BlueTech’s latest Horizon Scan on online bacterial monitoring – an update of our 2017 report. There is a significant and growing need for technologies which can quantify and identify bacterial thre...
BlueTech's 2019 End of Year Webinar
BlueNotes - March 17, 2020 15:00 - 57 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsBlueTech’s end of year web briefing provided a round-up of the key highlights from research completed in 2019, as well as a look forward to the growth opportunities in 2020 and beyond. In keeping with the Water Almanac theme, the briefing engaged in light-hearted crystal ball gazing including, ...
Brave Blue World Premiere In Hollywood Highlights & More
BlueNotes - February 05, 2020 19:00 - 16 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsWelcome everyone to 2020 – the year of 366 days! It has been the start of something new for BlueTech too, towards the end of last year many of you might have heard about the premier of the Brave Blue World documentary. Brave Blue World is the first honest and hopeful documentary that will paint ...
December Podcast
BlueNotes - December 09, 2019 08:00 - 17 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this months podcast, with the end of year in sight, it is time to stand back and reflect on on what we have seen, heard and talked about and in this episode we will share some of our “big ideas” from 2019. Looking at the water innovation landscape, who will be the rising stars of tomorrow? Wh...
December Podcast
BlueNotes - December 09, 2019 08:00 - 17 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this months podcast, with the end of year in sight, it is time to stand back and reflect on on what we have seen, heard and talked about and in this episode we will share some of our “big ideas” from 2019. Looking at the water innovation landscape, who will be the rising stars of tomorrow? Wh...
Unicorns, white horses and ponies: winning the water technology race
BlueNotes - October 08, 2019 11:00 - 17 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsJust back from WEFTEC 2019 and for those who have been following us on social media, you would have seen our activities at WEFTEC. In case you haven’t, no worries. You can play back and relive our moments at WEFTEC by clicking on this link: (Kate to provide link). At our breakfast briefing we pr...
When the well runs dry!
BlueNotes - September 06, 2019 08:00 - 16 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsJoin Divya Inna this month as she speaks to BlueTech Research CEO, Paul O’Callaghan about his recent trip to India to understand how people are dealing with water scarcity and industrial water challenges. The city of Chennai, India’s sixth biggest city, faced devastating floods in 2015 that kill...
Bugs Vs Drugs
BlueNotes - August 28, 2019 08:00 - 18 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsWe’ve all heard of superheroes but what about the bad guys – superbugs? What challenges do they pose for the future of medicine, and for wastewater treatment? In this month’s podcast, we are joined by Ana de Almeida, one of the few researchers in this area, who will share updates on what we know...
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