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The Serious Relationship of Art and Technology

BlueNotes - July 03, 2019 09:00 - 16 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
Science and cutting edge technology has helped solve problems, but what do we do when the problem is too big for us engineers and scientists to handle alone? From technology to art, join us for on a journey through two conferences – the 16th annual IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water & Wastewat...

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Demystifying bio-electrical systems

BlueNotes - June 03, 2019 12:00 - 14 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
The BlueTech team are heading to the beautiful Kew Gardens this week for our 2019 BlueTech Forum conference and we are lucky to be joined by a group of nearly 200 water professionals from all over the world. In keeping with the wonderful environment of Kew Gardens, this podcast contains some fac...

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Industrial Innovation Needs

BlueNotes - May 01, 2019 12:00 - 12 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
On this month’s podcast, we talk to industrial end users from key sectors such as Food & Beverage, Brewing and Consumer Goods who share with us their top water innovation needs.   In this podcast, Carlsberg, Nestle and Proctor & Gamble identify key innovation challenges in their business, opport...

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Defining Disruptive Innovation

BlueNotes - April 03, 2019 04:00 - 18 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
On this month’s podcast, we provide a framework to classify ‘disruptive innovation’, inspired by Clayton Christensen’s original definition and model of disruptivity. We present four key types of innovation: discontinuous, radical functionality, sustaining and disruptive innovation and their comm...

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Defining Disruptive Innovation

BlueNotes - April 03, 2019 04:00 - 18 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
On this month’s podcast, we provide a framework to classify ‘disruptive innovation’, inspired by Clayton Christensen’s original definition and model of disruptivity. We present four key types of innovation: discontinuous, radical functionality, sustaining and disruptive innovation and their comm...

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March Podcast

BlueNotes - March 06, 2019 05:00 - 14 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
On this month’s podcast, four very different Innovation Showcase companies provide a 1-minute pitch to introduce their technology, its value proposition and the problem it solves. In the lead-up to BlueTech Forum, we hope this will help you pick your favourites so you can learn more from them at...

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March Podcast

BlueNotes - March 06, 2019 05:00 - 14 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
On this month’s podcast, four very different Innovation Showcase companies provide a 1-minute pitch to introduce their technology, its value proposition and the problem it solves. In the lead-up to BlueTech Forum, we hope this will help you pick your favourites so you can learn more from them at...

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Davos Diary – water is a solvable problem

BlueNotes - February 05, 2019 05:00 - 17 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
BlueTech joined the stars at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January, in which a normally understated Swiss town transforms into a form of travelling road show and cocktail party for the global business and political elite. Join us on this episode where we discuss our discovery that large c...

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What's the Point of Use?

BlueNotes - January 09, 2019 05:00 - 15 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
A very Happy New Year and welcome to the first TalkWater episode of 2019!   As trailed in our End of Year Web Briefing, BlueTech is about to publish a report on opportunities in Point of Use and water treatment monitoring – an area of increasing interest as newer technologies and products are c...

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BlueTech Editorial Outlook for 2019

BlueNotes - December 06, 2018 14:00 - 12 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
December is about both endings and beginnings. The BlueTech team have been hard at work the past few weeks planning BlueTech’s editorial calendar for 2019. In this episode we share updates on what we have seen in 2018 and point to thematic shifts in water and trends to track in 2019. We will mak...

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The TEXS Water Investors Group

BlueNotes - November 08, 2018 14:00 - 16 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
You may familiar with the term FANG stocks, a term coined by Jim Cramer on CNBC’s Mad Money to describe the four biggest tech giants in terms of stock valuations - Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google.   At BlueTech we took this concept, applied it to water and asked – who are the ‘big four’ inv...

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Wastewaters war on drugs and Innovation in Asset Performance Management

BlueNotes - October 02, 2018 04:00 - 17 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
In October’s podcast, BlueTech explores the opportunities to test for drugs in wastewater using real time sensing and monitoring. The data can be valuable, allowing scientists and law enforcement to quickly track drug use and measure the impact of drug policy strategies; but is it ethical? IOT-b...

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Innovation Pavilion @ WEFTEC

BlueNotes - September 04, 2018 04:00 - 15 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
In this month's podcast, we focus on WEFTEC, one of the water sectors largest conferences, which will take place in October in New Orleans. BlueTech are once again proud to host the Innovation Pavilion at WEFTEC in conjunction with Imagine H20 and WEF. The Pavilion puts the spotlight on water sec...

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Innovation Pavilion @ WEFTEC

BlueNotes - September 04, 2018 04:00 - 15 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
In this month's podcast, we focus on WEFTEC, one of the water sectors largest conferences, which will take place in October in New Orleans. BlueTech are once again proud to host the Innovation Pavilion at WEFTEC in conjunction with Imagine H20 and WEF. The Pavilion puts the spotlight on water sec...

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Sniffing out new perspectives! New opportunities in sludge dewatering

BlueNotes - August 02, 2018 04:00 - 16 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
In our August podcast, we speak to Bill Toffey, a member of BlueTech’s Technology Assessment Group, on recent innovations in Sludge Dewatering. Bill specifically investigates opportunities within IoT and looks at how sensors and automatic controls are being used to handle wastewater solids. W...

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Circular Economy And What It Means For Water? Insights From BlueTech Forum 2018

BlueNotes - July 10, 2018 04:00 - 23 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
BlueTech Forum 2018 was held on 6th & 7th June in Vancouver. The programme featured a series of thought leadership roundtables, led by prominent industry representatives and BlueTech TAG Experts. These were discussions around key themes including the circular economy, reuse, next generation membr...

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What is driving Point of Use treatment in the water sector and where is it growing? And what is Fluence Corporation’s take on decentralized treatment systems?

BlueNotes - June 05, 2018 04:00 - 22 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
There has been a lot of buzz in recent months about water quality and consumer perception. But ultimately, it all points to the same thing, which is lack of trust in municipal tap quality and the desire for more control over the quality of water consumed. There is a dizzying array of technologies...

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What can you do to get on the CDP ‘A list?, environmental reporting as the new norm, and why is it crunch time for the UK water industry?

BlueNotes - May 04, 2018 04:00 - 24 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
This month, we speak with Christina Copeland from Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) about what it means to be on the CDP ‘A list’, what drives the companies to disclose their data, and the growing trend of environmental reporting. Additionally, we look at the implications of the upcoming PR19 for t...

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Decentralised Water Re-Use as an Enabler for the Circular Economy

BlueNotes - April 04, 2018 04:00 - 25 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
April’s podcast looks at the topic of decentralized water. The industry is generally accepting of the fact that decentralized, modular treatment is a solution to meet the ever-growing physical and financial infrastructure gap. The drivers are clear but when does going ‘off-grid’ make sense? ...

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Raw Water – Today’s Fringe, Tomorrow’s Mainstream?

BlueNotes - March 06, 2018 05:00 - 23 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
Earlier this month, Stephen Colbert on the Late Show joked about the recent ‘raw water’ phenomenon. For those of you not yet familiar, this is a new fad in which the public is invited to pay for water that is ‘unfiltered, untreated and unsterilized.’In March’s podcast, Divya Inna speaks to BlueTe...

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A retailer’s approach to sustainable water management - Walmart’s story

BlueNotes - February 05, 2018 05:00 - 21 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
The Circular Economy dynamic offers a framework that is both resilient and restorative for generations to come and also a mechanism for transitioning growth into a positive trend for the environment, the economy and the society. “Managing Water in the Circular Economy” is our theme for BlueTech F...

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Biotechnology in water and Industrial stormwater

BlueNotes - January 11, 2018 05:00 - 27 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
Over the last few years, our ability to make sense of biological information has increased in sophistication. Today, we can predict the 3-dimensional structure of an enzyme, simulate activity and optimize the molecule using computational biotechnology tools. The cost of biological information/dat...

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BlueTech Tasting Menu – December Podcast

BlueNotes - December 05, 2017 05:00 - 18 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
The holiday season is almost here and as we draw the year to a close, BlueTech are finishing the year with our End of Year “Water Almanac” web briefing.We speak to a panel of 12 water experts on 3 key notable ideas / trends that they have seen in 2017 and what they expect for 2018. You can regist...

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China Power Industry Report

BlueNotes - November 23, 2017 05:00 - 8 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
The BlueTech tasting menu includes an interview with Rhys Owen, Editor-in-Chief about February’s Monthly Intelligence Briefing. Divya Inna, Client Relations Manager, BlueTech also speaks with Feng Hu from China Water Risk about the upcoming China Power Industry Insight Report. -- Presente...

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China Power Industry Report

BlueNotes - November 23, 2017 05:00 - 8 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
The BlueTech tasting menu includes an interview with Rhys Owen, Editor-in-Chief about February’s Monthly Intelligence Briefing. Divya Inna, Client Relations Manager, BlueTech also speaks with Feng Hu from China Water Risk about the upcoming China Power Industry Insight Report.

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Brine Management & ZLD Market Update

BlueNotes - November 23, 2017 05:00 - 7 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
Divya Inna, Research Analyst, BlueTech, speaks with Irish technology company Oxymem who speak about their technology and participation in BlueTech Forum 2017. We also speak with Michael Mickley, BlueTech’s desalination expert on our upcoming Brine Management Insight report. -- Presented by Bl...

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Brine Management & ZLD Market Update

BlueNotes - November 23, 2017 05:00 - 7 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
Divya Inna, Research Analyst, BlueTech, speaks with Irish technology company Oxymem who speak about their technology and participation in BlueTech Forum 2017. We also speak with Michael Mickley, BlueTech’s desalination expert on our upcoming Brine Management Insight report.

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MABR Market

BlueNotes - November 23, 2017 05:00 - 6 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
In 2016 BlueTech looked at emerging technologies in the nutrient removal space like MABR technology. We spoke to vendors offering this technology and are closely tracking its development through technology installations and we present this information through our in built technology S Curves an...

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MABR Market

BlueNotes - November 23, 2017 05:00 - 6 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
In 2016 BlueTech looked at emerging technologies in the nutrient removal space like MABR technology. We spoke to vendors offering this technology and are closely tracking its development through technology installations and we present this information through our in built technology S Curves an...

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Nanofiltration - Business as Usual or the Start of a Membrane Revolution?

BlueNotes - November 23, 2017 05:00 - 5 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratings
Divya Inna speaks with membrane technology expert, Dr Graeme Pearce on the upcoming market report on NanoFiltration. The report will cover current trends and market opportunities of this technology. We also speak with Grundfos on BlueTech’s upcoming webinar on Hospital Wastewater Treatment. The w...

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