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BlueTech Research Roundtable 6: SDG6 – Clean Water & Sanitation – how innovation can lift us out of water poverty

We had a fantastic turn out at our latest roundtable which was held on the 11th May on the topic of SDG 6 – how innovation can lift us out of water poverty. We are on our third attempt since the 1980s to provide universal access to water. SDG 6 – achieve clean water... Read More

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... Read More

Seeking Anti-fragility in a Black Swan event – strategies for the water sector

A Black Swan event is a term used by Nicholas Taleb, to describe a turbulent event outside of the realm of our previous experience. According to Taleb, things which are anti-fragile, get stronger when challenged, while things which are fragile, break when shocked. The... Read More

Biosphere 2 proves potential of ecological water systems

Through a radical experiment in life support systems – Biosphere 2 – ecologist Mark Nelson developed a deep understanding of humans’ connection with the earth and their impact on the water cycle. While some lessons may not have been acted upon fast enough,... Read More

BlueTech Forum 2019 Feedback

We hope to see you at BlueTech Forum 2020 which will take place in June. Full details will be released shortly. Please find below the Innovation Showcase and keynote presentations from BlueTech Forum 2019. Innovation Showcase CasestudiesDownload Presentations ... Read More

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... Read More

Industries closing the loop on water resilience

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... Read More

Technologies for textiles and aquaculture win MIT Water Prize

A membrane technology for textile manufacturers and a recirculating aquaculture system have been announced as joint winners of the MIT Water prize. Student-led teams SiPure and Symbrosia will share the US$35,000 prize with Volta Irrigation, a social enterprise focused... Read More

Unravelling the water quality paradox at BlueTech Forum

A complex water quality challenge is on the horizon for utilities as more becomes known about micro-pollutants, customers acquire the means to carry out analysis at the kitchen tap and the downward pressure on cost remains. BlueTech Research chief executive Paul... Read More

More from less: building water resilience at BlueTech Forum

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.... Read More

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