Sarah Condon, Author at BlueTech Forum

BlueTech Forum alumni companies succeed at twice industry average – see who’s on this years watch-list!

Succeeding in water technology is not a trivial matter. It requires tenacity, innovation and also being in the right place at the right time. That is why we take the role of selecting water companies to show-case at BlueTech Forum seriously and apply our skills in... Read More

Raw water fad touches a nerve for the industry

Paul O’Callaghan, chief executive, BlueTech Research The ‘raw water’ phenomenon was covered in the mainstream media recently – for those of you not yet familiar with this, I highly recommend you watch the Stephen Colbert Go Fund Yourself piece on this. It is a... Read More

Aquam

Aquam provides technologies for packaged wastewater treatment plants that can eliminate sludge, recover energy as direct electricity (no methane), and enable onsite water reuse at operational costs that are 50%-80% lower than incumbent technologies and at competitive... Read More

US moves to decentralized water sector regulation

According to US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Draft FY 2018-2022 Strategic Plan, Public Review Draft released on 2 October 2017, the Agency is returning to its core mission, restoring power to the states through cooperative federalism and refocusing on its... Read More

Barry Liner, Chief Technical Officer and Director of Water Science & Engineering Center, Water Environment Federation (WEF)

Barry Liner, PhD, PE, BCEE Chief Technical Officer and Director of Water Science & Engineering Center, Water Environment Federation (WEF) Dr. Liner leads WEF’s Innovation Initiative, covering topics ranging from intelligent water systems to nutrient management to... Read More

Opportunities in organic waste management

New technology and continual innovation means that sludge is now converted into a variety of valuable products which can be beneficially reused, saving vast amounts of time, energy and money previously spent on disposing of solid waste. Examples include, high-grade... Read More

The future of chemistries and chemicals in a circular eonomy

Chemicals are vital parts of water treatment industry, encompassing, biocides, disinfectants, polymers, anti-sealants, coagulants. Chemicals are also key raw materials inputs into technologies such as polymeric membranes. The sale of chemicals is part of on-going... Read More

The future opportunties for membranes in a water re-use world

The rapid development of innovative membrane technologies particularly in nano-filtration, epitomises the way in which the physical, biological and digital spheres, are interconnected as result of the 4th Industrial Revolution, revolutionising the treatment of both... Read More

Digital water & data as an enabler of the circular economy

As we begin to move towards a more integrated future with technology as the key driver, many businesses are still hesitant to utilise technologies such as the cloud for key data and control systems. With this, the raise of cyber risk as a growing menace has led to... Read More

Island Water Technologies

Island Water Technologies (IWT) is a wastewater technology company specializing in modular, solar powered treatment solutions. Island Water Technologies provides robust, low-complexity self-powered wastewater treatment for domestic and industrial industries. Their... Read More