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Calling for Young Rapporteurs for BlueTech Forum 2019

Calling for Young Rapporteurs for BlueTech Forum 2019

BlueTech Forum is looking for Rapporteurs for this year’s conference. The Forum offers serious learning and networking opportunities for the successful candidate. BlueTech Research is looking to engage Master students, PhD students and young professionals as... Read More

Water runs through the circular economy

Water runs through the circular economy

Circular economy approaches can add value to a vast range of processes and product sectors, but water is the ‘blue thread’ that flows through it all, Nick Jeffries tells Paul O’Callaghan, chief executive, BlueTech Research. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation was launched... Read More

Water 4.0: lessons in innovation from history

Water 4.0: lessons in innovation from history

Urban water and sewerage systems have evolved over millennia and learnings from the past have much to teach about the next wave of innovation. Professor David Sedlak from University of California Berkeley shares his thoughts with Paul O’Callaghan, chief executive of... Read More

Biomimicry – sourcing water technology answers in nature

Biomimicry – sourcing water technology answers in nature

The natural world has always provided inspiration for creative minds, but biomimicry in water technology engineering and design is delivering real-world benefits. Architect Michael Pawlyn shares his explorations with BlueTech Research chief executive Paul O’Callaghan.... Read More

UK utilities are going global to deliver PR19 goals

UK utilities are going global to deliver PR19 goals

Brexit presents a challenge and an opportunity for UK utilities. Paul O’Callaghan reports back from this summer’s BlueTech Forum in Vancouver about the changing shape of innovation. This article recently appeared in the September 2018 edition of The Environment... Read More