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Short on time, big on staying informed? BlueTech Research brings you BlueNotes, the podcast that makes knowledge bite-sized and easy to digest!  Join dynamic hosts Divya Inna and Rhys Owen for 10-minute conversations packed with insights on the latest breakthroughs in BlueTech. Listen while you commute, walk the dog, or unwind – it’s the perfect way to stay ahead of the curve without getting stuck to a screen. Subscribe now and unlock a smarter, more informed you!

  1. AI, acids and advanced materials science

    9. Juni

    AI, acids and advanced materials science

    After slow adoption and several defunct companies, with Aquatech acquiring Fluid Technology Solutions has forward osmosis finally found its technological niche? Why is Tesla/xAi presenting at Singapore Water Week? And how could reusing acids be a game-changer across so many industries? Rhys Owen and Divya Inna discuss the month's developments from BlueTech's perspective, including a look at advanced materials science, direct potable reuse frameworks, industrial water reuse requirements and PFAS treatment obligations. -- Presented by BlueTech Research®, Actionable Water Technology Market Intelligence. Watch the trailer of Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey.  Get involved, and learn more on the website: braveblue.world

    20 Min.
  2. Special: BlueTech Forum Ignite x Nike

    24. Apr.

    Special: BlueTech Forum Ignite x Nike

    Water is entering a phase where proven innovation is aligning with credible pathways to scale. How do technologies that have demonstrated success finally translate into repeatable, system-wide adoption? The shift is from isolated lighthouse projects to coordinated execution: commercial models are strengthening, cross-sector demand is accelerating, and operational urgency is driving alignment. What once appeared fragmented is beginning to take shape, as industries converge around shared constraints and start reshaping incentives, risk allocation, and institutional readiness to unlock deployment at scale. This transition comes to life June 1–2 at Nike World Headquarters, as Divya and Rhys frame BlueTech Forum’s move toward tipping points alongside Zoe Hassall and Lily Chen. With Nike as host and sponsors Xylem, Veralto, Nijhuis Water Industries, XPV Water Partners, AquaTech and H2O Innovation, the event turns case studies into working sessions. More at bluetechforum.com. -- Presented by BlueTech Research®, Actionable Water Technology Market Intelligence. Watch the trailer of Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey.  Get involved, and learn more on the website: braveblue.world

    22 Min.
  3. Catalytic membranes, subsea Desalination, and the push toward integration

    26. März

    Catalytic membranes, subsea Desalination, and the push toward integration

    Subsea desalination and PFAS destruction are converging toward deployment, but both expose the same constraint: scaling promising physics into reliable infrastructure. Why are energy savings and destruction rates now credible, yet still insufficient to unlock widespread adoption? The tension sits between technical validation and system trust, where offshore pilots and municipal contracts signal progress, but legacy failures, cost tradeoffs, and integration complexity continue to slow uptake. Deep sea reverse osmosis offers 30–50% energy reduction, yet remains operationally unproven at scale, while supercritical oxidation shows near-total PFAS destruction but must overcome safety history and infrastructure fit. Beyond these signals, Divya and Rhys map a broader shift toward integrated solutions and platform thinking. Catalytic membranes, innovation tracker data, and apparel supply chain collaboration all point to a market reorganising around system-level outcomes, not point technologies, as adoption pathways increasingly depend on coordination across utilities, industry, and policy. For a deep dive, platform subscribers can access: The full March Intelligence BriefingCatalytic membranes report and register to attend the upcoming web briefing on April 16th. If you don't have a subscription, please request access here.Learn more about the BlueTech Forum events in May and June on bluetechforum.com -- Presented by BlueTech Research®, Actionable Water Technology Market Intelligence. Watch the trailer of Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey.  Get involved, and learn more on the website: braveblue.world

    15 Min.
  4. Compliance gridlock in rapid microbial monitoring

    3. März

    Compliance gridlock in rapid microbial monitoring

    Online microbial monitoring remains commercially stalled despite transformative performance gains. Why does a technology that compresses Legionella detection from ten days to four hours still sit at just $16–20 million annually within a $4–6 billion water quality market? The contradiction is structural: compliance frameworks still mandate culture-based methods, forcing utilities to treat rapid systems as add-ons rather than replacements. With no regulatory urgency and limited operational pain, time savings alone fail to unlock municipal budgets. The growth that does exist is concentrated in industrial settings where faster data links directly to risk, uptime, and chemical optimization. Divya and Rhys position the inflection around regulatory acceptance, Chinese policy signals, and whether industrial ROI can ultimately pull municipal standards forward. Access the BlueTech Intelligence Platform for all publications. Register for the upcoming web briefing on PFAS Concentration. -- Presented by BlueTech Research®, Actionable Water Technology Market Intelligence. Watch the trailer of Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey.  Get involved, and learn more on the website: braveblue.world

    24 Min.
  5. Electrifying chemistry: bipolar membranes, MD and what’s scaling now

    28. Jan.

    Electrifying chemistry: bipolar membranes, MD and what’s scaling now

    Bipolar membranes are finally stepping out of the lab and into commercial relevance, reframing saline waste streams as feedstocks for on-site acid and base production (see the Bipolar Membranes Report and companion Web Briefing).  Membrane distillation also gets a reality check—moving beyond desalination and hydrogen narratives to where deployment is actually happening: high-salinity, high-strength industrial wastewater and heat-recovery applications (full Membrane Distillation Report).  Add systems-level reflections from Rethinking Water UK and Innovation Tracker signals from Aquacycl (featured in From Lighthouses to Tipping Points), HydroNauten and LayerPure, and the episode maps where water technologies are quietly crossing from promise into practice. -- Presented by BlueTech Research®, Actionable Water Technology Market Intelligence. Watch the trailer of Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey.  Get involved, and learn more on the website: braveblue.world

    16 Min.
  6. PFAS pressure points and the membrane shake-up

    01.12.2025

    PFAS pressure points and the membrane shake-up

    The proposed EU PFAS ban is poised to reshape the membrane landscape, pulling PVDF into the regulatory crosshairs and forcing utilities, industrials and suppliers to rethink long-term planning. Rhys and Divya unpack what a universal restriction could mean for plant design, stranded-asset risk, supply-chain readiness and the accelerating push toward ceramic and other non-PFAS alternatives.  They also explore emerging PFAS destruction pathways, near-realtime sensing and the market signals defining this inflection point.  Dive deeper with BlueTech's PFAS Watch service, and register for the Water Innovation Town Hall on 4 December and the Ceramic Membranes briefing on 11 December. -- Presented by BlueTech Research®, Actionable Water Technology Market Intelligence. Watch the trailer of Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey.  Get involved, and learn more on the website: braveblue.world

    14 Min.
  7. Ceramic cembranes, VBact innovation, and Xylem’s reset

    17.11.2025

    Ceramic cembranes, VBact innovation, and Xylem’s reset

    This episode spotlights three themes driving BlueTech’s current research cycle. Rhys and Divya open with the momentum behind ceramic membranes, ahead of the 11 December web briefing with Dr. Graham Pearce and the release of BlueTech’s Ceramic Membranes 2025 Update. Once a 2% niche, ceramics now claim ~10% of the market, lifted by cost reductions, flat-sheet formats, and the EU’s proposed PFAS restrictions that could phase out PVDF. With players like MetaWater, Sōbra, Stech, and Filtech expanding into wastewater and desalination, ceramics are shifting from premium to increasingly mainstream. The episode then moves to BlueTech's Innovation Tracker, highlighting VBact, a 4.5/5 BlueTruffle-rated bacterial scanner offering real-time, AI-driven microbial monitoring at low operating cost. Already deployed in food and beverage, it stands out for continuous phenotypic fingerprinting—though regulatory acceptance remains the key barrier. A full report on bacterial monitoring systems lands next month. Finally, the hosts examine Aurelius’ acquisition of Xylem’s international metering business, a move TAG experts describe as strategic refocusing. The divestment allows Xylem to double down on software, analytics, and digital twin partnerships, while Aurelius takes on a complex, hardware-heavy portfolio. Together, these threads capture the technology, regulation, and market shifts framing BlueTech’s year-end research priorities -- Presented by BlueTech Research®, Actionable Water Technology Market Intelligence. Watch the trailer of Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey.  Get involved, and learn more on the website: braveblue.world

    13 Min.
  8. The quiet revolution in electrodialysis and lithium recovery

    30.10.2025

    The quiet revolution in electrodialysis and lithium recovery

    Electrodialysis is making a comeback. Once niche, ED and EDR are being reinvented with smarter membranes, modular stack designs, and solar-powered operation. BlueTech Analyst Dr. Vishal Wagholikar joins Rhys and Divya to explore how these innovations could enable off-grid desalination, resource recovery, and low-cost acid and base generation. The conversation then shifts to policy, with the proposed Advancing Water Reuse Act offering a 30% U.S. tax credit that could transform industrial reuse economics—boosting uptake among data centers, semiconductor plants, and utilities. They close on lithium, spotlighting the UK’s first commercial DLE project and a Veolia patent targeting zero-liquid discharge and circular lithium recovery. Together, these stories reveal where technology, regulation, and resource security now intersect in water innovation. Join us for the upcoming web briefings in November: 20 November: Transforming Nitrogen Management: From Cost to Opportunity27th November: Ceramic Membranes: Market & Technology Update 2025 -- Presented by BlueTech Research®, Actionable Water Technology Market Intelligence. Watch the trailer of Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey.  Get involved, and learn more on the website: braveblue.world

    17 Min.
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Short on time, big on staying informed? BlueTech Research brings you BlueNotes, the podcast that makes knowledge bite-sized and easy to digest!  Join dynamic hosts Divya Inna and Rhys Owen for 10-minute conversations packed with insights on the latest breakthroughs in BlueTech. Listen while you commute, walk the dog, or unwind – it’s the perfect way to stay ahead of the curve without getting stuck to a screen. Subscribe now and unlock a smarter, more informed you!

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