(don't) Waste Water! | Water Tech to Solve the World
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Currently in its 10th Season, the "(don't) Waste Water" podcast has already welcomed around 250 guests from Water Majors (SUEZ, Veolia, Jacobs, Xylem, Kemira, Evoqua, Aquatech, SKion Water...), Scale-Ups (Cambrian Innovation, Epic Cleantec, Gradiant, Liqtech, 374Water, Gingko Bioworks...), Start-Ups (Puraffinity, KETOS, 120Water, ZwitterCo, Membrion, Source...), Universities (Berkeley, the Columbia Water Center), Investment Funds (Sciens Water, Mazarine, Burnt Island Ventures...), Business Accelerators (Imagine H2O, Elemental...), Book Authors (Seth Siegel, David Sedlak, David Lloyd Owen...) or Market Intelligence Companies (BlueTech Research, Global Water Intelligence, World Bank, OECD, Isle Utilities...). Or simply water legends like Gary White, Mina Guli or Andrew Benedek!
On the "(don't) Waste Water" podcast, I strive to make the Water Industry easy to understand for everyone, starting with water professionals, executives, and investors. Hence, he opens the microphone to seasoned, inspirational water experts to discuss their field of excellence.
No one can claim an all-around in-depth understanding of a matter as complex as Water. But piece by piece, you can rebuild the puzzle. With curiosity, patience, and passion, Antoine Walter explores topics such as Advanced Treatment Technologies, Water-Energy Nexus (Hydrogen, Lithium...), PFAS removal, Nature-Based Solutions, Wastewater Reuse, Distributed Water Treatments, Water Finance, and Water Entrepreneurship.
I actually firmly believe that regular listeners of the "(don't) Waste Water" podcast may, in the end, claim a "Water MBA!"
A particular field of interest is how innovation forms, grows and gets widely adopted in a complex and conservative field like the Water Industry. This may be one of the keys to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal n°6 - #SDG6.
Oh, and in short, about me: I'm a water engineer turned avid student of the water business, market, finance, and tech. I'm married, a happy father of three, and I'm French (nobody's perfect 😅).
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- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 476
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
S6E6 - The Six Thousand Billion Dollars Challenge
We need to give our pee a second life!
By 2030, we will miss 40% of the water we need to reach an equilibrium.
This means we whether accept our fate and dry out or try to find that missing water i…
S6E5 - The Epic 3-Step Process that Boosts Activated Sludge
I'll kill them all
Wait, don't worry, that's good news!
What we call wastewater sludge is, in fact, a concentration of microbial cell mass.
To picture it, imagine a herd of micro-organisms, tired…
S6E4 - Can this Solve the World's Thirst?
Waves can desalinate water!
About one out of five people living in the Mediterranean area suffer from constant water stress. That's representative of the challenge remote and decentralized places fa…
S6E3 - The Problem with Water Networks
It's time to refurbish your basement!
When a water or wastewater network pipe is laid, it is supposed to last a couple of centuries.
When you think of it, two centuries ago, only two cities in the…
S6E2 - 20 Years in the Desert (to then become a Millionaire!)
A crazily expensive 1-step unit is the future of wastewater treatment.
In the early eighties, Andrew Benedek had a vision. One day, the World would need to reuse its wastewater and have the right to…
S6E1 - The Problem with Lithium
What used to be garbage is now a treasure!
The world needs to find 500'000 tons of Lithium per year to cope with the galloping growth in electric vehicles.
Even God - sorry, Elon Musk - acknowledge…
S6E0 - Don't Waste Summer!
Hallo, Bonjour, and Welcome to this special Don't Waste Water podcast season!
We're in the middle of a hot summer, and whether you're enjoying the beach, your friends and family, or keeping the boat…
S5E19 - What if your Microbial Fuel Cells could Reach Out on Twitter?
with 🎙️ Carol Maxwell - CEO & Director of MICROrganic Technologies and a Founding Member of ENYA Funds 1, 2, &3
with 🎙️ Brent Solina - CTO of MICROrganic Technologies
💧 MICROrganic Technologies bui…
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[Extract] "We reduce energy use by 85 to 90%" - Carol Maxwell - Brent Solina - MICROrganic Technologies
Hallo, bonjour, and welcome to the Don't waste water podcast! I am your host, Antoine Walter, and in today's episode, I am delighted to welcome Carol Maxwell and Brent Solina as my guests! Carol and …
S5E18 - How to Admit, Value, and actually Overcome the Economic Risk of Water
with 🎙️ Nicola Lei Ravello - Author and Founder of White Stag Investing
💧 White Stag Investing is a research platform for responsible investments, focusing on sustainability as a source of value and…
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[Extract] "You can invest in Peace by investing in Water Infrastructure!" - Nicola Lei Ravello - White Stag Investing
Nicola Lei Ravello is the Founder of White Stag Investing and the author of stories in #water, #sustainability, and #investing. White Stag Investing is a research platform for responsible investments…
S5E17 - How to Build the World Leading Water Innovation Accelerator: Imagine H2O
with 🎙️ Scott Bryan - President of Imagine H2O
💧 Imagine H2O is the world leading Water Innovation Accelerator with $800+M raised in early-stage funding and 1.1 billion people (and counting) served.
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[Extract] "You're not gonna be able to entre three markets at once!" - Scott Bryan - Imagine H2O
Scott Bryan is the President and First employee of Imagine H2O. Imagine H2O is the leading water innovation accelerator and ecosystem for water, empowering people to develop and deploy innovation to …
S5E16 - How to Mitigate 4 Shades of Water Risk Through Impact Investing
with 🎙️ John Robinson - Partner & Co-Founder at Mazarine Ventures
💧 Mazarine is an impact investor backing young technology companies with innovations that address some aspects of water risk, includ…
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[Extract] "The future is already there, it's just not equally distributed" - John Robinson - Mazarine Ventures
John is a Partner and Co-Founder of Mazarine Ventures. Mazarine is an impact investor backing young technology companies with innovations that address some aspects of water risk, including quality an…
S5E15 - Passing the Baton: How to Bring Innovation to Market Faster & More Reliably
with 🎙️ Sivan Zamir - VP Xylem Innovation Labs
💧 Xylem is one of the largest water and wastewater technology company globally and follows the simple motto: "Let's solve water"
What we covered:
🔬 H…
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[Extract] "Technology impacts through people!" - Sivan Zamir - Xylem Innovation Labs
Sivan Zamir is Vice President of Xylem Innovation Labs. Xylem is probably the World's largest water and wastewater technology company, and we'll explore today how innovation powers its "solving water…
S5E14 - How to Save over 1 Million Tons of CO2 Every Year with Thermal Hydrolysis
with 🎙️ Eirik Fadnes - CEO at Cambi Group
💧 Cambi is on a mission to turn sludge into resources thanks to Thermal Hydrolysis Processes
What we covered:
💩 How there's no "Waste" in "Wastewater" - al…
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[Extract] "Essentially, it is a Giant Pressure Cooker!" - Eirik Fadnes - Cambi
Eirik is the CEO of the Cambi Group. Cambi is on a mission to turn sludge into resources; we'll explore how they do that in just a minute.
If you're a regular listener of this podcast, you've for su…
S5E13 - Radical Collaboration: 12 Staggering Ideas to Regenerate the Water World
BlueTech Forum 2022's Theme was straightforward: Radical Collaboration for Regeneration.
For two packed days, the Vancouver convention center hosted the hottest and most insightful discussions on th…