(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
S4E15 - Is Supercritical Water Oxidation a Solution for PFAS, Energy (& More)?
with 🎙️ Kobe Nagar, CEO & Co-Founder at 374Water
💧 374Water is a cleantech company, that builds and develops Innovative physical-thermal technology (Supercritical Water Oxidation - SCWO) for resour…
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[Extract] "Once you solve the extreme, the median is much easier!"
Kobe Nagar explains how you could treat any kind of wastewater stream in seconds, thanks to supercritical water oxidation. On top of this, you could easily run resource recovery, and benefit from an …
S4E14 - How to Establish Compliance Confidence for Every Water Utility
with 🎙️ David Lynch, CEO & Co-Founder at Klir
💧 Klir is building the All-In-One Operating System for Water.
What we covered:
✋ How the Water Industry really differs from any other economic secto…
![[Extract] Water Professionals are Conservative for a Reason!](https://image.ausha.co/SrajxrvdSGz4nZlD4XaTDAEtZtzBxH9kjaz7oTwo_1400x1400.jpeg?t=1643220141)
[Extract] Water Professionals are Conservative for a Reason!
David Lynch explains how the Water Industry is a special beast that needs tools to be tailored and catered to its challenges and needs. He shares how water professionals will be enhanced by digital t…
This is Liquid Energy! (NOT Wastewater)
There are 1'600 TWh of untapped energy that flows in #Wastewater every year!
That's the equivalent of:
320 nuclear power reactors
140 million tons of oil being burned in thermic power plants
or 32'0…
S4E13 - Can Groundwater Trading help California save $580 million per year?
with 🎙️ Ellen Bruno, Extension Economist @ UC Berkeley
💧 The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley leads research and outreach on economic and policy issues relevant to C…
![[Extract] A Groundwater Market Could be Best for Everyone!](https://image.ausha.co/6bLeIRZskI91GXBceBAE2FgJL97biaJlYAqWzFbw_1400x1400.jpeg?t=1643220098)
[Extract] A Groundwater Market Could be Best for Everyone!
Ellen Bruno explains how better understanding the price (in)elasticity of Water Demand shall influence policies, to make sure that Water flows to its best use. Her research at UC Berkeley tends to de…
S4E12 - Could we Please Stop Burning Industrial Wastewater? This is Much Better!
with 🎙️ Steven De Laet, CEO & Founder of Inopsys
💧 Inopsys provides mobile & modular side stream on-site solutions for the chemical and pharmaceutical industry.
What we covered:
🔥 How many indust…
![[Extract] Nobody wants to Pay for Sustainability. Not even you, at home!](https://image.ausha.co/FJbnpCKlYlGIstbdkTcXRIayXRsqSvaqniZvCRiJ_1400x1400.jpeg?t=1643122818)
[Extract] Nobody wants to Pay for Sustainability. Not even you, at home!
Steven De Laet explains how industrial wastewater management has to shift from an approach where we truck it away in tankers to an approach where wastewater is treated onsite. He's also showing how t…
Estelle Brachlianoff (VEOLIA) - Sabrina Soussan (SUEZ): Perfect Opposites?
SUEZ and VEOLIA just announced two new CEOs:
- Sabrina Soussan, taking over SUEZ's lead anytime soon
- Estelle Brachlianoff, set to replace Antoine Frérot as head of VEOLIA this July
Two women in ch…
Special 12 - What Happens to Water Management if we Build One Manhattan per Month?
with 🎙️ Antoine Walter, Podcaster in Chief and Senior Business Development Manager @ GF Piping Systems
💧 GF Piping Systems is the leading flow solutions provider, specializing in process automation s…
S4E11 - Are you Still Fighting Green Algae? Here's What to do Instead!
with 🎙️ Cesar Narvaez, CEO & Founder of NXO Engineering
💧 NXO Engineering is a deep tech startup in the Water and Sanitation industry developing a new generation of wastewater treatment plants.
Wha…
![[Extract] Treating wastewater while capturing CO2](https://image.ausha.co/Zyn8zAMWVGXUgM9oRizFSnR0ZjyjGz0dCfR8rium_1400x1400.jpeg?t=1642510381)
[Extract] Treating wastewater while capturing CO2
Cesar Narvaez explains how green algae treat carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus out of wastewater in a very energy-efficient fashion, while capturing carbon and producing biomass that can, in turn, be …
Special 11 - Is Industrial Water a Dead Angle of the Water Industry?
with 🎙️ Antoine Walter, Podcaster in Chief and Senior Business Development Manager @ GF Piping Systems
💧 GF Piping Systems is the leading flow solutions provider, specializing in process automation s…
Special 10 - What Shall Everyone Know about Nature Based Solutions?
with 🎙️ Antoine Walter, Podcaster in Chief and Senior Business Development Manager @ GF Piping Systems
💧 GF Piping Systems is the leading flow solutions provider, specializing in process automation s…
S4E10 - How to use a Costly Material to bring Membrane Treatment costs down
with 🎙️ Sebastian Andreassen, CCO, Director and Co-Founder of Cembrane
💧 Cembrane is the world's largest producer of Silicon Carbide (SiC) membranes for OEMs & System integrators within Water & wast…
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[Extract] "I've seen the problems associated with polymeric membranes!"
Sebastian Andreassen shares the path of Cembrane, the company he's built with his father and brother, and successfully led from inception to a market leader in Silicon Carbide membranes for Water and…
Special 9 - The Essential of Water Finance - by 8 Subject Experts
with 🎙️ Antoine Walter, Podcaster in Chief and Senior Business Development Manager @ GF Piping Systems
💧 GF Piping Systems is the leading flow solutions provider, specializing in process automation s…
Special 8 - Distributed Treatments 101 - by 4 Industry Experts
with 🎙️ Antoine Walter, Podcaster in Chief and Senior Business Development Manager @ GF Piping Systems
💧 GF Piping Systems is the leading flow solutions provider, specializing in process automation s…
S4E9 - Four Successful Exits and Counting: What's next, disrupting UV Disinfection?
with 🎙️ Wayne Byrne, CEO of Typhon Treatment Systems
💧 Typhon Treatment Systems is a company on a mission to make Water Disinfection Safe, Affordable, and Accessible without the use of Mercury.
Wha…