Water technology is destined to be one of the great tech investment opportunities of the next decade. With a limited amount of water on earth, the population continues to grow while businesses develop. Investing in water is emerging as one of the most promising real assets for investment. But early-stage investments in water technology start-ups [...]
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Managing High-Tech Water– Introducing Executive Roundtables
2011 was not kind to water tech start ups. We estimate that total venture funding for the year dropped to $140 million, about 50% from 2010. In the face of an overall collapse in the cleantech investment boom, the IPO market has effectively shut down for most venture-backed cleantech companies. In spite of its importance, [...]
What You Need to Know about the Blue Business Revolution
The risk of water shortages to business was first identified three years ago at Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan. Since then, leading investors in the major businesses worldwide have been highlighting the risk that water scarcity poses to operations—not just in the third world through supply chains, but also in key markets in the developed [...]
The Gatekeepers of Water Tech
Utility managers like Eric Rosenblum and Ron Zegers are part of a small cadre of experienced leaders within the water utility who have been facilitating new water management approaches for decades. They have ensured that, with very few exceptions, there is a steady supply of healthy and safe drinking water.Like other water utility managers, these [...]
Bringing Water Design Vision to the “Rest of the Mess” in Real Estate
The Shanghai Tower will serve as a mammoth 125-floor rainwater harvesting structure. The breathtaking outside shell borrows the best designs from nature, collecting rain to purify and replenish 675,000,000 liters of water each year. Combining stores, offices and apartments, the building will serve as an icon for water resource management in China, as the country [...]
Bringing Water Design Vision to the “Rest of the Mess” in Real Estate
The Shanghai Tower will serve as a mammoth 125-floor rainwater harvesting structure. The breathtaking outside shell borrows the best designs from nature, collecting rain to purify and replenish 675,000,000 liters of water each year. Combining stores, offices and apartments, the building will serve as an icon for water resource management in China, as the country [...]
Utilities Seek New Technologies
Water treatment and delivery systems were built for steady, predictable operation. In the face of water scarcity and budget cuts, utility managers are challenged to squeeze more performance out of water infrastructure with advanced technologies.
Utilities Seek New Technologies
Water treatment and delivery systems were built for steady, predictable operation. In the face of water scarcity and budget cuts, utility managers are challenged to squeeze more performance out of water infrastructure with advanced technologies.
Resource Recovery Companies Find Sustainable Advantage
Everywhere you look people are trying to do more with less. Reduce costs, increase efficiency, reduce energy use, recover resources. There are strong economic drivers to do all of these things, which also happen to be sustainable. On July 22nd, 2010 I moderated the first in the BlueTech Tracker(TM) Webinar series: Mineral & Resource Recovery [...]
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A pioneer’s view of the frontier
Each year since 2009, the Artemis Water Tech Top 50 Review has identified 50 companies that show the promise of water tech. Quite of few of them have already emerged from product launch to raise capital, close partnerships and install at their first customers. The Artemis Review looks at a worldwide pool companies that are [...]