As 2024 wraps up, the water sector is buzzing with unprecedented opportunities.

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💡 Get insider knowledge on where smart money is flowing in water for 2025

💰 Learn why water is becoming the next frontier for climate tech investors

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🌊 Think Lithium Mining Wastes Water? Think Again!

More #water insights? Connect with me on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoinewalter1/

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• Eramet's DLE project in Centenario: https://www.eramet.com/en/activities/lithium/

• My review of Veolia's Deep Dive (that discusses the Eramine DLE project): https://youtu.be/LKcUoTlMmdc

• Thacker Pass Project by Lithium Americas with AquaTech International: https://lithiumamericas.com/thacker-pass/overview/default.aspx

• My exploration of Salinity Solution's batch RO: https://youtu.be/InWaoDkVLNc

• My conversation with Evove (Membrane-based DLE): https://smartlink.ausha.co/dont-waste-water/s9e7-how-to-eradicate-dead-zones-cut-energy-needs-by-80-and-double-lithium-selectivity

• My conversation with EnergyX (Ion Exchange-based DLE): https://smartlink.ausha.co/dont-waste-water/s9e5-the-game-changing-company-with-60-patents-that-s-disrupting-the-battery-industry

• My conversation with Adionics (Solvent Extraction-based DLE): https://smartlink.ausha.co/dont-waste-water/s11e11-how-adionics-took-a-bold-stand-in-the-competitive-dle-landscape

  
  

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⏰ TIME CODES ⏰

00:00 The Lithium Water Crisis

02:22 The Water Impact of Spodumene & Evaporation Ponds

03:56 DLE is a "special animal"

06:43 Brine is NOT water

10:38 Getting to Eramet's DLE Plant

12:18 Eramet's approach to DLE

13:47 Where and How to Water Optimize?

17:32 Zooming Out

#LithiumMining #WaterTechnology #CleanTech

About this Podcast: Welcome to the (don't) Waste Water podcast! In each episode, Antoine Walter from DWW Media shares water, wastewater & water entrepreneurship stories. This show will teach you the water industry like you've never seen it. If you're asking how the water sector will overcome the water crises ahead, this video is for you.

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📌 Growing Water with Botanical Water Technologies - A Revolutionary Approach to Water Scarcity!

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Botanical Water Technologies: https://www.wegrowwater.com/

Their partnership with Microsoft: https://www.wegrowwater.com/post/microsoft-growing-water-for-india

Terry Paule's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terry-paule/

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⏰ TIME CODES ⏰

00:00 Introduction

01:54 AI's Water Consumption

04:49 Growing Water

08:14 The Journey of Botanical Water Technologies

17:57 Building the Botanical Water Exchange

21:26 The Role of Blockchain in Water Management

37:37 Defining Water Impact Standards

39:13 Implementing Water ATMs in Nagpur

43:13 Future of Water Technology

46:07 Commercialization and Scaling Up

51:16 Fundraising and Investment Strategies

01:01:29 Rapid Fire Questions

#WaterInnovation #WaterTech #SustainableWater

📝 IN THIS WEEK'S EPISODE

🌱 The groundbreaking technology behind extracting drinking water from fruits and vegetables, and how it's revolutionizing water access

💧 How Botanical Water Technologies transforms industrial food processing waste into premium drinking water through their innovative Water Harvest Units

🤝 The strategic partnership with Microsoft and the game-changing project delivering 60 million liters of water to communities in Nagpur, India

🔗 The development of the Botanical Water Exchange platform powered by blockchain technology to connect water producers with communities in need

💫 The ambitious vision to scale from 14 to 200 water harvest units by 2025, bringing sustainable water solutions worldwide

About this Podcast: Welcome to the (don't) Waste Water podcast! In each episode, Antoine Walter from DWW Media shares water, wastewater & water entrepreneurship stories. This show will teach you the water industry like you've never seen it. If you're asking how the water sector will overcome the water crises ahead, this episode is for you.

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🌊 Direct Air Carbon Capture AND Water Production? The unlikely duo revolutionizing climate action!

More #water insights? Connect with me on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoinewalter1/

#️⃣ All the Links Mentioned in this Episode #️⃣

• Capture 6: https://capture6.com

• Frontier Climate: https://frontierclimate.com/

• Palmdale Water District (Project Monarch partner): https://www.palmdalewater.org/

• California Energy Commission (Grant provider): https://www.energy.ca.gov/

• Elemental Impact/Elemental Accelerator (Investor & incubator): https://elementalimpact.com/elemental-impact/

• My (quite old, sorry!) conversation with with Kim Baker from Elemental Excellerator (at the time): https://smartlink.ausha.co/dont-waste-water/s2e4-how-to-be-a-beacon-and-trigger-1-5-billion-new-funding-as-a-fearless-nonprofit

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⏰ TIME CODES ⏰

00:00 Introduction

01:56 Elon Musk's XPRIZE and Carbon Capture

04:27 Introducing: Luke Shors

08:03 Combining Carbon Capture with Water Scarcity Solutions

17:19 Technical Aspects of Capture6's Process

23:32 Project Monarch: A Case Study

34:24 Global Projects and Future Plans

38:13 Business Model and Financing

42:20 Carbon Credits and CDR

46:16 Future Goals and Regulatory Impact

53:08 Rapid Fire Questions

#DirectAirCapture #WaterTech #CleanTech

📝 IN THIS WEEK'S EPISODE

🔬 How Capture 6 transforms salt into a revolutionary carbon capture solution while producing fresh water

🌐 The ambitious roadmap across three continents: Project Monarch (US), Project Wallaby (Australia), and Project Octopus (Korea)

💡 Why turning brine management from a cost center into a carbon removal opportunity could be key to scaling water treatment

💰 How tax credits, government support, and innovative business models are making carbon removal viable

🤝 The critical importance of finding the right project partners and investors in the challenging cleantech landscape

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We treat water with oil - true story! Coagulants and Flocculants used in wastewater treatment are oil-based and often feature Polyacrylamide (or PAM). But there's no other way around, right? Well, there's one, and it looks (very!) promising. Wanna find out? Listen to this!

More #water insights? Connect with me on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoinewalter1/

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My conversation with Gingko Bioworks: https://smartlink.ausha.co/dont-waste-water/s10e9-coding-the-future-ginkgo-bioworks-synthesis-of-biology-and-technology

My Growth Story with MembrIon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPlXltrIvWU

Talk with Amielle on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amiellelake/

... or per email: [email protected]

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⏰ TIME CODES ⏰

00:00 In This Week's Episode

03:55 Carbonet's Journey

15:46 The Big Spring Show

19:12 Building an Empire

28:23 Exploring Business Models

34:23 Advanced Material Technology and AI

37:41 Commercialization and Future Plans

41:24 Women's Equity Lab and Investment

44:01 Rapid Fire Questions

#WaterChemicals #ScaleUp

About this Podcast: Welcome to the (don't) Waste Water podcast! In each episode, Antoine Walter from DWW Media shares water, wastewater & water entrepreneurship stories. This show will teach you the water industry like you've never seen it. If you're asking how the water sector will overcome the water crises ahead, this podcast is for you.

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Why is everyone suddenly obsessed with water technology? When GE sold its water division in 2017, nobody blinked. But in 2024, Georg Fischer's stock jumped 15% when they announced they're selling everything BUT water! Plus GF's not alone: DuPont and Danaher are making similar moves, and there's a World in which Veolia might move along.

What changed? Water tech companies are expected to grow from $290B to $1.4T in value by 2034. From being seen as "slow-growth" and "low-tech" a decade ago, water technology is now the hottest asset in industrial portfolios. Let's explore what this means for the future of the #WaterSector - and more precisely for #WaterTech companies!

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My (impromptu) coverage of the Xylem/Evoqua Merger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrwKzgZYj5U

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Georg Fischer (or GF) just announced that it divested its Machining Solutions arm for about 650 million Swiss francs to United Grinding Group and evaluated strategic options to do the same with its Casting Solutions division. Said differently, GF fully embraced its new trajectory: becoming a Water and Flow solutions company, with, on top of this, the ambition to become the World leader at that (starting from number two).

Here's what I discussed with Mads:

• Why are companies like GF pivoting entirely toward water solutions?

• How does a traditional industrial company make a leap into sustainable infrastructure?

• Can the water market really sustain 8% growth?

• How do acquisitions fit into GF’s $5 billion revenue goal?

• What makes water infrastructure a smart investment right now?

• How can investing in water align with sustainable goals?

• What’s the "ketchup effect" in mergers and acquisitions?

If you want to follow up with Mads, reach out to him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madsjoergensen/

Key Ideas

• Strategic Shift in Water Sector: GF divested its machining solutions and plans to exit its casting solutions divisions to focus on water-related products. This pivot, welcomed by the market, positions GF as a pure-play water and flow solutions company in response to global water scarcity concerns, increasing the attractiveness of water infrastructure investments.

• Acquisition of Uponor: GF’s recent 2.1 billion CHF acquisition of Uponor bolstered its presence in piping systems and set the foundation for a focus on water solutions. GF sees Uponor as essential to consolidating its market position and is pursuing acquisitions in similar companies to reach its revenue goal of 5 billion CHF by 2030.

• Market Fragmentation and M&A Strategy: The water market's fragmentation offers GF a path to scale rapidly through strategic acquisitions of companies between $75 million to $125 million, quickly integrating them to build a resilient, scalable business. This acquisition approach aims to make GF the market leader by capitalizing on economies of scale but mostly scope.

• Sustainable Investment Appeal: With investors increasingly focused on environmental impact, GF’s shift aligns with sustainability and long-term profitability. Mads Joergensen highlights how water infrastructure is crucial for economic stability and environmental health, positioning GF as a high-impact investment opportunity that appeals to both financial and environmental investors.

• Global Expansion Plans: GF is aiming for geographic diversification with a balanced presence across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. This global reach, coupled with sector diversification across building, industrial, and infrastructure flow solutions, offers resilience and positions GF to capitalize on the growing global water market.

• Challenges and Caution in Water Innovation: Water technology has long development cycles, sometimes taking decades to reach market maturity. GF’s approach focuses on proven technologies and scalable solutions, reducing exposure to riskier, early-stage innovations.

Hey, and for the sake of full disclosure: this is NOT a sponsored episode (at all), but GF happens to be my employer when I'm not running this podcast 🙂

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You need to know the rules to beat the rules ⬇️

Water innovation takes decades to be adopted: 35 Years for the average water tech!

For their book "The Dynamics of Water Innovation," Paul O'Callaghan and his team reviewed 488 water technologies to identify patterns, timelines (and ways to accelerate them), and some of the specificities of water entrepreneurship.

In this review, I share with you the key learnings, but also my feelings about the book. Spoiler: you should read it!

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📣 MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE 📣

My interview with Andrew Benedek (Zenon): https://smartlink.ausha.co/dont-waste-water/s5e12-how-to-be-alone-early-crazy-but-actually-right-the-history-of-zenon

My conversation with Graeme Pearce (Membranes): https://smartlink.ausha.co/dont-waste-water/s2e9-everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-mbrs-without-daring-to-ask

Fluence's take at MABRs: https://smartlink.ausha.co/dont-waste-water/s2e7-this-astonishing-technology-will-turn-the-wastewater-sector-on-its-head-here-s-why

My conversation with Reinhard Hübner (SKion): https://smartlink.ausha.co/dont-waste-water/s5e1-the-7-secrets-of-the-water-company-of-the-year-you-shall-absolutely-steal

My interview with Tom Ferguson (Burnt Island Ventures): https://smartlink.ausha.co/dont-waste-water/s10e16-the-secret-formula-for-profit-in-water-tech-ventures-tom-ferguson-s-unfair-advantage

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⏰ TIME CODES ⏰

00:00 Technology Adoption in various sectors

02:14 Anatomy of a Winner

05:08 The WaTA Model

08:30 3 Levers to Market Faster

14:23 Why bother?

15:55 Conclusion

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📚 On the bookshelf: Liquid Asset by Barton Thompson

📘 Subtitle: How Business and Government Can Partner to Solve the Freshwater Crisis

• What's the thesis of the book?

• What are some key learnings you'll get from it?

• What are my own thoughts and criticisms about that book?

• And ultimately, should you read it?

➡️ Let's review!

Included: My exclusive interview with the author at this year's Rethinking Water Conference in New York, hosted by Sciens Water

By the way, a big thanks to Sciens for inviting me over! Go check them out: https://scienswater.com/

Get the Book: https://www.sup.org/books/politics/liquid-asset

The two conversations I mentioned in the episode:

• Water Trading in Australia with Scott Hamilton - https://smartlink.ausha.co/dont-waste-water/s4e6-how-water-trading-unbelievably-killed-one-million-fishes-and-a-river

• Groundwater Trading in California with Ellen Bruno - https://smartlink.ausha.co/dont-waste-water/s4e13-could-we-please-stop-burning-industrial-wastewater-this-is-much-better

⏰ TIME CODES ⏰

00:00 Introducing: Liquid Asset by Barton Thompson

01:10 The Book's Thesis

12:43 Review & Critique

15:16 Interview with Barton Thompson

25:40 Conclusion

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Gross Wen Technologies reached $15 Million in yearly sales while rolling out in three verticals and getting selected among hundreds of contestant in THE Global Water Hub - aka Singapore.

All on the back of a simple, even seemingly simplistic technology: algae-based nutrient removal (and recovery).

Oh and did I forget? They profitable from the get-go. What's the secret? Let's find out!

More #water insights? Connect with me on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoinewalter1/

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Gross Wen Technologies' Website: https://algae.com/

Connect with Martin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-gross-39125755/

The last time we covered Green Algae on the podcast: https://smartlink.ausha.co/dont-waste-water/s4e11-are-you-still-fighting-green-algae-here-s-what-to-do-instead

My Coverage of WEFTEC: https://youtu.be/UnvaN9ZDjPs

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#WaterTech #GrowthStage #GreenAlgae

About this Podcast: Welcome to the (don't) Waste Water podcast! In each episode, Antoine Walter from DWW Media shares water, wastewater & water entrepreneurship stories. This show will teach you the water industry like you've never seen it. If you're asking how the water sector will overcome the water crises ahead, this episode is for you.

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