Podcast Episodes

Your Cup of Coffee Uses 29,600x More Water Than a ChatGPT Prompt (w. Alex Passini) [2/2]

Season 14 Episode 9

Everyone says AI is drinking the planet dry, right? Well, the numbers say your morning coffee uses 29,600× more water than a ChatGPT prompt!

In this…

10 hours ago

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Nobody Asked What the Public Actually Thinks About AI and Water. So I Did. [1/2]

Season 14 Episode 8

Every analyst, every think tank, every consulting deck has an opinion on AI's water footprint (and overall on AI and Water)

But nobody bothered to ask…

10 hours ago

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The 2027 Deadline That's About to Reprice Water Companies (Data Center Water)

Season 14 Episode 7

Who Buys the First Data Center Water Company? And When Does the Repricing Start?

Data center water treatment is a $1.1 billion market growing nearly…

1 week, 2 days ago

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Data Center Consumption DOESN'T Matter... But Discharge Does! (AI Water Footprint)

Season 14 Episode 6

What Is the Real Water Problem Behind AI Data Centers - and Where Is the $1.3 Billion Opportunity?

AI Water seems to concern everybody, while data c…

2 weeks, 2 days ago

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Why a Broke Football Club Spent Millions on Water (Gucci's Water Reuse Strategy)

Season 14 Episode 5

Why Did a Broke Football Club Owned by Gucci's Family Invest Millions in Water Reuse?

Stade Rennais, the French football club owned by the Pinault fa…

3 weeks, 2 days ago

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By 2050, Clean Water Will Cost You $3'700 a Year (I Recalculated the US EPA Numbers)

Season 14 Episode 4

How Much Does The USA Really Need to Fix Its Water Infrastructure? And Why Is Nobody Talking About the Real Number? (Hint: the US EPA has it wrong!)

I…

1 month ago

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Forget Russia & Qatar: Europe has a New Gas Source (spoiler: it's wastewater biogas)

Season 14 Episode 3

Can Europe's Sewage Plants Replace Russian Gas? (aka: the €1.9 Billion Biomethane Opportunity)

Europe's wastewater treatment plants are sitting on a…

1 month ago

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His First Two Inventions Made Billions - Number Three Just Went Live

Season 14 Episode 2

How Did Pierre Côté Build Two Unicorn Water Technologies - and Why Is He Now Betting on Algae?

Pierre Côté is arguably the most successful water tec…

1 month, 1 week ago

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This French Lab Wants to Replace Every Pump in Desalination (ilion Water Technologies)

Season 14 Episode 1

Can 4 Volts of Electricity Replace 60 Bars of Pressure in Seawater Desalination?

ilion Water Technologies is a 2025 spinout from the Physics Laborat…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Why Water Testing Methods Are Dangerously Outdated (w. Lorenzo Falzarano - Orb)

Season 13 Episode 21

Why Are Water Testing Methods Dangerously Outdated - And What's the Fix?

Tired of stitching together Crunchbase, overpriced reports, and "a guy who kn…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

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