Podcast Episodes

S6E7 - Why would you Burn Wastewater?

Season 6 Episode 8

We burn far too much wastewater!

The industry represents roughly 20% of the World's water abstractions. 

And sometimes, that water gets exposed to …

4 years, 2 months ago

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S6E6 - The Six Thousand Billion Dollars Challenge

Season 6 Episode 7

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 fa…

4 years, 2 months ago

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S6E5 - The Epic 3-Step Process that Boosts Activated Sludge

Season 6 Episode 6

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 pi…

4 years, 2 months ago

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S6E4 - Can this Solve the World's Thirst?

Season 6 Episode 5

Waves can desalinate water!

About one out of five people living in the Mediterranean area suffer from constant water stress. That's representative o…

4 years, 2 months ago

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S6E3 - The Problem with Water Networks

Season 6 Episode 4

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 thin…

4 years, 2 months ago

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S6E2 - 20 Years in the Desert (to then become a Millionaire!)

Season 6 Episode 3

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 …

4 years, 2 months ago

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S6E1 - The Problem with Lithium

Season 6 Episode 2

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 ve…

4 years, 2 months ago

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S6E0 - Don't Waste Summer!

Season 6 Episode 1

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 b…

4 years, 2 months ago

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S5E19 - What if your Microbial Fuel Cells could Reach Out on Twitter?

Season 5 Episode 21

with 🎙️ Carol Maxwell - CEO & Director of MICROrganic Technologies and a Founding Member of ENYA Funds 1, 2, &3 

with 🎙️ Brent Solina - CTO of MICROr…

4 years, 2 months ago

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[Extract] "We reduce energy use by 85 to 90%" - Carol Maxwell - Brent Solina - MICROrganic Technologies

Season 5

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…

4 years, 2 months ago

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