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Growing Cities. Technology and the Future of Wastewater. Thierry Noel Managing Partner Amane Advisors April 7 2014. Technology and the future of wastewater. Panel. Interacting. Questions Give us your opinion. Presentations (3) Reacting (3).
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Growing Cities Technology and the Future of Wastewater Thierry Noel Managing Partner Amane Advisors April 7 2014
Technology and the future of wastewater Panel Interacting • Questions • Give us your opinion • Presentations (3) • Reacting (3)
Why would wastewater be turned on its head? • Drivers • Regulations • Growing population • Urban sprawl • Environmental protection • Growing Drivers • New Pollutants • Climate change • Water scarcity • Circular economy • Incentive based policies
One of the largest markets • 44% of the Global Water market • Growing by more than 5% per year
A Technology boom in the wastewater industry? • Anaerobic digestion • Designer bacteria • Fuel Cells • Membranes • Nutrientrecovery • Energygeneration
Time to market for new technologies • BiotechCrop: 13.1 years • New drugs: 8 to 12 years • New car model: 4 years • Smart Phone: 18 months • New technology in wastewaterindustry?
Survey Question 1 • What is your estimated time to market from initial idea to market adoption for wastewater technologies? • Less than 5 years • 6 to 8 years • 9 to 12 years • More than 13 years