by Paul O'Callaghan | Sep 9, 2010 | News, Testimonials
As one of the judges for The Artemis Project Top 50, Paul distinguished himself as a technologist with an understanding of the business impact of technology. Paul demonstrated a fine sense for the areas in which to focus in a short but diligent technical review of...
by Paul O'Callaghan | Aug 27, 2010 | News
The premise is that the technology can take solar energy and use it to convert carbon dioxide directly into fuel. A one stop-shop to soak up carbon dioxide and produce a biofuel. Having dug into it a little, the conclusion I came to is that it’s not as radical as it...
by Paul O'Callaghan | Aug 27, 2010 | News
Canadian firm, Saltworks Technologies, just came out of stealth in relation to their desalination technology, which they claim reduce the electrical energy required for desalination by over 70%. They report they can produce 1m3 of water with 1kW hour of electrical...
by Paul O'Callaghan | Aug 26, 2010 | News
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, they also happen to be sustainable. Last Thursday (July 22nd 2010) I...
by Paul O'Callaghan | Aug 26, 2010 | News
‘Growing world population will cause a “perfect storm” of food, energy and water shortages by 2030′. That is what a UK Government chief scientist told attendees at the Sustainable Development conference in London yesterday. Prof. Beddington told the group that demand...
by Paul O'Callaghan | Aug 26, 2010 | News
First there was “Peak Oil’, then there was talk of ‘Peak Water’, but ‘Peak Phosphorus’, may trump them all as a sustainability issue without rival. Fact: Phosphorus is a non-renewable resource for which there is no substitute. Phosphorus is the currency of energy in...
by Paul O'Callaghan | Aug 26, 2010 | News
There is a growing awareness that there are two convergent crises facing the world: Energy and Water. Scientific Amercican just launced a dedicated environmental publication this month, Earth 3.0 and the cover story? … ‘Energy Vs Water’. The article...
by Paul O'Callaghan | Aug 26, 2010 | News
The prospect of ‘Peak Water’ is stimulating both investment and innovation in the water sector. More and more water technology start-ups are receiving venture capital funding and at the same time, a number of investment groups are offering specific water funds. So how...
