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La cata de agua de este miércoles en el Mercado de San Francisco de Elda divulgó las ventajas del agua del grifo y dio a conocer las mejoras del servicio en la ciudad
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The commission that oversees the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District has authorized an audit of MMSD and Veolia, the company that manages the region's wastewater treatment plants.
En esta emisión del 3 de junio de 2026, el informativo aborda el respaldo del Centro Carter al proceso electoral colombiano, al concluir que la primera vuelta presidencial se desarrolló de manera transparente y organizada, mientras el país se prepara para la segunda vuelta del próximo 21 de junio.También incluye las decisiones que se analizan en la Casa de Nariño tras los resultados electorales, la suspensión del director de la Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo, Carlos Carrillo, el nuevo reto de debate lanzado por José Manuel Restrepo a Aída Quilcué y los anuncios del presidente Gustavo Petro sobre la reducción de cultivos ilícitos en Colombia.En el ámbito político, se destacan la imputación de cargos contra la alcaldesa de Ibagué, Johana Aranda; la ruptura de relaciones institucionales entre la Alcaldía de Cartagena y Veolia; el respaldo de sectores políticos a las campañas presidenciales y los preparativos para la segunda vuelta electoral.El noticiero también cubre seguridad, justicia y orden público, con información sobre los ataques de las disidencias de las Farc en Cauca, la crisis de la misión médica, el hallazgo de menores entre las víctimas de enfrentamientos armados en Guaviare, el caso de Wendy Johana Sepúlveda en Huila, capturas contra estructuras criminales en Medellín y nuevas modalidades de hurto en Bogotá.Además, presenta noticias de salud, economía e infraestructura, como la ampliación de la vacunación contra el sarampión en Bogotá, la suspensión de servicios a afiliados de Nueva EPS en Caldas, el cierre de la Transversal del Sisga en Boyacá, nuevas oportunidades comerciales entre Colombia y Venezuela y el impulso a proyectos hospitalarios y de desarrollo regional.En deportes, Junior de Barranquilla goleó 3-0 a Atlético Nacional en la ida de la final de la Liga Colombiana, mientras que la Selección de Brasil continúa su preparación para el Mundial 2026 bajo la dirección de Carlo Ancelotti. La emisión incluye además información cultural, turística y de entretenimiento, con las fiestas de la cultura campesina en Carcasí, Santander, la agenda del Día del Padre en Colombia y las novedades musicales relacionadas con el ambiente mundialista.
Europa Press celebra una nueva edición de sus Desayunos Informativos, un espacio de diálogo y análisis que llega a tus oídos gracias al apoyo de Imperial Brands, Endesa, Fujitsu, Fundación Ibercaja, KPMG, Moeve, Telefónica y Veolia. En esta ocasión, nuestra tribuna informativa ha contado con la participación de Ángel Víctor Torres, ministro de Política Territorial y Memoria Democrática, quien ha compartido su visión sobre algunos de los principales retos institucionales y territoriales que afronta actualmente el país. Tras su exposición inicial, el ministro ha mantenido un coloquio con el director de Europa Press, Javier García Vila, quien ha trasladado algunas de las preguntas formuladas por los asistentes a este Desayuno Informativo. La bienvenida institucional y apertura del encuentro han sido realizadas por el presidente ejecutivo de Europa Press, Asís Martín de Cabiedes. Torres no resta "relevancia" a las investigaciones pero denuncia un "show" para generar escándalo contra el Gobierno Torres confía en que Zapatero será capaz de demostrar su inocencia cuando declare ante el juez Torres emplaza a Page a expresar sus críticas en los canales internos del PSOE: "Hablemos dentro de nuestra casa" El ministro Torres reivindica el diálogo con las CCAA, con más de 50 transferencias desde la llegada de Sánchez Torres sobre Cuelgamuros: "Hoy es un lugar para visitar y recordar lo que fue, no repetirlo, como se hace en Auschwitz" El Gobierno estudia organizar actos por el golpe fallido del 23-F y no aclara si recordará a Adolfo Suárez Torres avisa al gobierno de Ayuso sobre repatriar 110 menores migrantes: "Hay que preservar lo que dice la legislación" Torres avanza que antes de final del verano habrá una comisión mixta para abordar el traspaso aeroportuario a Canarias
Judith Buelvas Pérez, CEO de Veolia by Diario La república
Calls for an audit of the region's wastewater treatment operations continue to grow. Two whistleblowers came forward this spring, alleging wrongdoing by Veolia. That's the company that runs the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District's two facilities. Now, Milwaukee County Supervisors are calling for action.
A 14-year employee at the Jones Island wastewater treatment facility shared concerns about the treatment of equipment and people there. It's the second whistleblower to speak out publicly about Veolia, the company that manages Milwaukee-area wastewater treatment.
A proposed landfill expansion in Horry County, South Carolina, has reignited a familiar question: what actually happens to PFAS once it's disposed of?In this episode, Dr. Bilal Asif uses this case to explore the broader shift from landfill to destruction. Incineration is emerging as the default pathway, with players like Veolia and Clean Harbors reporting removal rates of up to 99.99%—but questions remain around emissions and completeness.That uncertainty is driving renewed interest in alternatives such as supercritical water oxidation, with players including 374Water, Aquarden, and Revive Environmental entering the space.The signal is clear: the sector is moving toward total PFAS destruction, but the real challenge is proving that destruction is complete, and doing so at scale.This Analyst Spotlight is part of BlueTech's Weekly Analyst Insights membership.If you'd like to receive these signals from the water technology market each week, learn more about on bluetechresearch.com.--Presented by BlueTech Research®, Actionable Water Technology Market Intelligence. Watch the trailer of Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey. Get involved, and learn more on the website: braveblue.world
On a senti une certaine nervosité lundi sur les marchés. Le CAC 40 a été chahuté par un regain de tensions au Moyen-Orient. Selon des médias iraniens, deux missiles auraient visé une frégate américaine dans le détroit d'Ormuz — et ça a suffi pour faire plonger les marchés en milieu de séance. Le pétrole s'est immédiatement tendu, dépassant les 115 dollars, pendant que la Bourse de Paris chutait de 1,6%. A la clôture des marchés européens, les indices américains évoluaient également dans le rouge. Autre sujet chaud : la guerre commerciale. Donald Trump a menacé d'augmenter les droits de douane sur les voitures européennes à 25%. Les constructeurs allemands comme Volkswagen ou Mercedes-Benz ont reculé, plus exposés que Renault ou Stellantis. Quels sont les rendez-vous à ne pas manquer cette semaine ? Le temps fort sera vendredi avec les chiffres de l'emploi américain, très attendus par les marchés. Côté entreprises, Axa ouvrira le bal mardi, suivi de Veolia mercredi et Bouygues, Engie et Legrand, jeudi. À l'international, les investisseurs suivront : Ferrari, Pfizer ou encore Walt Disney.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
After weeks of speculation, a whistleblower stepped forward Thursday evening. Former senior Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District official shares concerns about how Milwaukee's wastewater treatment plants are managed.
Comienza una nueva jornada de los Desayunos Informativos de Europa Press, un encuentro que llega a tus oídos gracias al apoyo de Imperial Brands, Endesa, Fujitsu, Fundación Ibercaja, KPMG, Moeve, Telefónica y Veolia. En esta ocasión, nuestra tribuna informativa ha contado con la participación de Milagros Tolón, ministra de Educación, Formación Profesional y Deportes, quien ha expuesto las principales líneas de actuación del Gobierno en materia educativa, de formación profesional y de impulso al deporte. Tras su intervención inicial, la ministra ha mantenido un coloquio con el director de Europa Press, Javier García Vila, quien ha trasladado algunas de las preguntas formuladas por los asistentes a este Desayuno Informativo. La bienvenida institucional y apertura del encuentro han sido realizadas por el presidente ejecutivo de Europa Press, Asís Martín de Cabiedes. Tolón critica que Aldama diga "más de lo mismo" y confía en que la justicia le "ponga en su sitio" Tolón avanza que el real decreto de FP fijará un mínimo de ciclos y de horas presenciales y profesores en las aulas Tolón critica la "prioridad nacional", "fórmula" de Vox que el PP "ha asumido como propia": "Es una amenaza" Tolón sobre la presencia de Mossos en la escuela: "Lo que tiene que hacer la Generalitat es explicarlo" Tolón elude asegurar si el Bernabéu debe acoger la final del Mundial: "Tiene que ser en España" Milagros Tolón recalca que el nuevo modelo del deporte ansía "modernizarlo y situarlo a su potencial" La ministra de Educación ve los estudios universitarios elegidos por la Princesa Leonor "brillantes" y "bonitos" Tolón critica el "bulo" del PP de que van a cerrar los centros de educación especial: "Han pasado de 474 a 482"
Amazon partners with Veolia to implement water-reuse technology at data centers in Mississippi, using reclaimed water for cooling. The project, expected to be operational by 2027, will reuse over 83 million gallons of potable water annually. Veolia's modular solution allows scalable deployment across Amazon's global data center portfolio. Amazon Web Services will aid Veolia in developing AI-enhanced water treatment solutions. Amazon is expanding the use of treated wastewater for cooling from 20 to 120 locations as part of its sustainability strategy. Learn more on this news by visiting us at: https://greyjournal.net/news/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On lit ici et là sur LinkedIn que les métiers du conseil sont morts et que c’est l’IA qui les a tués. S’il est vrai qu’ils souffrent, est-ce le signe de la fin pour autant ? Loïc Le Morlec est chercheur, enseignant et fondateur de LLM Conseil. Après plus de vingt-cinq ans de transformations organisationnelles conduites au sein de grands groupes internationaux, Danone, Diageo, Nestlé Waters, Veolia, il s’est consacré à la recherche sur le lien entre l’humain et la performance des organisations. Son article publié dans Management & Data Science pose une question que beaucoup esquivent : les cabinets de conseil sont-ils réellement armés pour accompagner la transformation par l’IA, ou sont-ils en train de vendre une expertise devenue obsolète ? La fin du modèle des cabinets de conseil avec l’IA ? La transformation des entreprises demande un peu de travail sur la stratégie et qu’on remonte d’un cran nous explique Loïc le Morlec. Les cabinets de conseil vont devoir monter en compétence et faire évoluer leur métier, mais celui-ci ne disparaitra pas totalement avec l’IA explique l’expert en organisation. Image antimuseum.com Trois savoir-faire historiques mis en défaut Depuis les grandes vagues de fusions-acquisitions du début du siècle, le conseil en transformation a structuré son intervention autour de trois entrées : la structure, l’outil et le process. Restructurer les organigrammes pour réduire la masse salariale, déployer un ERP en logique top-down, cartographier des processus censés standardiser le travail : voilà le triptyque sur lequel les grands cabinets ont bâti leur réputation. Loïc Le Morlec soutient que l’IA invalide chacun de ces piliers, non par idéologie, mais par nature. IA et emplois : pas de réelles suppressions tangibles à ce stade L’IA ne supprime pas significativement d’emplois, du moins à ce stade, ce qui rend caduque l’argument classique de la réduction structurelle des effectifs. Elle n’est pas un outil imposable de haut en bas : elle opère au niveau de la tâche, dans une logique d’hyperpersonnalisation radicalement opposée à celle du standard ERP. Quant au process, il a toujours souffert d’un angle mort : le travail réel. Les process oublient une chose essentielle, le travail réel, ce que les salariés font concrètement. Le sociologue Norbert Alter le formulait déjà : toute organisation fonctionne grâce à des micro-ajustements permanents qui n’existent dans aucun référentiel. Infographie réalisée avec Media Brand Generator d’Olivier Sauvage sur la base de l’article de Loïc le Morlec C’est là qu’intervient ce que Loïc Le Morlec nomme le changement de paradigme central : le salarié passe d’objet d’un process à sujet de son travail, formulation qu’il attribue volontiers à Vincent Fabry, fondateur de l’Académie des organisations. Avec l’IA, les tâches de jugement, de correction, d’arbitrage entre règles et situations concrètes, longtemps invisibilisées, sont remises au premier plan. Cette thèse m’a conduit à poser une réserve d’ordre pratique. Remettre l’humain au centre est une belle ambition, mais dans un système d’information, on modélise des processus précisément pour que le travail ne dépende pas d’une personne unique. L’interchangeabilité des opérateurs n’est pas une idéologie managériale ; c’est une contrainte de continuité d’activité. La réponse de Loïc est nuancée : il ne s’agit pas d’éliminer les processus, mais de ne pas y réduire l’organisation. Le travail prescrit encadre ; le travail réel est ce qui permet, effectivement, que les avions atterrissent. Un modèle économique sous pression La question du business model des grands cabinets est celle qui concentre le plus de tension, et peut-être le plus de non-dits. Le modèle juniors multipliés par TJM, avec un associé senior facturé entre 2 000 et 8 000 euros la journée, parfois sans jamais se rendre chez le client, a longtemps fonctionné dans un contexte de faible remise en cause externe. Cette époque semble révolue. Les signaux sont là. LePwC UK CEO Survey 2025 indique que seuls 34 % des dirigeants perçoivent un retour sur investissement tangible de leurs missions de conseil. Les incidents Deloitte en Australie et au Canada, où des livrables générés par IA et truffés d’hallucinations ont été facturés à des clients gouvernementaux et ont donné lieu à des remises exceptionnelles, ont ouvert ce que Loïc Le Morlec appelle « la boîte de Pandore ». Une fois que les directions achats commencent à questionner la valeur réelle d’un livrable, elles ne s’arrêtent plus. Le terrain de la légitimité Dans l’audit, ce sont déjà des remises structurelles qui s’installent. Dans le conseil en transformation, la pression se fait sentir sur un autre terrain : celui de la légitimité. Pendant des années, il existait une omerta autour des grands cabinets. Dans le secteur privé, on ne critiquait pas publiquement McKinsey ou Accenture. Cette époque est révolue, et le sujet s’invite désormais dans des échanges qui auraient été impossibles il y a cinq ans. Loïc Le Morlec distingue ici deux types de missions. Les études commandées pour valider une décision déjà prise en amont, pratique courante et assumée comme telle, sont peut-être les moins menacées, paradoxalement, car leur valeur n’a jamais été analytique. En revanche, les missions de transformation organisationnelle, précisément là où les grands cabinets n’ont jamais développé de véritable compétence, sont celles qui risquent le plus. Infographie réalisée avec Media Brand Generator d’Olivier Sauvage. Il y a une ironie dans cette situation, que je relève volontiers : McKinsey revendique 12 000 agents IA déployés en interne et déclare que 25 % de ses missions sont désormais rémunérées au résultat obtenu. Loïc est sceptique sur ce dernier chiffre, et pour cause. La rémunération au résultat exige de définir précisément ce qu’est le résultat, qui le mesure, et dans quelles conditions. Or l’expérience des missions chez les grands groupes montre que les conditions posées par les cabinets pour accepter un tel schéma sont toujours suffisamment nombreuses pour que l’entreprise cliente finisse par y renoncer. Les compétences IA auxquelles personne ne forme Un DRH d’un Big Four a déclaré que tous ses consultants devront être formés à l’IA pour rester dans la maison. Loïc Le Morlec juge cette condition nécessaire, mais très largement insuffisante. Ce qui manque vraiment, c’est précisément ce qu’on n’enseigne pas dans les grandes écoles de commerce, y compris celles où il intervient : la sociologie des organisations, l’anthropologie, l’ergonomie, l’ergologie, c’est-à-dire l’art de l’arbitrage entre règles formelles et situations concrètes, et la psychodynamique du travail. Mais au-delà des disciplines, ce sont deux postures qui sont en cause. La première, c’est l’arrogance. Loïc la décrit avec précision : un consultant junior qui arrive chez un directeur de département avec des recommandations déjà formulées, avant même d’avoir compris le travail réel de l’organisation. Cette posture, longtemps tolérée parce que personne ne la remettait en cause publiquement, devient intenable dans un contexte où le salarié redevient sujet. La seconde posture, c’est l’intention. Pourquoi pose-t-on cette question ? Pourquoi à cette personne ? Qu’est-ce que cette question couvre comme orientation stratégique ? C’est une compétence d’écoute et de contextualisation que Loïc Le Morlec situe, à raison, avant la maîtrise de n’importe quel outil IA. Conseil et IA : la question stratégique que personne ne pose Il y a un angle mort dans la plupart des missions de transformation IA actuelles : celui de la stratégie. On déploie des outils, on forme des utilisateurs, on mesure des gains de productivité à la marge. Mais la question de fond, quelle stratégie d’entreprise cette transformation est-elle censée rendre possible, reste souvent sans réponse. C’est ici que Loïc Le Morlec s’appuie sur une définition de la valeur proposée par Bertrand Duperrin, l’une des références francophones les plus sérieuses sur les questions de management et de transformation numérique, dont les analyses sont régulièrement citées par les grands modèles de langage.
Arranca una nueva edición de los Desayunos Informativos de Europa Press, una cita que llega a tus oídos gracias al apoyo de Imperial Brands, Endesa, Fujitsu, Ibercaja, KPMG, Moeve, Telefónica y Veolia. En esta ocasión, nuestra tribuna informativa ha contado con la participación de Michael McGrath, comisario europeo de Democracia, Justicia, Estado de Derecho y Protección de los Consumidores, quien ha compartido su visión sobre los principales retos institucionales y regulatorios que afronta actualmente la Unión Europea. Tras su intervención inicial, el comisario europeo ha mantenido un coloquio con el director de Europa Press, Javier García Vila, quien ha trasladado algunas de las preguntas formuladas por los asistentes a este encuentro. La bienvenida institucional y apertura del acto han sido realizadas por el presidente ejecutivo de Europa Press, Asís Martín de Cabiedes. El comisario europeo de Justicia, tras el choque Gobierno-Peinado: "La separación de poderes es importante" Bruselas insiste en la reforma para que sean los propios jueces quienes elijan a los miembros del CGPJ Comisario de Justicia reconoce dificultades en relaciones con EEUU y pide cumplir leyes digitales europeas El comisario europeo de Justicia avisa de los riesgos de las redes sociales en menores: "Deben estar protegidos" Bruselas defiende eliminar barreras en la UE para que las empresas crezcan y compitan a nivel global
Im Scalable Xtrackers MSCI All Country World UCITS ETF stecken mittlerweile schon 500 Mio. €. Und das nur ein Jahr nach Auflage. Mehr Infos dazu hier. TSMC sieht KI-Megatrend. Pepsi profitiert von Preissenkung. Barry Callebaut crasht wegen Kakaopreisen. DocMorris wächst stark, Redcare steigt mit. SpaceX-IPO könnte Alphabet 100 Mrd. $ bringen. Musk kauft Teslas. Carglass plant Börsengang. Netflix hat Zahlen. Kering (WKN: 851223) will die Margen verdoppeln und endlich den Turnaround. Kann der Plan aufgehen? Veolia (WKN: 501451) löst die dreckigen Probleme des KI-Booms. Wasserkühlung, Elektroschrott, giftige Chemikalien. Dazu patentierte PFAS-Vernichtung und US-Sondermüll. Diesen Podcast vom 17.04.2026, 3:00 Uhr stellt dir die Podstars GmbH (Noah Leidinger) zur Verfügung. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Deze week in de IEX Beleggerspodcast: een Europese dividend-ETF, ASML, UMG, AMG, Veolia, mini-opties en belastingtips van Hans Oudshoorn.Als Hans Oudshoorn te gast is, komt hij nooit met lege handen. Ook dit keer heeft de beleggerstrainer van Saxo Bank een Europees aandeel en een Europese ETF op zak, en geeft hij bovendien wat tips voor het invullen van de belastingaangifte.Met Pieter Kort en IEX-analist Hildo Laman bespreekt hij verder, uiteraard, de gespannen - maar zeker niet paniekgedreven - stemming in de markt, en we staan stil bij een interessant nieuw optieproduct, speciaal voor ETF-beleggers. Deze week in de IEX Beleggerspodcast:Er ligt een analist in de Straat van Hormuz. Wat doet hij daar?De Iran-oorlog: heftige bewegingen, maar zeker geen paniekOlie- en energieprijzen: wat moet je hier als belegger mee?Veolia: een Europese speler in een schaarse grondstofDilemma van de week: Europa of Amerika?Het dividendseizoen breekt aan: waarom dividendbetalers beter presterenNieuwe exportbeperkingen voor ASML: hoe zorgelijk is dat?UMG: het 'bod' dat niemand echt serieus neemtAMG verrast beleggers met een emissieNieuw: mini-opties op ETF's. Handig voor ETF-beleggers!Belastingaangifte: twee tips van Hans OudshoornUitsmijter: een Europees ETF-idee van Hans OudshoornLinks uit deze podcast:Hedge funds shorten massaal Europese aandelenMogelijke nieuwe exportrestricties zijn geen goed nieuws voor ASMLBod op UMG: publiciteitsstuntje van Ackman?Emissie AMG is vooral een strategische keuzeAlles over de optienieuwsbrief van Hildo LamanTerugkijken: Saxo-webinar over mini-optiesTerugkijken: Saxo-webinar over Aangiftetips
PFAS in Australia is moving beyond site cleanup into a broader, compliance-driven market. In this episode, Dr Rafael Borobio explains why Veolia's AUD 220M acquisition of EnviroPacific signals a shift toward integrated, end-to-end PFAS platforms—and what that means for competition and market structure.This Analyst Spotlight is part of BlueTech's Weekly Analyst Insights membership.If you'd like to receive these signals from the water technology market each week, you can learn more about on bluetechresearch.com.--Presented by BlueTech Research®, Actionable Water Technology Market Intelligence. Watch the trailer of Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey. Get involved, and learn more on the website: braveblue.world
When a critical pump fails at a customer's busiest site just days before Christmas - and the people who need to fix it are all on annual leave - what happens next?In this episode of Our People Podcast from Veolia, we head north of the border to hear a brilliant story of remote collaboration, calm decision-making and trusted teamwork under real pressure.Stewart McKenzie, Business Development Lead for Building Energy Services North, takes the call while driving south on holiday. Ryan McGuinness, Pump Centre Supervisor at Hatton Waste Water Treatment Works, is also off. The customer? A drinks manufacturer facing a complete production shutdown in their peak week. The clock is ticking.What follows is a masterclass in how great teams operate when it matters most - coordinating across distance, communicating clearly under pressure, and backing each other to get the job done. From workshop to van to site, with a few unexpected technical challenges thrown in along the way.Stewart and Ryan also reflect on what this moment meant for the wider customer relationship - and why working with customers, not just for them, opens doors.
Can Europe's Sewage Plants Replace Russian Gas? (aka: the €1.9 Billion Biomethane Opportunity) Europe's wastewater treatment plants are sitting on a massive untapped energy reserve. With the right upgrades, roughly 1,900 facilities across Europe could produce 13.4 billion cubic meters of biomethane per year — matching Russia's remaining pipeline gas deliveries in 2024. Let me break down the economics, the technology, and the investment landscape driving this shift.
Au sommaire : L'INSEE annonce un retour de l'inflation en France à 2% en mai, principalement dû à la flambée des prix de l'énergie, impactant le pouvoir d'achat et l'activité économique.Le gouvernement souhaite augmenter la production des raffineries françaises pour contenir la hausse des prix des carburants, mais les marges de manœuvre sont limitées.La guerre au Moyen-Orient a des conséquences inattendues, avec des attaques de drones iraniens contre des data centers essentiels à l'intelligence artificielle, perturbant l'ensemble de l'industrie numérique.Le conflit en Iran perturbe également l'approvisionnement en hélium, un composant essentiel pour la fabrication des puces électroniques, menaçant le développement de l'IA.Sur le plan des entreprises, Estée Lauder et Puig envisagent un rapprochement dans le secteur des parfums et cosmétiques, tandis que Veolia renforce ses capacités de traitement des polluants éternels en Australie.Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
The U.S. Department of Energy spends roughly $8 billion annually cleaning up nuclear waste from Manhattan Project-era sites like Hanford, Washington and Oak Ridge, Tennessee. On this episode of the Environmental Transformation Podcast, host Sean Grady sits down with Steve Moore, president and CEO of Veolia Nuclear Solutions Federal Services Group, to discuss the agency's most pressing environmental liabilities and innovative remediation technologies.Moore describes the scale of the challenge: 56 million gallons of high-level radioactive waste currently stored in above-ground tanks at Hanford alone. He explains how Veolia's patented GeoMelt vitrification technology transforms reactive metals and radioactive waste into stable glass, and discusses the company's operations of two of the largest radioactive waste landfills in the nation.The conversation covers emerging opportunities to revitalize federal sites as data centers and advanced reactor facilities, the "competetition" model where contractors collaborate on complex projects, and why the nuclear remediation field offers meaningful careers for young professionals seeking challenging environmental work.
Estelle Brachlianoff, directrice générale de Veolia, était l'invitée de l'émission Ecorama du 12 mars 2026, présentée par David Jacquot sur Boursorama.com. Parmi les sujets abordés : la sécurité des équipes au Moyen-Orient, l'impact de la flambée des prix de l'énergie, les risques pesant sur les infrastructures les enjeux liés à l'eau et aux investissements nécessaires, ainsi que les perspectives financières du groupe dans un contexte géopolitique incertain Hébergé par Audion. Visitez https://www.audion.fm/fr/privacy-policy pour plus d'informations.
Celebramos una nueva cita en los Desayunos Informativos de Europa Press, gracias al apoyo de Imperial Brands, Endesa, Fujitsu, Fundación Ibercaja, KPMG, Moeve, Telefónica y Veolia. En esta ocasión, nuestra tribuna informativa ha contado con la participación de Sara Aagesen, vicepresidenta tercera del Gobierno y ministra para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico, quien ha abordado los principales desafíos y líneas de actuación del Ejecutivo en materia de transición energética, sostenibilidad y equilibrio territorial. Tras su intervención inicial, la vicepresidenta ha mantenido un coloquio con el director de Europa Press, Javier García Vila, quien ha trasladado algunas de las preguntas formuladas por los asistentes a este Desayuno Informativo. La bienvenida institucional y presentación del encuentro han sido realizadas por la consejera directora de Europa Press, Candelas Martín de Cabiedes. Aagesen apuesta por "la fuerza de la ley" y no por "la ley de la fuerza" y por un mundo "basado en reglas" Aagesen reclama consenso para el Pacto frente a la Emergencia Climática: "No entiende de ideologías" Aagesen confirma que "con toda seguridad" van a aparecer tierras raras en España: "Tenemos materias primas estratégicas"
Guerre en Iran : après le pétrole, l'eau nouvel enjeu stratégique… Estelle Brachlianoff, directrice générale de Veolia est notre invitée. Nous recevons également Patrice Geoffron, directeur du centre de géopolitique de l'énergie et des matières premières.Tous les soirs du lundi au vendredi à partir de 18h57 sur France 5, Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine et toute son équipe accueillent celles et ceux qui font l'actualité du jour.
Nos invités du mercredi 11 mars: La guerre au Moyen-Orient va-t-elle virer à la guerre de l'eau ? avec Estelle Brachlianoff, directrice générale de Veolia est notre invitée. Nous recevons également Patrice Geoffron, directeur du centre de géopolitique de l'énergie et des matières premières.DZ Mafia : 42 interpellations, dont les trois chefs présumés, lors d'une opération inédite. On en parle avec Vincent Gautronneau, journaliste au service police-justice pour “Le Parisien - Aujourd'hui en France” et Frédéric Ploquin, journaliste d'investigation spécialiste du grand banditisme.Avec également comme chaque soir L'édito de Patrick Cohen, la story de Louis Amar et le 5 sur 5 de Lorrain Sénéchal.Tous les soirs du lundi au vendredi à 18h55 sur France 5, Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine et toute son équipe accueillent celles et ceux qui font l'actualité du jour.
RH, management et ressources humaines : diriger sans s'épuiser quand on a des responsabilités élevéesRH, ressources humaines, management, DRH, veille RH : comment exercer un rôle à haute responsabilité sans s'épuiser ?Comment rester performant quand la charge, la pression et les contraintes s'accumulent ?Dans cet épisode du podcast RH, on parle très concrètement de cadre de travail, d'organisation, de management et de soutenabilité des rôles de direction.J'y reçois Géraldine Sénémaud, directrice des opérations chez Veolia Eau France, qui partage son expérience de dirigeante :poser des règles claires, structurer son temps, assumer ses contraintes et construire une organisation compatible avec des responsabilités élevées… sur le long terme.Un échange essentiel pour les RH, les managers, les DRH et toutes celles et ceux qui travaillent en ressources humaines et s'interrogent sur la prévention de l'épuisement dans les fonctions stratégiques.
Ibrahima Fall, dirigeant de Hommes & Décisions, président-fondateur de l'Institut du Travail Réel et intervenant à Polytechnique exécutive éducation. il est de ces invités qu'on attend depuis longtemps : un homme qui pense vraiment, qui ne cède rien sur les mots parce qu'il ne cède rien sur les choses. Je l'ai découvert grâce à Emmanuel Duez, qui me l'a recommandé et je comprends pourquoi. Dès les premières minutes, j'ai senti que cet épisode allait bousculer beaucoup d'idées reçues sur le management, le leadership et la transformation des organisations. Dans cet épisode, nous parlons de la différence fondamentale entre le travail prescrit et le travail réel et pourquoi ignorer cette distinction fabrique du malheur dans les entreprises. J'ai questionné Ibrahima sur ce qu'il appelle le "trétentisme", cette fuite en avant qui consiste à soigner les individus plutôt que de soigner le travail lui-même. Nous parlons aussi de la confusion entre changer et transformer, entre problème et situation, entre esprit critique et esprit de crête. Et bien sûr, nous n'évitons pas l'IA — non pas pour savoir quel outil utiliser, mais pour nous demander ce qu'on a vraiment intérêt à lui confier. Ibrahima pose une question que presque personne ne pose : est-ce que parce que c'est techniquement possible, c'est forcément souhaitable ?3. CITATIONS MARQUANTES"Tout ce qui se fait sans le réel va périr avec le réel." (28:34)"Ce n'est pas le management qui donne du sens au travail, c'est le travail qui donne du sens au management." (09:27)"L'IA, je la considère comme un voleur très compulsif. Je ne lui donne pas mon portefeuille à garder." (44:47)"Les limites de mon langage sont les limites de mon monde. On a besoin de fertiliser le regard." (22:16, citant Wittgenstein)"Il n'y a pas de bien-être sans bien vivre, il n'y a pas de bien vivre sans bien faire." (27:04)4. IDÉES CENTRALES 1. Le travail réel vs le travail prescrit (00:54 – 05:00) Quelle que soit la qualité des procédures, les gens mobilisent toujours leur intelligence pour faire face à l'imprévu. Ce gap entre prescrit et réel, c'est là que vit l'innovation — et c'est ce que la plupart des organisations nient. Ignorer le travail réel, c'est fabriquer du désengagement et de la maladie. Pourquoi c'est important : C'est le fondement de tout le reste. Si on ne reconnaît pas que travailler c'est toujours plus que ce qui est écrit, toute démarche managériale repose sur du sable.2. Changer ≠ Transformer — et confondre les deux coûte cher (16:57 – 20:03) "Changer" vient de cambiare (échanger) — on peut changer un process du jour au lendemain. "Transformer" vient de transformare (métamorphoser) — ça ne se décrète pas. Entre 60 et 80 % des projets de transformation échouent précisément parce qu'on fait du "transformisme" : du changement habillé en transformation. Pourquoi c'est important : Toutes les entreprises se réclament de la transformation. Presque aucune ne comprend ce que le mot signifie vraiment.3. Le problème n'est pas un problème — c'est une situation (21:16 – 23:05) Un problème, on peut en faire le tour et le résoudre (le dissoudre). Une situation, on est pris dedans — il n'y a pas de solution, juste des arrangements et des issues possibles. L'IA excelle à résoudre des problèmes. Elle ne dit rien sur les situations. Pourquoi c'est important : La quasi-totalité des défis réels en management sont des situations, pas des problèmes. Penser qu'une loi, un process ou une IA va "résoudre" ça est une illusion dangereuse.4. L'IA augmente les facultés, pas le jugement (33:32 – 46:47) Plus on a de facultés, plus on requiert du jugement pour les orienter. Or le jugement, ça se nourrit de culture, de temps, d'expérience — pas d'optimisation. La vraie question sur l'IA n'est pas technique : c'est de savoir quels métiers on a intérêt à lui confier, et lesquels nécessitent d'être "encastrés dans le contexte humain". Pourquoi c'est important : On se trompe de débat sur l'IA. Le vrai enjeu est philosophique et éducatif.5. Manager, c'est formuler des problèmes — pas les résoudre (49:07 – 54:25) Résoudre des problèmes, c'est le niveau inférieur de l'intelligence. Un vrai manager/leader formule de nouveaux problèmes, voit ce que les autres ne voient pas, et crée les conditions pour que les équipes fassent un travail de qualité. C'est ce qu'Ibrahima appelle le "travaillement" — travailler sur le travail. Pourquoi c'est important : Ça redéfinit radicalement ce qu'on attend d'un manager et explique pourquoi séparer "leadership" de "management" est une erreur intellectuelle majeure.5. QUESTIONS POSÉES DANS L'INTERVIEWQu'est-ce qu'on appelle le travail réel, et c'est quoi la réalité d'une certaine manière ? (00:24)Comment se fait-il qu'autant d'entreprises semblent déconnectées du réel — ou est-ce une vue de l'esprit ? (05:03)Est-ce qu'il ne manquerait pas aux dirigeants d'avoir vraiment "fait le job" sur le terrain — pas une journée d'exploration, mais un mois ou deux ? (08:02)Est-ce qu'il y a seulement une vraie formation au management — ou est-ce que le management n'est pas censé être une école de l'expérience ? (10:19)Quand tu parles de "diplomatie des disciplines", à quoi tu fais concrètement référence ? (13:10)Comment fait-on bouger les lignes dans une culture d'entreprise ? Par où on commence ? (16:20)Est-ce que la même problématique ne s'applique pas en politique — on rajoute des process alors qu'il faudrait transformer ? (21:02)C'est quoi le mot le plus mal utilisé en entreprise en ce moment ? (23:05)Comment toi tu travailles avec l'IA — comment tu trouves l'équilibre entre ce que tu lui délègues et ce que tu gardes ? (44:17)Les gens ne veulent plus être managers : comment tu lis cette tendance ? (50:42)6. RÉFÉRENCES CITÉESPersonnes & penseursGaston Berger — philosophe et directeur de l'enseignement supérieur (années 50). Formule : "voir loin, voir large, analyser en profondeur, prendre des risques, penser à l'homme." Aussi : "Les machines sont comme les habitudes, elles asservissent les faibles et affranchissent ceux qui ont des choses à dire." (15:02 / 45:46)Karl Krauss — satiriste viennois début XXe. "Parler c'est penser" / "La quantité n'est pas une pensée, mais que la quantité dévore la pensée, c'est une pensée." (20:03 / 24:04)Ludwig Wittgenstein — "Les limites de mon langage sont les limites de mon monde." (22:16)Jean-François Lyotard — philosophe. "Dans un univers où avoir du succès c'est gagner du temps, la pensée n'a qu'un défaut incorrigible : celui de le faire perdre." (35:37)André Maurois — écrivain (années 20). Sur le bon sens : "lorsque la raison l'emporte sur le sentiment, et que l'expérience l'emporte sur le raisonnement." (35:37)Paul Valéry — cité sur les mots qui "chantent plus qu'ils ne parlent." (23:22)Napoléon — "Je ne pense pas vite, j'ai pensé avant." (35:37)Henry Mintzberg — cité sur l'erreur de séparer leadership et management. (49:07)Jacques Ellul — "éthique de la non-puissance" (≠ éthique de l'impuissance) : être capable de faire mais décider de ne pas faire. (39:42)Marcel Just — concept d'algébrose : quand la représentation ne représente plus rien, quand on est dans une abstraction folle. (59:34)Jacques Lemuel — consultant années 70. Sophisme de l'efficacité : "ce qui est efficace est vrai, or ce qui est vrai est juste, donc ce qui est efficace est juste." (56:53)Jacques Baudrillard — "journalisation de la pensée" (ce qu'on dit est valable pour le jour, après c'est fini). (56:04)Emmanuel Duez — a recommandé Ibrahima Fall à Gregory. (16:20)Concepts & œuvresErgonomie de langue française — découverte de l'irréductibilité du travail réel au travail prescrit. (00:54)L'anthropologie du geste — livre du chercheur français Aujus (années 40-50), base de la "loi de jus" sur les métiers encastrés dans le contexte humain. (38:43)Loi de Gabor — "tout ce qui est techniquement possible sera fait, quel que soit le prix à payer." (38:43)Tribune dans la presse — le président de Veolia et le président du groupe Française des Jeux, appelant à une rénovation intellectuelle des entreprises. (20:03)7. TIMESTAMPS CLÉS 00:00 – Introduction 00:54 – Le travail réel vs prescrit : la découverte fondamentale de l'ergonomie française 02:27 – L'exemple du chauffeur de bus RATP et la sonde déconnectée 05:03 – Pourquoi les entreprises sont-elles déconnectées du réel ? 06:57 – Le "trétentisme" : soigner les individus plutôt que le travail 09:27 – "Ce n'est pas le management qui donne du sens au travail" 10:29 – Il n'y a (presque) pas de vrais cours de management dans les écoles 13:49 – La "diplomatie des disciplines" : c'est quoi vraiment ? 15:02 – Gaston Berger et l'exigence subjective 16:57 – Changer vs transformer : une confusion qui coûte très cher 18:29 – Pourquoi 60 à 80 % des projets de transformation échouent 21:16 – Problème vs situation : l'IA ne peut pas tout 24:04 – Tout ce qui est réel n'est pas mesurable — et c'est un problème 25:56 – Prendre soin des collaborateurs : les baby-foot ne marchent pas 28:34 – "Tout ce qui se fait sans le réel va périr avec le réel" 33:32 – L'IA augmente les facultés mais pas le jugement 38:43 – Loi de Gabor vs loi d'Aujus : que doit-on vraiment confier à l'IA ? 44:47 – Comment Ibrahima utilise l'IA sans lui abandonner sa pensée 48:43 – Leadership et management : l'erreur de les séparer 50:03 – Le vrai manager formule des problèmes — il ne les résout pas 51:16 – Les gens ne veulent plus être "préposés au management" 54:25 – La refondation de l'entreprise : par quoi commencer ? 56:53 – Le sophisme de l'efficacité : confondre justesse et justice 59:34 – L'algébrose : quand les organisations décrochent totalement du réel 01:00:27 – Conclusion : "La philosophie ne s'oppose pas à la pratique, elle la suppose"Hébergé par Audiomeans. 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What does an apprenticeship really look like in practice, and who is it for?In this episode of Our People Podcast, Beth Krucien is joined by Abi Ravichanthiran, Key Account Manager at Wembley Stadium, and Sean Speirs, Plant Manager at our Energy Recovery Facility in Marchwood. They share honest reflections on starting out, building confidence, balancing studying with a busy role, and how apprenticeship learning translates into day-to-day leadership.Expect to hear real experiences, practical tips, and takeaways for anyone considering an apprenticeship or supporting someone who is.Listen now for real stories and takeaways you can use, whatever stage you are at in your career.
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Holly Bennett and Richard Pamatatau. First up, Clifton Motor Camp in Hawke's Bay is evacuated due to the extreme risk of major landslide. The panel are talk to Keith, long-time Haumoana resident Keith Newman, who knows the site and the community well. Then, we check in with Tairawhiti Civil Defence to see how the region is faring under a orange heavy rain warning. Finally, Max Rashbrooke, senior research fellow in the School of Government at Victoria University chats with the panel about the large multinational company Veolia charged with running the now infamous Moa Point treatment plant. They've had similar issues in the past in other countries, should critical infrastructure be run by overseas companies?
Here's a question for you: Was your first reaction to the news of sewage pumping into Wellington's water something along the lines of, “Oh well, these things happen”? I ask because I've spent the past 24 hours fighting the urge to wave this away as one of those unfortunate, unforeseen things that just happen from time to time. You know — mistakes happen. I'm glad I resisted that urge, because the latest information actually makes the situation far more concerning.The Moa Point facility is run by a private contractor, Veolia, and there have been years of warnings that it was non-compliant. Since January 2024 — two years ago — it has failed to meet compliance every single month except for two. That's a pretty poor record. The issues have included inappropriate discharges, odour problems, and repeated problems involving faecal bacteria. A review three years ago looked across all four water‑treatment plants Veolia runs in the Wellington region and found understaffing, inexperienced operators, and frontline teams being left to handle complex problems without executive support. Now, we don't yet know exactly what went wrong with the pipe yesterday. We don't know whether the long-running warnings had anything to do with the incident — whether, had the warnings been acted on, this might not have happened. We simply don't know. But what we do know is that what was happening at that facility wasn't good enough. And that brings me to our default reaction — mine, yours, everyone's — which seems to be giving councils a free pass. I don't know why we do that. Maybe it's because we're fair-minded people and try to be accommodating of others' mistakes. Maybe it's because councils are monopolies; if we don't like what they do, we have nowhere else to turn, so what's the point getting upset? So we end up lowering our standards to match the councils' low standards. But we shouldn't. Wellingtonians should be angry about this — just as Christchurch residents should be angry about the Bromley stench that has dragged on for years. Voting for “more competent” people probably won't fix it. It never does. What Wellingtonians, and everyone else, can do — and what the media can do — is get angry, get vocal, and shame the councils and their contractors into doing better. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Subscribe to receive transcripts by email. Read along with this episode.Every gallon of wastewater flowing through a municipal sewer contains recoverable energy, nutrients, and water—assets that the linear "flush and forget" model has long treated as problems to dispose of rather than value to recapture. Meet Kevin Shafer, who has spent more than two decades proving otherwise. As executive director of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) since 2002, he's transformed an agency once mocked as a symbol of government waste into a national model for sustainable infrastructure, and last year, Veolia designated it as America's first "eco factory." Milwaukee's circular approach actually predates the term by nearly a century. In 1926, the district began producing Milorganite—Milwaukee organic nitrogen—a fertilizer made from dried biosolids that most utilities simply spread on fields or incinerate. Today, that product returns $11 to $12 million annually to the city's budget while keeping waste out of landfills. Kevin explains that this foundational commitment to doing the right thing has shaped MMSD's culture ever since: 'We just always look at those type of approaches. It's foundational to the district.'The district's eight digesters at its South Shore plant now generate 80 to 85% of the facility's electricity from biosolids, with enough material left over to continue making Milorganite. Kevin calls it Cradle to Cradle in action, referring to the philosophy pioneered by architect William McDonough, who visited MMSD in 2006 and was intrigued by work that predated his framework by decades. The district is also partnering with regional breweries and food processors, accepting their organic waste streams for co-digestion. This reduces disposal costs for industry partners while increasing energy production—a synergy that Kevin sees as the future of utility operations.Looking ahead, Kevin's 2035 vision targets 100% renewable energy and a 90% carbon reduction compared to 2005. He argues that utilities should see themselves as anchor institutions with generational responsibilities: 'I won't be here 50 years from now, but MMSD will be.' That long view has attracted new partners. 'All of a sudden they say, oh, here's someone that's thinking a little bit differently about something, and maybe we can help them, or they can help us.' The key barrier to scaling the circular economy, he believes, isn't technology—it's institutional culture and a narrow focus on regulatory compliance rather than systems thinking.You can learn more about the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District at mmsd.com.Subscribe to Sustainability In Your Ear on iTunesFollow Sustainability In Your Ear on Spreaker, iHeartRadio, or YouTube
In an era where sustainability and energy efficiency are paramount, the development of innovative technologies that address energy waste is crucial. Elin Flyger introduced a groundbreaking AI tool from Tinental designed to enhance the energy efficiency of fluid mechanic machinery, which encompasses a wide range of devices such as pumps, fans, and compressors. This tool not only promises substantial reductions in energy consumption but also addresses a critical issue affecting nearly half of the world's energy usage.AI Tool Reduces Energy Waste SignificantlyElin Flyger, CEO and Co-Founder of Tinental, explained that a staggering 46% of global energy consumption is attributed to fluid mechanic machinery. These machines are often oversized, built to accommodate maximum capacity for peak production times, while their average usage remains significantly lower. As a result, industries are left paying for energy that is not utilized effectively, leading to considerable energy waste. The AI tool aims to rectify this inefficiency by retrofitting existing machinery, thereby allowing companies to achieve energy savings of up to 60% without compromising production output.The technology behind this AI tool is both sophisticated and user-friendly. The device itself is compact and connects directly to the Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) of the machinery, drawing power from the machinery itself rather than requiring an external power source. This design not only simplifies installation but also ensures that the device operates seamlessly within existing systems. The AI component leverages loss flow dynamics to optimize energy usage, eliminating the need for additional sensors or complex setups.Impact Beyond ManufacturingThe impact of this innovation extends beyond industrial applications. Flyger highlighted successful collaborations with major companies such as Veolia, a leading water utility firm, and Stellantis, known in the U.S. for its Chrysler and Jeep brands. The technology has also been applied in the building sector, notably in hospitals and schools, where it has the potential to reduce energy bills significantly while maintaining consistent temperatures throughout the facilities. Winning the Innovation of the Year award in Europe for the augmentation of a hospital underscores the tool's effectiveness and versatility.The journey of Flyger and the Tinental team is rooted in a background of industrial maintenance, which provides them with a deep understanding of the challenges faced by their clients. This expertise is essential in communicating the financial benefits of the technology, as energy savings translate directly into cost reductions for businesses. Flyger's experience in finance and business development complements their partner's expertise in AI and machine learning, creating a well-rounded team capable of driving this innovative solution forward.ConclusionIn conclusion, Tinental represents a significant advancement in the quest for energy efficiency. By addressing the inefficiencies of fluid mechanic machinery, this technology not only promises substantial energy savings but also contributes to a more sustainable future. As industries increasingly recognize the importance of reducing energy waste, solutions like this will play a vital role in transforming how we consume energy across various sectors. The potential for widespread adoption of such technology is immense, offering a pathway to a more efficient and environmentally friendly approach to energy usage.Interview by Don Baine, The Gadget Professor.Sponsored by: Get $5 to protect your credit card information online with Privacy. Amazon Prime gives you more than just free shipping. Get free music, TV shows, movies, videogames and more. Secure your connection and unlock a faster, safer internet by signing up for PureVPN today.
In an era where sustainability and energy efficiency are paramount, the development of innovative technologies that address energy waste is crucial. Elin Flyger introduced a groundbreaking AI tool from Tinental designed to enhance the energy efficiency of fluid mechanic machinery, which encompasses a wide range of devices such as pumps, fans, and compressors. This tool not only promises substantial reductions in energy consumption but also addresses a critical issue affecting nearly half of the world's energy usage.AI Tool Reduces Energy Waste SignificantlyElin Flyger, CEO and Co-Founder of Tinental, explained that a staggering 46% of global energy consumption is attributed to fluid mechanic machinery. These machines are often oversized, built to accommodate maximum capacity for peak production times, while their average usage remains significantly lower. As a result, industries are left paying for energy that is not utilized effectively, leading to considerable energy waste. The AI tool aims to rectify this inefficiency by retrofitting existing machinery, thereby allowing companies to achieve energy savings of up to 60% without compromising production output.The technology behind this AI tool is both sophisticated and user-friendly. The device itself is compact and connects directly to the Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) of the machinery, drawing power from the machinery itself rather than requiring an external power source. This design not only simplifies installation but also ensures that the device operates seamlessly within existing systems. The AI component leverages loss flow dynamics to optimize energy usage, eliminating the need for additional sensors or complex setups.Impact Beyond ManufacturingThe impact of this innovation extends beyond industrial applications. Flyger highlighted successful collaborations with major companies such as Veolia, a leading water utility firm, and Stellantis, known in the U.S. for its Chrysler and Jeep brands. The technology has also been applied in the building sector, notably in hospitals and schools, where it has the potential to reduce energy bills significantly while maintaining consistent temperatures throughout the facilities. Winning the Innovation of the Year award in Europe for the augmentation of a hospital underscores the tool's effectiveness and versatility.The journey of Flyger and the Tinental team is rooted in a background of industrial maintenance, which provides them with a deep understanding of the challenges faced by their clients. This expertise is essential in communicating the financial benefits of the technology, as energy savings translate directly into cost reductions for businesses. Flyger's experience in finance and business development complements their partner's expertise in AI and machine learning, creating a well-rounded team capable of driving this innovative solution forward.ConclusionIn conclusion, Tinental represents a significant advancement in the quest for energy efficiency. By addressing the inefficiencies of fluid mechanic machinery, this technology not only promises substantial energy savings but also contributes to a more sustainable future. As industries increasingly recognize the importance of reducing energy waste, solutions like this will play a vital role in transforming how we consume energy across various sectors. The potential for widespread adoption of such technology is immense, offering a pathway to a more efficient and environmentally friendly approach to energy usage.Interview by Don Baine, The Gadget Professor.Sponsored by: Get $5 to protect your credit card information online with Privacy. Amazon Prime gives you more than just free shipping. Get free music, TV shows, movies, videogames and more. Secure your connection and unlock a faster, safer internet by signing up for PureVPN today.
Studies such as that of McCance and Widdowson have revealed dramatic drops in fruit and vegetable mineral content since the 1940s. This week's guest on the HortWeek Podcast Jennifer Brodie believes that 'rock dust', a by-product of volcanic rock mined for road construction and rich in minerals trapped since the pre-dinosaur era, could help reverse this by remineralizing the soil and feeding microbes that will re-fortify plants.Brodie has come full circle in her career and is now returning to her passion project 12 years after she founded REMIN (Scotland), which pioneered the use of rock dust as a top dressing for soil, compost mixer and activator.Now leading the Pro-Grow rock dust division for resource management company Veolia, she explains the geology behind basalt rock dust, its dual benefits for plant health and carbon capture, and how the industry is shifting toward "ecological transformation".She details how some of the 400,000 tonnes of green waste they process annually is integrated with rock dust to create a PAS 100-certified compost for the garden retail market. Her goal now is to expand rock dust's use into the organic farming sector.Quoting Soil Association founder Lady Eve Balfour, Brodie says: "Everything begins to matter when the rate of soil erosion exceeds the rate at which life can invade the mineral rock underlying the soil and convert it into soil." Brodie believes that rock dust has an "unrecognised" role in rectifying the mistakes of the past and helping renew soils for the benefit of all.Make sure you never miss a HortWeek podcast! Subscribe to or Follow HortWeek podcasts via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your preferred podcast platform. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A waste company has apologised after workers were filmed taking a homeless woman's possessions from outside a store in Dover, and dumping them in their truck.Footage at KentOnline shows the Veolia staff removing a mattress and personal items from outside the Boots store in the town centre. Hear from reporter Millie Bowles who has been covering the story.Also in today's podcast, people living in Tunbridge Wells woke up to another day of water issues earlier. South East Water say a series of bursts at one of their sites was to blame.It comes after boss David Hinton faced MP's yesterday over an outage that left customers without supplies for two weeks in the lead up to Christmas. He has faced further calls to resign from local MP Mike Martin.There are suggestions the Port of Ramsgate could open up again, to help relieve pressure on Kent's roads.Plans are reportedly under consideration as part of the preparations to reopen Manston Airport for freight. But, this comes as Thanet District Council are looking to reduce the amount of money they have to invest to keep the facilities in working condition.A hard hitting play written in Kent about young people and mobile phones is being performed in parliament.Generation FOMO is based on interviews and conversations with students at schools and at the Uni of Kent.A new event space has opened up in Folkestone, taking over a site that's been abandoned for the last 50 years.The Loft is situated on the upper floor of the Petticoat Emporium which opened it June last year but the building had previously been home to M&S and Wilko.And finally, the KentOnline Podcast has been hearing how Kent's only greyhound racing track has managed to survive when so many others have shut down.Central Park in Sittingbourne has been running dog races since 1994. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Allen, Joel, Rosemary, and Yolanda discuss Modvion’s €39M grant for wooden wind turbine towers, leading to a discussion about funding vs. engineering readiness in the wind industry. Plus they highlight Veolia’s blade recycling advances in PES Wind Magazine. And the Weather Guard team announces they’ll be in Edinburgh for the ORE Catapult Offshore Wind Supply Chain Spotlight! Register for Wind Energy O&M Australia 2026!Learn more about CICNDT! Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly email update on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. Learn more about Weather Guard’s StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. And subscribe to Rosemary Barnes’ YouTube channel here. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! Allen Hall: A portion of the Weather Guard team. We’re headed to Scotland for the ORE Catapult Offshore Wind Supply Chain Spotlight, which is gonna happen on December 11th in Edinburgh. We’re gonna attend that and it’s gonna be a, a number of great offshore companies there. We’re hoping to interview a couple of them while we’re there. But Joel, this is a real opportunity, uh, for offshore companies in the UK to showcase what they can do and they can get on the Uptime Wind Energy Podcast. Joel Saxum: Of course. So we’re flying over the sixth and seventh there over the weekend. And we will be, uh, in Edinburgh, uh, on the eighth. So Monday morning through Thursday. Thursday and Thursday is the or E Catapult event. And yeah, we’re excited to see some of the companies that are gonna be there, interview some of them, get the, the picture, uh, of the uk um, supply chain, right? Because I think it’s a really cool event that they’re doing. I’d love to see other countries do that. I’d love to see the US do that. Um. Just say like, Hey, this is, these are the companies, the up and [00:01:00] comers and the, the people that are changing the game and, and kinda give them a platform to speak on. So we’re excited to do that. It’s gonna be a one day event. Um, love to see some people join us, but the other side of that thing is we’re gonna be over in Scotland. So we’re, well, we’ve got a couple meetings in Glasgow, a couple meetings in Borough. So if you are around the area, um, of course we’re linking up people on the uptime network, but, uh. If you’re around the area and you want to, you wanna chat anything wind, or maybe you got lightning protection problems, get ahold of us. ’cause we’ll be over there and, uh, happy to drop in and uh, share coffee with you. Allen Hall: It’s just part of Weather Guards and the Uptime Wind Energy Podcast outreach to the world. So we’re gonna be in Scotland for an entire week. We’re heading down to Melbourne, Australia for probably a couple of weeks while we’re down that way. And we will be somewhere near you over the next year probably. It’s a really good, uh, free service that we provide, is we want to highlight those businesses and those new technology ideas that need a little bit of exposure to grow. And that’s what the Uptime podcast is here to do. So join us [00:02:00] and if you want to reach out to us, you can reach us via LinkedIn, Allen Hall, Joel Saxon. We’ll respond to you and hopefully we can meet you in Speaker 3: Edinburgh. You’re listening to the Uptime Wind Energy Podcast, brought to you by build turbines.com. Learn, train, and be a part of the Clean Energy Revolution. Visit build turbines.com today. Now here’s your hosts, Alan Hall, Joel Saxon, Phil Totaro, and Rosemary Barnes. Allen Hall: Welcome to the Uptime Wind Energy Podcast. I’m your host, Alan Hall in the Queen city of Charlotte, North Carolina. Soon, the home of Maersk North America, I think we’re going to find out. And also the new Home of Scout, if you haven’t seen the little, what was formerly a MC little vehicle that’s gonna be made, well engineered in Charlotte and then built in South Carolina. So we’re looking forward to that. And with me as Yolanda Pone in Texas. Joel Saxons up in the great state of Wisconsin and Rosemary [00:03:00] Barnes is back in Australia. And there’s plenty of things to talk about this week, and I, I think our pre-recording discussion has centered on wooden wind turbines. And if everybody’s been following, um, mod Vion, they have received a 39.1 million Euro grant and they are making of all things. Wooden wind towers. So, uh, up in Sweden, there’s plenty of wood to make towers out of, out of it. And it’s a laminated process. And if, if you’ve looked online, I encourage everybody to go look online. It’s kind of an interesting technology they have where they’re layering wood together to build these towers sections. And so instead of using steel or other materials, concrete, you can make them outta wood. Uh, so the European Union is backing this, and as Joel has pointed out. This is not the only money they have received to develop this technology. Joel Saxum: Yeah. Back in 2020, they received a six [00:04:00] and a half million euro. Grant as well. And then they had some investment money come in, um, and it was in Swedish Knox. Okay. Or of course they’re in Sweden, so Makes sense. But that was a, a convertible note around 11, 12 million, uh, euros as well. So when you add this 39 million Euro grant on, you’re looking at about 55, 50 7 million euros in funding over the last five or six years for this company. Allen Hall: How does the European Union decide where to invest? These innovation funds at, Rosemary Barnes: you know, it’s interesting ’cause I visited MO when I was in Sweden a few months ago. I actually have a video, uh, about to come out hopefully next week. Um, about, yeah, I got a tour of their factory and, uh, interviewed one of their engineers who’s been with them like the whole time. Um, and I visited them just a few days after I visited C 12. I made a video about that as well. That’s a floating vertical axis wind turbine. C 12, just like four days after I visited them, they, um, received the [00:05:00] news that they had been awarded a similarly sized European grant. So, yeah, in the tens of millions, I can’t remember the exact number. And I was thinking, what would I do if I got, you know, 40 million euros, which is like nearly 80 million, I think Australian dollars. Like I could really come up with something major and develop it in that time. It’s not, they haven’t been given the money to come up with the right solution, right? They’ve been given the money for the solution that they already have. And I think that it’s really interesting that these European grants, it’s set up like that where they’re supporting, uh, assume that they’ve got a certain technology readiness level that you have to be at before that they will support you. And that kind of means that you’re locked in to a solution by the time that you’re at that point, right? Rewards only that kind of model where you have a charismatic person with a vision that they just pursue to the end. It does not reward getting the smart people who could find solutions to the real problems. It [00:06:00] doesn’t reward that because you, no one’s getting heaps of money, like $10 million early on to be like, here’s a problem, now find a solution and we’re going to. Fund that through the 10 things that you try that don’t end up working, no one is funding that, right? So all of that has to be done on the basis of your own pockets or the ability of your charisma to convince other people to support it. And I just think that it’s probably like. Not the right way to spend your, you know, if you’ve got like $500 million to spend to get the next big thing in wind energy, you shouldn’t be picking a bunch of companies that are tier L five. You should be getting the smartest people and giving them money to found a company and um, yeah, come up with solutions that way. Joel Saxum: Is it wooden? Wind turbine tower worth it. Rosemary Barnes: And ev everyone will have to have to watch my video. ’cause I asked, I asked quite in depth questions ’cause I went into it very, very skeptical thinking that this was a su sustainability play. And I’ve got two issues with that. Like, first of all, wind turbine tower is [00:07:00] not that unsustainable. I mean, wind turbines on average are paying back the energy that it took to make them in, you know, six months or so. But what was interesting is, you know, wood is a, a composite material, right? It’s got the, um. Fibers, cellulose fibers in a malignant matrix. It’s, it’s, it’s a composite material, just like fiberglass is. Why don’t we make fiberglass towers? I mean, it’s partly ’cause of the cost and it’s partly ’cause joining them is quite tricky as well. Um, and yeah, those are probably the, the main two things, but I’ve actually done a bit of work into it. If you could make a fiberglass tower, you could go. Way, way taller than you can with, with a steel tower, with, you know, transport constraints and whatever. So the wooden tower actually has a lot of the advantages that you would find if you had, were able to make a fiberglass tower. So they are expecting to be able to go taller, um, with, you know, they’re as constrained by transport because, you know, the fibers are all running this way. It’s fine to cut it, um, like longitudinally, um, slice it into pieces and join the all site. Doesn’t, um, [00:08:00] reduce the, the. The strength really. So there from that point of view, there’s something to it. If you can go taller, make it easier to go taller with towers, then that’s a real problem that needs a solution. There are other solutions. There’s like NARA Lift, you know the one just got bought by Ford Spanish company where they build a turbine on like a tiny tower and then slot pieces in underneath it to come up. That’s another great solution. Um, people are also looking at 3D printing concrete towers and thing, things like that. So it’s not like this wooden tower is the only way that we’re gonna be able to do that, but it’s a real problem with a plausible solution to it. So. I think that they’re ahead of many, many, many, many of this kind of company. Just just from that, that at least they’re solving a real problem. Allen Hall: Delamination and bottomline failures and blades are difficult problems to detect early. 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Are we all saying what we’ve got here is a solution looking for a problem? Like there’s a real disconnect between. Engineering a good solution and, um, that, that will work in the field versus fake it till you make it to attract investor money. I think it’s like this, this Silicon Valley like model where with software you kind of can fake it till you make it and it, you know, like update quickly, learn quickly. But with a hardware product as big as a wind turbine. You can’t, like if the engineering isn’t right, the product will never succeed. You can’t bluff your way through that. Um, the projects that are done, like with the right engineering can’t attract enough. Funds. So they, they fail before they ever prove it. But the ones that attract enough funds are doing it because they’re like, uh, designing for investors rather than to build a successful project. And so it’s like you’ve got these two alternatives, both of which are guaranteed to fail.[00:11:00] Um, I think that that’s the, like the biggest problem for how hard it is to get like legitimate innovation in energy Yolanda Padron: up. I feel like it’s almost like a, it should be a training. For engineers in school to be able to at least pretend like you can not care about the details as much, you know, for 20 minutes in the day or something. ’cause imagine how successful some of these projects could potentially be if you were at least for a meeting like par with. Those people who just have that personality type. Allen Hall: Not all engineers are gonna be founders of company and not all founders of company are gonna be engineers. And that has an influence on what the little tiny pool of people that can be able to do this where you’ve taken a very complicated problem, come up with a solution and being able to sell it or market it, which is even harder. You gotta market before you can sell it. [00:12:00] The engineering. Type person tends to wanna focus on the details, the of the product, not on the problem that someone is struggling with and what that means to that person. Here’s, I think where that line gets crossed, and you can do both, is that, that the engineers that are just. Focused, super focused on learn, learn, learn, learn, knowing what you do not have and going to get those skill sets because you don’t have to be the world’s best engineer, nor do you have to be the world’s best marketer, but you have to know enough to be dangerous and you as an engineer. Training I had in school was keep. Pounding, keep trying to learn more. And I, I feel like Rosemary’s in the same vein, right? So she’s always trying to learn more and that’s why she has her engineering with Rosie, uh, YouTube channel is because she’s constantly trying to pick up new things. But you also look at Rosemary. Oh, Rosemary, I don’t mind if I use you [00:13:00] as an example here, but you didn’t come out of, uh, Australian Elementary School, whatever that is, being a a, a really good speaker, like that’s something you’ve learned over time. You’ve been able to. Work in a very large company, you now, you’re in a very small company, the one that you own, and you’ve had to bridge that. And that means you have to know what the budgets are, what the money, where this money’s coming from. You have to sell to large corporations. You have to learn all those skills. That takes time, and each one of those skills you learn is extremely painful. So you have to have the resilience to say, you’re shooting arrows at me all the time. I’m not dead yet. I’m gonna keep moving forward because I could, I can see a way that I can make a business that produces a revenue that I can pay the mortgage with. Joel Saxum: That’s what it takes. Another, another side of this is, is if you’re trying to, to get, you’re getting to the point where you’re building a team out, right? I think it’s very [00:14:00] important for a founder to under, to understand their limitations at certain points in time. Because if you build a company and you’re just like, I like engineers, so I’m gonna build a company with five engineers and us six are gonna make something happen that may not be the best, you know, the best strategy if you’re gonna want like. I did, we used to do this thing, um, in a, in a company that I was a partner in where we had those, it’s a, basically like a spider graph, right? And you take, you answer all these questions and it ranks you on points of like, where you are for problem solving and where you are for the, you know, the big picture where you are for details. And then it overlays them all. So you look at your management team, you overlay ’em, what you wanna see is a perfect circle that you’ve filled every one of these. Areas, these silos with skills on your management team or on your execution team, or on your project team or whatever it may be. You can’t really Allen Hall: have an ego in a sense. The thing about starting a company is everybody is shooting Arrow, is that you, when you first go to a customer [00:15:00] that first time, they are gonna blow holes in you because you haven’t thought of all these different things that they consider to be very important. And you come out of it like, boy, yeah, yeah, I was not ready for that. Yes, Rosemary Barnes: but you’ve gotta want that. See that not as an insult to your ego, but as information that you need to, to grow. I think. ’cause I work a lot with startups as well as having one of my own. Um, and one thing that I do is I really, really early on screen them to figure out what kind of founder there are. ’cause there’s, there’s two kinds. There’s the one that wants to develop a significant product that will be successful in the world. And then there’s other ones who just love their idea and want to keep on working on it forever. And that second type, they don’t, they don’t want to learn anything wrong with their product. They don’t want to know about, um. You know, showstoppers because that’s gonna prevent them from doing what they love, which is working on this idea. So I only wanna work with the, the first kind, who would see a, being informed about a [00:16:00] showstopper for their project. They would see that as a real win. So that’s my always, my philosophy is just, uh, just gonna break it. What, whatever your idea is, I’m gonna do whatever I can to break it. Whether that’s physically or whether that’s commercially break the business case. You just throw everything you can at it intentionally. And with my own products too. You. Do everything you can to make it a failure. ’cause that’s how you learn how to make something that cannot fail, you know? And that’s what you need to succeed. It’s not enough to have an idea that, you know, like, like a lot of times with wind energy, you come up with something that might make be better, right? Than the status quo. So let’s think about, you know, um. Wind turbine. They’ve all got three blades. They all have a, um, the upwind facing rotor. You know, they’re, they’re very, very similar. There are all sorts of ideas that could be better. Right? That could be a better way to do it. You know, there’s different ways to make the, the blade maybe out of sailcloth instead of fiberglass. You can have two blades. Um, you can have a [00:17:00] downwind rotor. You can, like any, all of these ideas have been tried before, but being a little bit better is, is not. It’s not close, it’s not close to being enough like it is so far from, from being enough. It has to be so good that it can’t fail. That is the only way for you to overcome the, um, the gap that you have to what the status quo is. And so many people like, but my, you know, but my design is 1% more efficient. People could, you know, get all this amount extra. They, they’re not, that is not enough to get you over that massive hump between where you are now with an idea. What it would take to get people buying enough of it that it will ever reach its potential. That’s what people don’t see. Allen Hall: That’s exactly circling back what we’re talking about. The idea has to be a big improvement. Whatever it does. The wheel was a big improvement. The pencil was a big improvement. Paper was a big improvement. [00:18:00] Sliced bread, huge improvement. It just made your life easier. It has to be something that makes. Life easier, not just a little bit. And Rosemary is 100% right about this. It has to be a lot. So when, when I hear people in wind that are working in technology talk about a quarter percent, a half a percent, say 2%, that’s usually not enough to get somebody to react to it. It has to be a bigger number. Now, the two percents of the world. Incrementally, we will make the world better. Rosemary Barnes: It, it’s fine if it’s a, if it’s a small technology that will just fit in with a status quo without making anyone’s life harder than 2% is amazing. If it requires anyone to do anything different, then it is not close to enough. Allen Hall: Don’t miss the UK Offshore Wind Supply Chain Spotlight 2025 in Edinburg on December 11th. Over 550 delegates and 100 exhibitors will be at this game changing event. Connect with decision makers. Share your market ready innovations and secure the partnerships to accelerate your [00:19:00] growth. Register now and take your place at the center of the UK’s offshore Wind future. Just visit supply chain spotlight.co.uk and register today. So we have somebody on the other side of the table, which is Yolanda, who sees all the crazy people come up to ’em. If you’re sitting across the table from someone who wants to sell you a product, I, I can’t even think of what. To be selling you, honestly. ’cause there’s not a lot of, um, maybe, maybe they’re selling aerodynamic improvements. Maybe they’re selling some blade whizzbang thing or CMS system. Maybe CMS system. Can you suss that out? Can you just tell that this person is not locked in on reality? It’s, does that show up in a meeting? Yolanda Padron: Well, initially, a lot of times some people just won’t. They don’t care exactly what your problem is or what the, you know, a problem might be big, but it might [00:20:00] not have as big an impact on generation as the spend to fix it would be. Or a lot of times the, the problem that you may be seeing is just. You know, it, it’s a risk that you’ll, you’ll take because of the, the cost of the solution. I mean, if, if you have, if I have $2,000 budgeted to fix or deal with an issue and you’re offering me a solution for $45,000, I just can’t take it. You know? I mean, as great as you might sound and as much as you believe in your project, uh, on your product, you just can’t take it. And I think there’s some people who. Come to the table really caring about what the issue is and finding a solution together for the sake of the industry, as was weather guard and is. Uh, but there is also [00:21:00] just some, some teams who just really, really just want their product, who will come to an engineer and won’t even bring an engineer to the table, who will just not even care about testing. Their, their product in a, their an accredited facility. And we’ll say, I mean, I had people come to me in a sales pitch and then when I asked them for testing results, they would say, well, will you fund this testing? It’s like, no, I. I, I won’t, you’re, you’re selling me the product. Like I don’t, Rosemary Barnes: I don’t think you understand. I saw so many companies that that was their biggest failure. They couldn’t get real world testing and that, that’s why I know that weather guard and paddle load are like poised for at least once you have a good idea, you’re gonna be able to develop it. Because the testing is, the testing capability is built in and I definitely could get people to pay to test. [00:22:00] A product that I developed because I know exactly what their problem is. I know exactly how much it’s worth to them, and they know that I understand it better than than them even. So I think people don’t, um, like it’s a very wind specific thing, but it is so hard if you just come up with an idea and you don’t know anybody that, um, managers wind farms. It’s so hard to convince someone to put something like even to just allow you to put it on for free. That’s a really, really hard sell. Allen Hall: So what is the advice for. Small businesses that want to be large businesses that are, have wind products that they’re offering today, what are the steps they need to take to make it a reality? Rosemary Barnes: They need to understand the, the problem really well, or the problem that they’re. Potential customers had and they also needed to understand the other pain points in that person’s life. Because a lot of times I’ve seen people get so, um, kind of worked up that, yeah, they’ve got a business case on [00:23:00] paper that, you know, the company should, in theory, make way more money from having this product. They’re not having it, but people don’t have enough time. Um, it has to be. Solving, either solving a problem that is taking up their time already, and you will immediately take up less of their time with when your solution is, when they even start to implement your solution. It’s not enough that they do a year project and then they start to have their problem solved. Um, so either, yeah, it has to be so much better or it needs to be totally painless to implement it. That’s the, that’s the two, two options that you have. There isn’t a third option. Yolanda Padron: I think it’s really important to balance your humility. Uh, and just your ego a little bit. Of course, you need to be proud of your product and you want to believe in it and everything. Uh, but you need to be humble enough to listen to the person and listen to their issues and listen to maybe your product isn’t perfect and it needs some tweaks [00:24:00] and mower likely than not, it will need some tweaks. So just don’t. Continue going forward to something that just won’t work. Speaker 6: Australia’s wind farms are growing fast, but are your operations keeping up? Join us February 17th and 18th at Melbourne’s Pullman on the park for Wind energy ONM Australia 2026, where you’ll connect with the experts solving real problems in maintenance asset management. And OEM relations. Walk away with practical strategies to cut costs and boost uptime that you can use the moment you’re back on site. Register now at WMA 2020 six.com. Wind Energy o and M Australia is created by wind professionals for wind professionals because this industry needs solutions, not speeches. Allen Hall: So everybody’s preparing to go to Melbourne in February of 2026 for Woma [00:25:00] Wind Energy, o and m Australia and the promos have just hit LinkedIn. Everybody’s talking about it. We’re getting a, a quite a number of sponsors. Joel. We have a, a couple of sponsorship levels still available, but not many. Joel Saxum: Yeah, we are fresh out of round table sponsors. Um, we’ve still got a couple hanging out there for some. Receptions and lunches and things like that. But, uh, yeah, we’ve got, uh, a lot of our friends joining up, a lot of emails coming in to ask of can I get involved somehow? Um, which is great because to be honest with you, even if we don’t have a spot for an ex ex exhibitor spot or a sponsorship spot, getting to talk with people at an early engagement level is fantastic. But we’re, ’cause we’re finding more and more subject matter experts through these conversations as well. So we’re able to bring, if, if we can’t. Engage on a sponsorship level, fine. Still reach out because the, there might be a spot for you up on a panel as one of these people that can educate, uh, and share, uh, with the Australian wind industry Allen Hall: and as the promos are saying, Rosemary. We [00:26:00] want solutions, not speeches. So this whole event is about solution, solution solutions, right? Rosemary Barnes: And problems. Allen Hall: What kind of problems are we gonna talk about? Rosemary Barnes: I mean, I think that’s the, the interesting part is that it brings those two, two parts together. That’s what we’ve been talking about with technology development. That the, you know, the critical thing is to know, understand very well what your customers. Facing in terms of problems. And so this is the event where everybody is there to talk about exactly what problems they’re actually spending time on day to day. And those are the ones where, you know, it’s a much easier pathway to succeed. So if you’re a, a. Technology developer, you know, a company that has some new technologies, then this is the event to come to to make sure that you get that fit right. Allen Hall: And Woma 2026 will be held the 17th and 18th at the Pullman Hotel, which is in beautiful downtown Melbourne. And you need to be going online. Go to Woma 2026 WOMA, 2020 six.com. Get registered. There’s only 250 seats [00:27:00] available and a number of them have already been reserved. So it’s shrinking day by day. If you want to attend and you should attend, go ahead, register for the event. If you’re interested in sponsorship, you need to get a hold of Joel. And how do they do that? Joel Saxum: Uh, you can reach out to me on LinkedIn, um, pretty easy to find there. Uh, or send me a direct email. JOEL Do a xm. I have to say that out loud because. I gets confused a lot@wglightning.com, so Joel dot saxon@wglightning.com. Allen Hall: So go to Wilma. 2020 six.com and register today. This quarter is PES WIN Magazine, which has arrived via the Royal Mail. There are a number of great articles and uh, I was thumbing through it the other day and the article from Veolia, and we had Veolia on the podcast, uh, a couple of years ago on blade recycling. And there’s a number of, of cool things happening there. You know, Veolia was grinding down the blades and then using them, [00:28:00] uh, mixing them with, with cement. Reducing some of the coal and other energy forms that are used to, to make cement. And they were also using, uh, some of the fiber as fill. So that process, when they first started, we were talking to ’em. Then there’s been a lot of iterations to it. It’s like anything in recycling, the first go around is never easy. But Veolia has the. That wraps up another episode of the Uptime Wind Energy Podcast. Thanks for joining us as we explore the latest in wind energy technology and industry insights. If today’s discussion sparked any questions or ideas, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out to us on LinkedIn and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode. And if you. Found value in today’s conversation. Please leave us a review. 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China is set to make the development of new quality productive forces one of the top priorities of its next five-year plan, as policymakers seek to upgrade the nation's industrial structure, spur innovation-driven growth, and reinforce confidence in the long-term outlook of the world's second-largest economy, said officials, experts and global executives.官员、专家及全球企业高管表示,中国计划将发展新质生产力列为下一个五年规划的重点任务之一,政策制定者正致力于推动产业结构升级、激发创新驱动型增长,并增强对这一世界第二大经济体长期发展前景的信心。The new blueprint will serve as a crucial bridge between the current phase of recovery and China's goal of basically achieving socialist modernization by 2035. Experts said it underscores the country's resolve to reinvigorate growth amid domestic structural pressures and rising global uncertainties, steering the economy toward new drivers such as advanced manufacturing, green transformation and digital innovation.这份新蓝图将成为当前复苏阶段与中国2035年基本实现社会主义现代化目标之间的重要桥梁。专家指出,这凸显了中国在国内结构性压力和全球不确定性上升的背景下重振增长的决心,推动经济向先进制造业、绿色转型和数字创新等新动力方向发展。Their comments came as the market is closely watching the draft proposals for the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30), as the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is holding its fourth plenary session in Beijing to deliberate on the drafting of the blueprint for China's development over the next five years.他们的表态正值市场密切关注“十五五”规划草案之际,中共二十届四中全会正在北京召开,审议未来五年中国发展蓝图的编制工作。President Xi Jinping shed light on the likely key priorities in Shanghai in April as he presided over a symposium on China's economic and social development in the 15th Five-Year Plan period and delivered an important speech.4月,习近平主席在上海主持“十五五”时期经济社会发展座谈会并发表重要讲话,阐明了未来五年可能的重点任务。Xi, who is also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, said higher strategic priority must be given to fostering new quality productive forces in line with local conditions in the next five years.作为中共中央总书记,习近平强调,未来五年必须结合地方实际,把培育新质生产力摆在更突出的战略位置。Highlighting the roles of technological innovation and the real economy, he called for efforts to transform and upgrade traditional industries, develop emerging industries, and make forward-thinking arrangements for industries of the future, in order to accelerate modernization of the industrial system.习近平主席强调科技创新和实体经济的重要作用,呼吁着力推动传统产业转型升级、发展战略性新兴产业、前瞻布局未来产业,以加快推进工业体系现代化。Robin Xing, chief China economist at Morgan Stanley, said his team believes that China will remain committed to deepening the economic transition anchored in technology and innovation to secure the supply chain and energy self-sufficiency. "We expect a tech-and supply-driven framework."摩根士丹利首席中国经济学家邢自强表示,其团队认为中国将继续致力于深化以科技和创新为核心的经济转型,保障供应链和能源自给自足,“我们预计将形成一个以科技和供应链为驱动的框架”。Zhang Ning, senior China economist at UBS Investment Bank, said China is likely to continue offering support in fundamental and frontier research, and in self-sufficiency technology bottleneck areas during the next five years.瑞银投资银行高级中国经济学家张宁指出,未来五年中国可能会继续支持基础研究和前沿研究,并在关键技术“卡脖子”领域助力自主可控。"We think fostering 'high-quality growth' will likely be the top priority over the next decade, mainly driven by innovation and total factor productivity growth," Zhang added.她补充道:“我们认为,未来十年‘高质量增长'有望成为首要任务,这一增长将主要由创新和全要素生产率提升驱动”。A meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, chaired by Xi in late September, discussed major issues related to the formulation of the 15th Five-Year Plan for national economic and social development.9月底,习近平主席主持召开中共中央政治局会议,研究“十五五”时期国民经济和社会发展规划编制的重大问题。The meeting stressed the need to remain committed to high-quality development, foster new quality productive forces in line with local conditions, and comprehensively deepen reform while further expanding high-level opening-up.会议强调,要坚持高质量发展,结合地方实际培育新质生产力,全面深化改革并进一步扩大高水平对外开放。Citing research topics for the next five-year plan released by the National Development and Reform Commission, the country's top economic regulator, Ye Fan, an analyst at Southwest Securities, said the scope of studies under the upcoming five-year plan has expanded significantly, with newly added topics accounting for about 50 percent of the total.西南证券分析师叶凡援引中国最高经济调控机构国家发展和改革委员会发布的“十五五”规划研究课题指出,下一个五年规划的研究范围大幅扩大,新增课题约占总数的50%。"Among them, subjects related to technological innovation and industrial development increased by 80 percent and 64 percent, respectively," Ye noted. "The topics cover key areas such as global technological and industrial transformation, talent development and innovation capacity building. In terms of industrial priorities, the focus is placed on key areas including the digital economy, artificial intelligence, services and healthcare."其中,科技创新和产业发展相关课题占比分别提升80%和64%,涵盖全球科技产业变革、人才培养、创新能力建设等关键领域;产业重点则聚焦数字经济、人工智能、服务业、医疗健康等方向。According to Ye, policymakers will place greater emphasis on development quality, efficiency and sustainability in the next five years. "It will drive industrial upgrading through technological innovation, deepen the integration of the digital and real economies, and promote a comprehensive green transformation of China's economy and society."叶凡表示,未来五年政策制定者将更注重发展质量、效率和可持续性,通过科技创新推动产业升级,深化数字经济与实体经济融合,促进中国经济社会全面绿色转型。In March 2024, Zheng Shanjie, head of the NDRC, told a symposium that the planning of the 15th Five-Year Plan will fully take into account the practical requirements for developing new quality productive forces.2024年3月,国家发展和改革委员会(NDRC)主任郑栅洁在一场座谈会上表示,“十五五”规划编制将充分考虑发展新质生产力的实际需求。He said policymakers will focus on identifying key tasks and foundational projects to promote the growth of new quality productive forces as they set major goals, strategic missions, reform measures, and large-scale projects for the next stage of China's economic and social development.他指出,政策制定者在确定下一阶段中国经济社会发展的主要目标、战略任务、改革举措和重大项目时,将重点明确推动新质生产力发展的关键任务和基础性项目。Hu Yuwei, chief policy analyst at China Securities, said the next five-year blueprint will place greater emphasis on innovation-driven growth, green and low-carbon development, and digital transformation to adapt to the trends of globalization and informatization.中国证券首席政策分析师胡玉玮表示,下一个五年规划蓝图将更加强调创新驱动增长、绿色低碳发展和数字化转型,以适应全球化和信息化趋势。China's innovation capacity has risen rapidly over the past few years. According to the "Global Innovation Index 2025" report released by the World Intellectual Property Organization, China has risen to 10th place in the global innovation ranking for 2025, up one spot from last year, marking its first entry into the top 10.过去几年,中国创新能力快速提升。根据世界知识产权组织发布的《2025年全球创新指数》报告,中国2025年全球创新排名升至第10位,较上年提升1位,首次进入前十。However, Hu cautioned that challenges remain. "Our basic research remains relatively weak, with insufficient concentration of scientific resources and a lack of systematic advantage in original innovation."不过,胡玉玮也提醒,挑战依然存在。“我国基础研究相对薄弱,科技资源集中度不足,原始创新缺乏系统性优势。”Hu suggested that during the next five years, China should strengthen its national strategic science and technology capacity, enhance self-reliance in core technologies, and promote advanced, smart and green manufacturing.胡玉玮建议,未来五年,中国应强化国家战略科技力量,提升核心技术自主可控能力,推动先进制造、智能制造和绿色制造发展。Global executives hailed China's ongoing efforts to foster new quality productive forces, saying that multinational corporations will see rising opportunities in the next few years.全球企业高管对中国培育新质生产力的持续努力表示赞赏,认为跨国公司未来几年将迎来更多机遇。"I don't see China only as just the market. I think China has probably become an engine for some specific innovations, which we can develop elsewhere," said Estelle Brachlianoff, CEO of Veolia, a French transnational group focusing on ecological environment and resource management.法国生态环境与资源管理跨国集团威立雅首席执行官埃斯特尔・布拉希利亚诺夫(音译)表示:“我不认为中国只是一个市场,我认为中国很可能已成为某些特定创新的引擎,这些创新成果也可应用到其他地区。”Brachlianoff said she is confident that China's upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan will keep green development high on the agenda, creating more opportunities for Veolia in areas such as decarbonization and ecological restoration.布拉希利亚诺夫称,她相信中国即将出台的“十五五”规划将继续把绿色发展置于重要议程,为威立雅在脱碳、生态修复等领域创造更多机会。Marc Horn, president of Merck China, said China is an important source of innovation. "We are very confident in staying the course and remaining committed to our investments (here in China)."默克集团中国区总裁何慕麒表示,中国是重要的创新源泉。“我们对在中国的发展道路充满信心,并将继续坚定投入。”underscore/ˌʌndəˈskɔː(r)/v.强调;凸显bottleneck/ˈbɒtlnek/n.瓶颈;障碍reinforce/ˌriːɪnˈfɔːs/v.增强;巩固deliberate/dɪˈlɪbəreɪt/v.审议;仔细考虑
AODocs manages business-critical documents for enterprises where downtime has real consequences—production lines stopping, construction projects delayed, containers sitting at ports. Founded in 2012 and bootstrapped to profitability by 2022, the company serves Google's data center builds, aerospace manufacturers' FAA certifications, and Veolia's water treatment operations. In this episode of Category Visionaries, we sat down with Stéphan Donzé, Founder of AODocs, to unpack his 14-year journey from Google ecosystem specialist to Microsoft-compatible platform. Stéphan shares unfiltered lessons from the brutal 2014-15 years when cloud platform limitations broke customer deployments, why they've reconsidered fundraising every two years but remained independent, and how AI agents finally created the urgency factor their category always lacked. Topics Discussed: Surviving 2014-15 when Google Cloud platform performance limits broke at scale Bootstrapping via services company profits until standalone profitability in 2022 Why long-term document lifecycle management (10-30 year retention) resists VC timelines Expanding from Google workspace early adopters to Microsoft enterprise accounts The failed experiment with cloud reseller partners who couldn't deploy DMS Why marketing hire ramp time equals technical hire ramp for platform products Medium-sized industry conferences outperforming 30K-attendee mega-events on cost-per-lead Positioning as document foundation for reliable AI agent information access GTM Lessons For B2B Founders: Transparent post-mortem communication converts crises into trust: When AODocs hit unexpected Google Cloud platform limitations in 2014-15—breaking deployments for customers running mission-critical workflows—they published detailed explanations of root causes outside their control and remediation plans. Stéphan explained: "We've always been extremely transparent...Yes, we screwed up here. Here is the thing we put in place so that it doesn't happen again." This approach consistently strengthened customer relationships during their worst incidents. For founders in business-critical infrastructure: your crisis response protocols matter more than preventing every outage. Bootstrap via complementary services revenue until product-market fit: AODocs funded development by merging with a Google Cloud consulting firm that deployed early Gmail enterprise implementations. Services profits subsidized product R&D while providing direct customer access. Stéphan described the deal structure: "I have a software company that has no revenue, but I can suck the profit of the service company until I make revenue." The model worked until 2022 when AODocs became independently profitable. For technical founders: identify services businesses with your target customer base as bootstrap partners, not just revenue sources. Partner technical capability trumps partner pipeline size: AODocs initially partnered with Google Cloud resellers (SATA, Onix) who had enterprise access but couldn't scope or deploy document management implementations. The inflection point came shifting to system integrators with actual DMS practices. Stéphan noted: "These guys don't really understand document management...they could not really help us deploy our product because they don't understand what we're doing." For complex B2B products: vet partners on technical delivery capacity, not just lead generation promises. Platform products require 12-month marketing onboarding: AODocs learned marketing hires need equivalent ramp time as engineering roles—not two one-pagers and go-to-market. Stéphan's realization: "It takes a year before someone is able to write the right things and to sense the essence of the product." This applies specifically to platforms with multiple use cases, not point solutions. For founders with horizontal platforms: budget full-year onboarding before expecting marketing productivity, or hire people who've sold similar complexity before. Founder must own category positioning until $10M ARR: Stéphan argues technical founders can't delegate core messaging early: "My personal take is that in the tech company the CMO cannot be anybody else than the founder itself at least for the first $10 million." This comes from watching marketing experts produce "beautiful words and lots of fluff but still not get the essence of what we're doing." For technical founders uncomfortable with marketing: you're avoiding your most important job in the early years. Regional 2K-5K conferences deliver better unit economics than flagship 30K events: While AODocs attends Google Next (30,000) and Gartner conferences, smaller regional IT decision-maker events generated superior cost-per-qualified-lead. Stéphan's finding: "If you look at the number of dollars you spend per lead that you get, the small events are surprisingly effective." This contradicts conventional wisdom about flagship event ROI. For enterprise B2B: test regional and vertical conferences before scaling spend on mega-events. Technology paradigm shifts create replacement urgency: AODocs positioned as "modern cloud-based document management" for years without forcing function to rip out legacy systems. AI agents changed the calculus entirely. Stéphan's repositioning: "If you don't upgrade your document foundation, you won't be able to benefit from the AI productivity acceleration." The urgency comes from AI agents requiring clean, validated document repositories—impossible with SharePoint chaos. For founders in infrastructure categories: look for adjacent technology waves that make your solution prerequisite, not optional upgrade. // Sponsors: Front Lines — We help B2B tech companies launch, manage, and grow podcasts that drive demand, awareness, and thought leadership. www.FrontLines.io The Global Talent Co. — We help tech startups find, vet, hire, pay, and retain amazing marketing talent that costs 50-70% less than the US & Europe. www.GlobalTalent.co // Don't Miss: New Podcast Series — How I Hire Senior GTM leaders share the tactical hiring frameworks they use to build winning revenue teams. Hosted by Andy Mowat, who scaled 4 unicorns from $10M to $100M+ ARR and launched Whispered to help executives find their next role. Subscribe here: https://open.spotify.com/show/53yCHlPfLSMFimtv0riPyM
Abu Dhabi's TAQA is acquiring Spain-based GS Inima for US$1.2 billion, creating one of the most interesting moves in the global water sector this year. TAQA has long been known as a power and desalination leader in the Gulf, while GS Inima brings decades of experience managing water projects across Europe and Latin America. Together, the companies form a new global player with nearly 50 assets across 10 countries. In this episode, podcast host Reese Tisdale and Bluefield Senior Analyst Antonio del Olmo break down the deal and its implications for the global water sector: What does TAQA gain by acquiring GS Inima's global portfolio? How does exposure to Europe and Brazil shift its risk profile and strategy? Why is Brazil attracting so much private investment in water, and what challenges come with it? Do GS Inima's European projects provide a counterweight to emerging market risks? What does this acquisition signal for competition with global players like Veolia and ENGIE? If you enjoy listening to The Future of Water Podcast, please tell a friend or colleague, and if you haven't already, please click to follow this podcast wherever you listen. If you'd like to be informed of water market news, trends, perspectives and analysis from Bluefield Research, subscribe to Waterline, our weekly newsletter published each Wednesday. Related Research & Analysis: TAQA Expands Strategic Footprint Through GS Inima
Industrial Talk is talking to Tacoma Zach, Co-Founder and CEO at MentorAPM about "Functionally unite end-to-end asset lifecycle management". Scott Mackenzie interviews Tacoma Zach Mentor about Mentor APM, a comprehensive asset management solution. Tacoma shares his background in chemical engineering and asset management, highlighting his experience with Veolia and ExxonMobil. Mentor APM offers a 29-day implementation process, leveraging pre-loaded asset libraries and failure modes. The platform integrates with existing ERP systems and uses AI for rapid, accurate asset assessments. Tacoma emphasizes the importance of proactive asset management, prioritization, and the human component in change management. Mentor APM aims to enhance reliability, reduce costs, and improve operational stability. Action Items [ ] Reach out to Tacoma Zach at mentor APM to learn more about the solution. [ ] Connect with Tacoma Zach on LinkedIn. Outline Introduction and Welcome to Industrial Talk Scott MacKenzie welcomes listeners to the Industrial Talk podcast, emphasizing the importance of celebrating industrial heroes. Scott introduces Tacoma Scott encourages listeners to dive into the industry, emphasizing the need for education, collaboration, and innovation. Scott announces the launch of the Industrial News Network (INN) to keep up with the fast-moving industry and connect people with the right information. Tacoma Zack Mentor's Background and Journey Tacoma Zach Mentor shares his background, starting as a graduate chemical engineer from the University of Toronto. Tacoma discusses his career in contract operations, eventually leading to Veolia, and his transition into asset management. He explains the founding of his engineering company in 2005 and his involvement with Herbalytics, a spin-out from Veolia focused on risk and criticality analysis. Tacoma describes the development of Mentor APM in 2017, aiming to unify various asset management functionalities into one comprehensive solution. Mentor APM's Unique Value Proposition Scott and Tacoma discuss the crowded market of asset management platforms and what sets Mentor APM apart. Tacoma explains the origins of the name "Mentor," derived from the best practices and experiences from Veolia and other companies. He highlights the importance of automation and pre-loading data to reduce rework and manual processes. Tacoma emphasizes the need for a unified solution that integrates various aspects of asset management, from failure modes to prioritization. Implementation and Adoption of Mentor APM Scott inquires about the implementation process and timeline for Mentor APM. Tacoma explains that Mentor APM can be implemented in as little as 29 days, thanks to pre-loaded asset libraries and failure modes. He discusses the importance of prioritization and the ability to quickly assess and manage critical assets. Tacoma highlights the flexibility of Mentor APM to adapt to different customer needs and the importance of change management in the adoption process. Integration with Existing Systems and AI Advancements Scott asks about the integration of Mentor APM with existing ERP systems. Tacoma explains that Mentor APM has published APIs to seamlessly integrate with various systems, including ERP solutions. He introduces Mentor Lens, a tool that allows for...
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Bluefield Senior Analyst Antonio del Olmo joins host Reese Tisdale to share insights from Bluefield's recent research across European countries, including Italy, the Netherlands, France, and Spain. This episode explores the evolving landscape of Europe's water sector—from climate shocks to regulatory shakeups—and what it all means for utilities, investors, and technology vendors. The conversation highlights what specific regions are focusing on, the biggest challenges they're facing, and how water sector stakeholders are responding. Bluefield's water experts unpack key trends, including: Why Europe's seemingly mature water sector is facing a wave of disruption—from climate shocks and regulatory pressure to investment churn and digital transformation How cracks are emerging in energy reliability, water loss, and the digital divide across countries The role of EU directives versus national implementation in shaping infrastructure strategy Where the biggest opportunities lie across digital water, reuse, resilience, and asset renewal How French giants like Veolia, Suez, and Saur are shifting strategies to lead in this evolving landscape Why PFAS regulations, sludge treatment requirements, and infrastructure M&A may be the next big catalysts If you enjoy listening to The Future of Water Podcast, please tell a friend or colleague, and if you haven't already, please click to follow this podcast wherever you listen. If you'd like to be informed of water market news, trends, perspectives and analysis from Bluefield Research, subscribe to Waterline, our weekly newsletter published each Wednesday. Related Research & Analysis: Italy Water & Wastewater Municipal Market: Trends, Drivers, and Forecasts The Netherlands Water & Wastewater Municipal Market: Trends, Drivers, and Forecasts Spain's Blackouts Strain Water Utilities
A WEF Strategic Goal is to lead the transformation to the Circular Water Economy. Veolia is embracing the challenge of … More