Wastewater Digest: Electricity-based water purification

In 2025, a significant portion of the global population faces water scarcity. The UN World Water Development Report in 2024 estimated that 2.2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water. How does the water industry not only address this challenge, but how does it do so without affecting future generations, and what is the future of the water energy nexus?

“There’s such a big opportunity in these markets to revolutionize the way these things are done,” Kevin Gast, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of VVater, said during an episode of Talking Under Water, the premier podcast for the water industry. “I do believe the electrification, if you will, of the water treatment industry is upon us, and that that revolutionary step is happening.” 

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