Pure Potential: Colorado’s Path to Sustainable Water explores the challenges, research, and social acceptance surrounding potable reuse through the lens of a first-of-its-kind direct potable reuse (DPR) pilot trailer.

Blair Corning is joined by Dr. Tzahi Cath with the Colorado School of Mines to break down the science behind carbon-based advanced treatment (CBAT) and reverse osmosis (RO), creating a “testbed” for innovations in programming and technologies, and more in the DPR mobile demonstration trailer. Join us as we uncover the innovations driving water reuse and conservation across Colorado.

Interested in learning more about the DPR trailer? Check out this Denver7 article.

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In this episode of Innovation Flow, we are introduced to a trailblazing new tool that could help utility managers throughout the industry. Host Blair Corning interviews Pieter Van Ry, Director of South Platte Renew, and Ben Stanford, Associate Vice President at Hazen and Sawyer, to discuss the Utility Diagnostic Tool (UDT) development and the benefits it can have on utility leaders and organizations.

They talk about how an idea that originated on the back of a napkin has become a transformative tool for the industry, explaining how this easily implemented framework helps managers determine where their focus is most needed within their organization, giving them an understanding of the value of being able to determine where professional growth can be developed to fill gaps within rapidly changing organizations.

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This episode dives into a partnership between South Platte Renew (SPR), the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and the University of Virginia (UVA) researching the low temperature CO2 methanation for biogas-to-renewable natural gas conversion via advanced nickel based catalysts. The team has been working on using a catalyst to convert the carbon dioxide fraction of biogas into methane, producing renewable natural gas. This approach aims to maximize the utilization of biogas generated in the water renewal process, ensuring it is fully recovered as a renewable resource.

Matt Yung, NREL's Group Manager of Catalytic Process Development, and Bryan Schmerber, Engineering Supervisor at SPR, join host Blair Corning in the studio to discuss findings and next steps in their research.

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