Issue #40

RENEWABLE MATTER

2022 Water

Issue 40 of Renewable Matter is dedicated to the most precious of resources, the most important of 'materials'. Water is at the heart of any thought on sustainable development: a source of life, energy, and biodiversity, it is both a victim and weapon of climate change. This is why its sustainable, circular, and equitable management will be increasingly fundamental for the future of the Planet.

Summary

EDITORIAL

H2O
Emanuele Bompan

The Life of Water
Giordano Colarullo

THINK TANK

The Power of Water
Giorgio Kaldor. Interview with Dennis Van Peppen

The Future of Water
Andrea Ferro. Interview with Pedro Arrojo Agudo

The Shape of Water
Emanuele Bompan. Interview with Alessandro Russo

INSIGHT

Water in Circular Economy and Resilience”. A Report by the World Bank
Chiara Petrelli

The Right to Water (Goes Beyond the Law on Water)
Giorgio Kaldor

Wastewater and Innovation, a Winning Coalescence
Simone Fant

Circular Water in the Netherlands: An Example of Resilience, Innovation, and Cooperation
Antonella Ilaria Totaro

Water is a Pillar of the Bioeconomy
Mario Bonaccorso

CASE STUDIES

Semiconductors in Taiwan: A Sector with a Great Thirst for Water and Energy
Enrico Breveglieri

Water Shares: A Crowdlending Experiment in Brescia
Giorgia Marino

STARTUP
by Antonella Ilaria Totaro
IoT and AI to Manage Water Assets with
Droople
Eel, Making Electricity by Mimicking the Movement of Eels
Clean Water and Energy from Wastewater with
Wase
Relicta Pioneers Bioplastics from Fish Waste

CIRCULAR BY LAW

The State of Europe’s Groundwater Needs to be Improved
Francesco Petrucci

THE BROKEN CIRCLE

Water Finance
Sergio Ferraris