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Liquid Assets

Ravi Kurani
Water
PFAS
Droople
Atmospheric Water Harvesting
Uganda
Digital Technologies In Water
Amazon Rainforest
Plantd
Puraffinity
Water Utilities
Energy Efficiency In Water Treatment
Atmospheric Water Generator
DOE Laboratories
Las Vegas, United States
Waiver Technologies
New Product Introduction
Engineers Without Borders
Water Access
50 Liter Home
Climate Change Adaptation In Water

From policy to profit, Liquid Assets uncovers the business and technological implications of water in a changing world.

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Between 97 and 99 percent of all humans have measurable levels of PFAS in their blood. Every major watershed on Earth has tested positive, including the Arctic and Antarctica.

Until recently, every technology designed to address that contamination ... more

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The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has been turning green since the 1920s, and the reason is baked into its original design. The pool stretches roughly a third of a mile, sits one and a half to two and a half feet deep, holds about 6.5 million gall... more

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Every time you ask ChatGPT a question, a data center somewhere uses water to cool its servers. Most people have no idea, and neither do the utilities supplying that water. Newsha Ajami, a hydrologist and founding director of Stanford's Governance for... more

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A film festival launched because one filmmaker couldn't find a place to submit his short about pharmaceutical pollution in New York City's water supply is now pursuing official UN Water partner status, operating across four continents, and screening ... more

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Recent Guests

Terry Arko
Representative from HASA
HASA
Episode: Terry Arko: Why the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Keeps Turning Green
Newsha Ajami
Director of the new program at Stanford on governance for risk, resilience, recovery
Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability
Episode: Why AI Data Centers Have a Water Problem: Stanford's Newsha Ajami
Robert Strand
Founder and executive director of the World Water Film Festival
World Water Film Festival
Episode: Robert Strand: How a Film Festival Builds Political Will for Global Water Policy
Cydian Kauffman
Owner of Pure Water Northwest
Pure Water Northwest
Episode: Cydian Kauffman: Cold Fusion, Deuterium, and the Future of Water
Dhwani Bhatt
Fourth-year chemical engineering student and EWB Northeastern chapter lead
Engineers Without Borders, Northeastern University
Episode: From Uganda to Northeastern: How a Student Engineer Is Building Clean Water Access for 4,000 People
Brad Augustine
former Lululemon and Humanscale
Former employee at Humanscale and Lululemon, now focused on hardware product development and water tech
Episode: He Scaled a $500M Product. His Advice for Water Tech? Slow Down
Josh Dorfman
CEO and host of Supercool; co-founder/CEO of Plantd
Plantd; Supercool
Episode: Plantd's Josh Dorfman: Building Homes From Grass, Not Trees
Rich Sloan
Guest expert discussing water technology and policy
Waiver Technologies (WAvR)
Episode: Harvesting Thin Air: The End of "Free" Water in Las Vegas
Jay Bernas
CEO, Hampton Roads Sanitation District
Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD)
Episode: Beyond the Flush: Using Particle Accelerators and ‘Bugs’ to Save Millions

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Ravi Kurani
Host of Liquid Assets; leads inquiries into water policy, technology, and business models.

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 11 ratings
  • So interesting and diverse!

    I have loved listening to Liquid Assets every couple weeks and learning so much about this interesting resource... The Sky Water episode blew me away! Really good Host as well!

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    Jonathan Steers
    United States2 years ago

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Episodes connect policy, technology, and real-world impact effectively.
Host maintains a clear, engaging interviewing style.
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Listeners value the diversity of topics and depth of technical detail.

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The Internet of Water: Making Every Drop Smart
Q: What was a key turning point in Droople's early growth?
Realizing that utilities were slow to adopt and that saving water would be more compelling when framed as a benefit to the payers (heavily influenced by customer cost savings and maintenance efficiency) helped pivot the business strategy toward real estate and building operators.
The Internet of Water: Making Every Drop Smart
Q: How does Droople monetize beyond selling hardware?
Droople shifts from one-time hardware sales to selling a service built on top of the data and monitoring, enabling recurring revenue for partners who own the assets, such as taps, fixtures, and building systems.
The Internet of Water: Making Every Drop Smart
Q: What does the Internet of Water mean in practical terms for a building?
It means deploying sensors to capture flow, temperature, pressure, and conductivity across water assets so you can generate a unique water signature per asset, predict maintenance needs, and understand how people actually use water to influence behavior and reduce waste.
Harvesting Thin Air: The End of "Free" Water in Las Vegas
Q: Rich, what did you do before WAVR and what drew you to water technology?
Rich discussed a long history of invention and entrepreneurship, starting from early patents with his brother, moving into university tech transfer, seed funds, and ultimately founding Waiver Technologies to develop modular, scalable AWG systems for high-purity water needs.
Harvesting Thin Air: The End of "Free" Water in Las Vegas
Q: What does it mean to have a secure water future?
A secure water future requires a combination of conservation, reuse, and heavy infrastructure investments, plus new technologies that can create additional water sources and smarter management to prevent future shortages.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Liquid Assets

What is Liquid Assets about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A practical, industry-focused show that explores how water policy, technology, and business intersect in a changing world. Episodes span algae and public infrastructure, data-center water use, advanced water treatment, atmospheric water generation, and the economics of scaling climate-tech solutions. A distinctive angle is combining hands-on engineering insights with policy and governance discussions, often featuring practitioners from utilities, startups, and research institutions. Listeners are likely drawn to actionable takeaways for product development, capital strategies, and public-private partnerships in the water sector, making it a fit for professionals seeking credible, technically grounded perspectives and real-world case studies... more

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1. Terry Arko
2. Newsha Ajami
3. Robert Strand
4. Cydian Kauffman
5. Dhwani Bhatt
6. Brad Augustine
7. Josh Dorfman
8. Rich Sloan

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