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The increasing demand for data centers is straining local water and power systems. But could those same data centers also be a catalyst for much-needed new investment in infrastructure? HG Ventures invests in companies solving industrial bottlenecks, so we went looking for the answer. Jon Schalliol digs into the numbers on what the data center build-out means, where the strains lie, and why the founders working to address these challenges have the opportunity of a generation.

Colorado recently passed a law requiring the recovery of critical minerals from unwanted end-of-life electric vehicle batteries. batteries move through the end-of-life system. Natalie Cira of HG Ventures unpacks what this means for the battery circularity ecosystem.

HG Ventures Managing Director Ginger Rothrock sat down with FREDsense CEO David Lloyd to discuss why real-time PFAS detection is a critical piece of the contamination puzzle, how a ten-year-old company found new focus, and what it takes to build at the intersection of risk, liability, and industrial-scale.

When Puraffinity CEO, Vincent Caillaud visited HG Ventures to attend the Industrial Water Forum, John Glushik took the opportunity to sit down with him to discuss the PFAS contamination challenge, what makes Puraffinity’s technology different, the realities of selling innovation into a conservative water industry, and his advice for founders building at the intersection of climate, regulation, and infrastructure. This conversation has been edited for clarity and length.

For decades, industrial water has periodically been framed as ’the next big thing.’  Each cycle brought conviction, but rarely the structural conditions required for sustained adoption. This time, the underlying conditions appear materially different.

What are the implications for the application of AI in construction, infrastructure and the other areas in which HG Ventures invests? Jon Schalliol explores this brave new world.  

HG Ventures recently co-led a major investment in R3 Robotics, a Luxembourg-headquartered company focused on the automated disassembly of end-of-life electric vehicle and other complex electrical systems, at scale. Erin Crowther draws back the curtain on why we are all in on this robotic revolution.

As robotics moves deeper into industrial and infrastructure applications, the demands on talent are changing. Mitch Black looks at why execution-focused engineers are in short supply, and why that matters for companies trying to scale in the real world.

As artificial intelligence drives an unprecedented surge in electricity demand, what happens to the economics of industrial electrification? For years, “electrify everything” has been a rallying cry. But what if the grid itself becomes the constraint? Ginger Rothrock considers the options, and the implications for those invested in industrial infrastructure.

In April, HG Ventures will convene a meeting of senior operators, investors, and industry leaders for a focused discussion on industrial water strategy.