Acceleration of Water Tech Innovations in practice Hein Molenkamp Managing Director Birmingham, 29 January 2019
The Netherlands: Water Innovators
Enabling Water Technology
The Netherlands European Water Technology Hub - Strong water technology network - Development and commercialization of innovative & breakthrough water technologies - Cooperation > 200 companies and 50 universities / knowledge institutes - Focused at Water Campus Leeuwarden Water Tech Hub Alliance
Water Technology Innovation Eco System
WETSUS: European Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water Technology • 23 universities, 50 scientific chairs • 105 companies • 23 Research themes Idea & Research • 65 PhD projects • € 16 million/year program (25% companies, 25% universities, 50% governments)
Research Themes
Water Application Centre
Centre of Expertise Water Technology Water Application Centre • Product Development Applied research lab • • Application Development 900 m2 experimental area • • Research projects Rent on demand • • Demonstration projects Analytical laboratory • Technical Support • Connecting Students
Demo sites
Applied Research & Demo-sites WetSalt Desalination / Municipal Waste Blue Energy Water Treatment Hospital Waste Water Drinking Water + Distribution Sensoring Dairy Campus
Launching customers
Water Campus Business Centre Water Tech Inqubator > 7.000 m2 space Support programs • Desk space (start-ups) • Financial • Office space (30 m2 and up) • Business/management Shared facilities • Applied and scientific Research • >20 network meetings per year Meeting rooms • Reception
Companies at WaterCampus Business Centre
Your portal to the European market
Water Test Network Goal: Speed up market uptake of innovative water technology Tool: Transnational network of testing facilities SMEs can demonstrate and fine-tune innovative technology in a real setting General Information • Project period: 7 March 2018 - 06 December 2021 • Total budget: €6.02 million (€3.61 million ERDF) • 12 partners from Belgium, United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands and France Water Test Network
Water Tech Hub Alliance Global Cooperation
Connecting Water Tech Hubs globally Korea Water Cluster Deagu, South Korea The Water Council Milwaukee WI, USA Israel Singapore Jiangsu, China
Dutch Waterboards started new collaboration Energy and Resources Factory https://www.efgf.nl/english/ • Generate green energy form sludge • Recovery of raw materials from waste water Like: - Phosphate - Cellulose - Alginate - Bioplastics • New sludge technologies are implemented WWTW as Energy and resource factory
Resource Recovery
Cellulose Resource Recovery
Separation at source • Project with 232 houses • Black, grey and rainwater • Reuse of energy and nutrients Decentralized Treatment and reuse
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