Netherlands WaterPartnership

Dutch Approach to Water Innovation 20th of October 2011

World Leaders in Water Innovation

‐ Increase Export of Dutch water sector (economic goal)‐ Contribute to tackle global water challenges (social goal) 

The Formula

Innovation Export

Partnership

Government

Private sector

NGO’s

Knowledge institutes

Netherlands Water Partnership

>190 leden

Innovation Program

Program Elements• Fundamental research • Applied research• Testcase ’Home market NL’• Development of new products & services • Development of new process concepts• Development of new business models 

Challenge

Research• Waste water technology

– Contaminants – Advanced waste water treatment

– Separation at source– Energy from water– Handling & safe disposal of sludge 

– Membrane bioreactors• New water sources & 

well management

Waste sludge reduction using aquatic worms‘’Feeding the worms with waste sludge results in a lower amount of final waste ’’

Innovative co‐creation

End-user

Technology supplier Research institution

Development• Clean water technology

– Water distribution– Salt– Capacitive deionization– Pré‐conventional treatment

– Biofouling of membranes

– Concentrates • Sensor technology for 

water applications– Sensoring for contaminant detection

– Remote monitoring

Drinking water production from air‘’Dutch Rainmaker uses windmill technology to produce drinking water from air or for desalination of sea water ’’

Development

• Flood Control 2015 

• Sand Motor

• Space for the River

• IJkdijk (the ‘calibrated’ dike)

IJkdijk‘’This specially deviced dike is used as a testcase fordevelopment of monitoring and sensoring technologyin order te provide data and knowledge on the actualstrenghts of dikes in the Netherlands’’

Full scale demonstration

Floating Houses‘’Low‐lying Netherlands is fighting back the challenge of sea level rising by building communities on water.’’

Europe’s largest UF potable water plant‘’Located in Claylan, UK and serves the city of London with 120.000m3/d. Pentair’proprietary technologies and components.’’

Blue Energy‘’Sustainable energy production from sweet/salt water. Breakthrough research in Wetsus with commercial companies and excellent research groups.’’

Export• Technology & Finance• Knowledge exchange• Joint (R&D) projects/ activities• Education/capacity building• International branding• Government involvement• Local Partnering:‘Water is a local issue, that needs local solutions’

01 – 04th of November 2011

BIG CHALLENGES … JOINT SOLUTIONS

WaterWe fight it, we enjoy it.

It shapes our country and the way we think.It makes us strong and inventive.

It teaches us to overcome barriers.The Netherlands, country of water,

country of solutions.

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