Ref: TRUK20140410001 Page 1 of 18 Printed: 14 May 2014 Technology Request Connecting innovative water technologies with major water utilities and investors Summary This London SME is an innovation consultancy working on behalf of major water utilities worldwide. The firm is funded by a number of water utilities to act like an R&D department, seeking out the best innovations in the water sector. They have already helped many SMEs bring innovative technologies into this otherwise challenging market and are constantly seeking out new water technology ideas.This SME is looking for ground-breaking technologies that can be presented to major water utilities. Creation Date 10 April 2014 Last Update 12 May 2014 Expiration Date 12 May 2015 Reference TRUK20140410001 Details Description This SME is looking for ground-breaking technologies that can be presented to major water utilities companies at their innovation forum. Through the innovation forum run by this SME over 100 innovative SMEs have been invited to present directly to water utilities from Europe and around the globe. Many of these have gone on to technology trials with major utilities and subsequent commercial contracts. Additionally, over £50m of investment has been secured for SMEs at various stages of market readiness. In order to ensure impartiality and that technologies chosen to present are selected on technical merit alone, the innovation forum is entirely funded by the utility membership. There is no charge to participating SMEs at any stage. The industry forum is only one form of assistance on offer; links to investment and knowledge transfer partners are also available. Technical Specification or Expertise Sought The SME is looking for companies with innovative technologies or service offerings that could be applied in the water sector. For example, technologies that: - Use less energy than current technologies - Are significantly cheaper than existing alternatives - Are able to outperform current technologies (e.g. a sensor that is more accurate, a filter that has a higher flow rate, etc.) - Can generate or recover energy from normal water company operations (in-pipe turbines, sludge pre- treatment technologies to improve AD processes, etc.) - Are able to measure or treat something that cannot easily be measured or treated (reagent less online metal sensors for networks, nutrient removal at WWTW, etc.) - Can bring a unique benefit of any kind to water utility operations (improved customer service, work management or health and safety for example)
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Technology Request
Connecting innovative water technologies with major water utilities and investors
Summary
This London SME is an innovation consultancy working on behalf of major water utilities worldwide. The firm is funded by a number of water utilities to act like an R&D department, seeking out the best innovations in the water sector. They have already helped many SMEs bring innovative technologies into this otherwise challenging market and are constantly seeking out new water technology ideas.This SME is looking for ground-breaking technologies that can be presented to major water utilities.
Creation Date 10 April 2014
Last Update 12 May 2014
Expiration Date 12 May 2015
Reference TRUK20140410001
Details
Description
This SME is looking for ground-breaking technologies that can be presented to major water utilities companies at their innovation forum. Through the innovation forum run by this SME over 100 innovative SMEs have been invited to present directly to water utilities from Europe and around the globe. Many of these have gone on to technology trials with major utilities and subsequent commercial contracts. Additionally, over £50m of investment has been secured for SMEs at various
stages of market readiness. In order to ensure impartiality and that technologies chosen to present are selected on technical merit alone, the innovation forum is entirely funded by the utility membership. There is no charge to participating SMEs at any stage. The industry forum is only one form of assistance on offer; links to investment and knowledge transfer partners are also available.
Technical Specification or Expertise Sought
The SME is looking for companies with innovative technologies or service offerings that could be applied in the water sector. For example, technologies that: - Use less energy than current technologies - Are significantly cheaper than existing alternatives - Are able to outperform current technologies (e.g. a sensor that is more accurate, a filter that has a higher flow rate, etc.) - Can generate or recover energy from normal water company operations (in-pipe turbines, sludge pre-treatment technologies to improve AD processes, etc.) - Are able to measure or treat something that cannot easily be measured or treated (reagent less online metal sensors for networks, nutrient removal at WWTW, etc.) - Can bring a unique benefit of any kind to water utility operations (improved customer service, work management or health and safety for example)
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Stage of Development
Already on the market
IPR Status
Copyright
Profile Origin
Other
Keywords
Technology
010004001 Desalination
010004002 Drinking Water
010004007 Municipal Water Treatment
010004009 Sludge Treatment / Disposal
010004011 Wastewater Recycling
Market
009008002 Water, sewerage, chemical and solid waste treatment plants
- Type of partner sought: Industry or research partners - Specific area of activity of the partners: water treatment - Task to be performed by the partner sought: Sought partner to have ground breaking applications applicable to the water industry
Type of Partnership Considered
Technical cooperation agreement
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Technology Request
Seeking technology for adding value to municipal waste water sludge
Summary
A Romanian company with activities in waste management is seeking novel or new technology for adding value to municipal waste water sludge. The company is interested in technical cooperation or research cooperation agreements.
Creation Date 12 February 2014
Last Update 13 May 2014
Expiration Date 13 May 2015
Reference TRRO20140212002
Details
Description
A Romanian SME with activities in industrial waste management is searching novel or new technology for municipal waste water sludge. Currently, the sludge is used as fertilizer in agriculture. The company is interested in technical cooperation or research cooperation agreements. The company is also open to manufacturing / commercial / license agreement depending of the stage of the technology offered.
Technical Specification or Expertise Sought
The sludge result from municipal waste water (residential and industrial) of a city with more than 350.000 residents.
Stage of Development
Available for demonstration
IPR Status
Other
Profile Origin
Other
Keywords
Technology
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010002004 Environmental Engineering / Technology
010003001 Biotreatment / Compost / Bioconversion
010003004 Recycling, Recovery
010004007 Municipal Water Treatment
010004009 Sludge Treatment / Disposal
Market
008004003 Water treatment equipment and waste disposal systems
NACE
E.36.0.0 Water collection, treatment and supply
E.37.0.0 Sewerage
E.38.2.1 Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste
- Type of partner sought: industry, research - Specific area of activity of the partner: waste management - Task to be performed by the partner sought: technology offer
Type of Partnership Considered
Technical cooperation agreement Research cooperation agreement
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Technology Offer
Wet processing machine for micro crushing of biogas-substrates to improve efficiency and operating costs
Summary
A German company with 50 employees is specialised in environmental technologies. To crush, defribrate, grind, mix, homogenize and feed wet and mostly organic materials a unique machine was developed, field tested and now adopted to biogas plants. It increases the efficiency, i.e. higher outcome of gas and less digestate. Biogas plant operators and industrial partners are sought to integrate the technology in their equipment and processes through commercial agreements with technical assistance.
Creation Date 17 April 2014
Last Update 08 May 2014
Expiration Date 08 May 2015
Reference TODE20131125001
Details
Description
Biogas technology is to date mainly used to provide gas for electricity production combined with heat supply. There is however a trend to increase the efficiency of the outcome of biogas in relation to fed biomass. Biomass needs to be crushed and conditioned to a homogeneous mass to get fed into the biogas reactor for an anaerobic digestion by bacteria. Depending on the raw materials' lignocellulose contents the digestate is more or less fibrous with contents of structural plant matter such as lignin and cellulose. Anaerobic bacteria cannot break down them promptly and completely. Digestion needs a lot of time and the final digestate with its remarkable energy or potential gas content is primarily used as a soil conditioner today. Biogas plants are in 24/365 operation and they are designed for a lifetime of several decades. The whole biogas equipment must meet these requirements on a longtime-basis and generates a suitable investment. Higher gas outcome and shorter decomposition time would enhance the return of invest. To meet this requirements and to improve the process a German company developed and adjusted a wet processing machine to bio mass. The German company with 50 employees is specialised in environmental technologies, i. e. systems and equipments for the transportation and treatment of waste water and process liquids. The company developed a machine for grinding and homogenising food, cosmetical, chemical and other products and for all types of pasty products. Its principle is simple: an angular disk rotates in a cylindrical housing, accelerates the medium, generates thrust and shear stress and crushes solids by the teething geometry of the rotor disc. The simplicity opens a wide range of applications and mediums, also suitable to be part of a dressing unit for raw bio mass. The wet processing machine can be adapted to the respective conditions and meets all safety requirements. The volume and particle size can be varied. Industrial partners such as biogas plant operators or engineering
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companies are sought to integrate the technology with technical assistance provided by the German company.
Advantages and Innovations
(1) Increase of the surfaces of the substrates for better engagement of the bacteria; (2) Increase of the decomposition times in fermentation process; (3) Increase of the gas yield; (4) Activation of enzymes and micronutrients; (5) Reduction of viscosity and homogenization of the substrates; (6) Reduced power consumption of the agitators; (7) Reduced feeding rates of substrates; (7) Reduction of the operating costs.
Technical Specification or Expertise Sought
(1) Capacity up to 200 m³/h (2) System pressure up to 24 bar (3) System temperature up to 250°C
C.25.9.9 Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.
Dissemination
Send to Sector Group
Intelligent Energy
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Client
Type and Size of Organisation Behind the Profile
Industry SME 50-249
Year Established
1914
Already Engaged in Trans-National Cooperation
No.
Langages Spoken
English German
Client Country
Germany
Partner Sought
Type and Role of Partner Sought
Type of Partner:Industry Area of activity of partner:Plant construction, engineering companies, biogas plant operation, coke plant operation Tasks to be performed: Plant construction:Project, install and put into operation biogas plants and units. Biogas plant operators:Intend to increase efficiency and set up required units. Engineering companies:Design complete units for biogas processing and injection. The German company will provide the machine as well as their know-how in dressing of bio mass to adapt the wet processing unit to the requirements of the individual plant or unit.
A German SME, active in machine tools, has developed wind energy plants with vertical axes. An important component of the technological innovation is the new rotor concept. Compared with conventional vertical axis plants it makes an increased energy output possible with large reduction of the otherwise usual, annoying background noises of all wind-power plants. The company seeks partners from industry and/or research for technical cooperation, manufacturing and/or a commercial agreement.
Creation Date 11 April 2014
Last Update 08 May 2014
Expiration Date 08 May 2015
Reference 11 DE 094I 3LBA
Details
Description
The inventor is a small and medium sized German enterprise, active in machine tools, located in the heart of the German region of Saxony, which is well known for machine tools since the beginning of the last century. After its business start-up in 1989 in a technology centre, the company changed its location to a technology park. The innovation power can be demonstrated with over 40 patents and utility patents.The product range reaches from simple containers and coverings over advertising media up to strongly resilient sheets for wind-power plants and storefront panels. 55 employees are working with the Company group concerned with construction, production and assembly of fibre-reinforced composites.Since 2009, two plants are producing at the German location as well as in several facilities in Poland, Czech Republic, Romania and Serbia. The crucial difference between these wind-power plants and the commercial, well-known wind plants exists in the technology of the vertical axis. An important component of the technological innovation is the new rotor concept. Compared with conventional vertical axis plants it makes an increased energy output possible with large reduction of the otherwise usual, annoying background noises of all wind-power plants Current and Potential Domain of Application: Environmentally-friendly generation of energy and operators of wind parks. The company seeks partners from industry and/or research for technical cooperation, manufacturing and/or a commercial agreement.
Advantages and Innovations
The Vertical Axis Wind Turbines are designed to start rotating at 1.5 m/s and/or another type at 3.0 m/s wind speed and to begin to produce power at a wind speed of 3.5 m/s. Due to his special design the turbines are operating virtually quiet. The robust construction is without wearing parts. It is maintenance free and works reliable even under extreme conditions.
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Technical Specification or Expertise Sought
Rotor Type Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) Typ I Typ II Rated output 300 W 1000 W Rated wind speed 14 m/s 12 m/s Max. Power 300 W 1200 W Cut-in wind speed Power prod.at 3.5 m/s Cut-off wind speed 25 m/s 20 m/s Yaw control not required Rotor speed control Microcontroller giuded Survival wind speed 50 m/s 50 m/s Rotor diameter 1.0 m 1.9 m Blade height 1.0 m 1.9 m Swept area 1.0 m² 3.61 m² Tip speed ratio (str) 1.5 2.3 Gear box type no gear box no gear box Brake
system generator short circuit eddy current . and short circuit Safety system: Self supplying generator control Gebrator from 0 to 70 V AC and/or 0 to 400 V DC. Technical Data materials: Rods and Generator casing Galvanised steel Rotor blades Exposi glass resin
Stage of Development
Already on the market
IPR Status
Secret Know-how
Profile Origin
National R&D programme
Keywords
Technology
004002 Energy production, transmission and conversion
004002004 Generators, electric engines and power converters
004005 Renewable Sources of Energy
004005010 Wind energy
Market
006005 Alternative Energy
006005004 Wind energy
008002001 Energy management
NACE
D.35.1.1 Production of electricity
Client
Type and Size of Organisation Behind the Profile
Industry SME 50-249
Year Established
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1990
Already Engaged in Trans-National Cooperation
Yes
Langages Spoken
English German
Client Country
Germany
Partner Sought
Type and Role of Partner Sought
The company is looking for partners from industry to test the turbines more in practice and to find out possibilities for the further improvement of its turbines.
Type and Size of Partner Sought
>500
Type of Partnership Considered
Manufacturing agreement Commercial agreement with technical assistance Technical cooperation agreement
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Technology Offer
Technology of smart VRLA battery charger designed to work properly with the batteries in photovoltaic systems
and with inverters
Summary
A Polish company operating in the area of photovoltaics and new technologies related to energy efficiency has developed an intelligent photovoltaic VRLA (Gel, AGM) battery charger which cooperates with the standard type of photovoltaic on-grid inverters. The company expects partners for further product development or commercial agreement with technical assistance.
Creation Date 23 April 2014
Last Update 12 May 2014
Expiration Date 12 May 2015
Reference TOPL20140416002
Details
Description
The company was established in 1988, offering modern technologies for Polish companies in the electronics industry. The company is a member of the European Association of EIBA in Brussels, association of manufacturers, designers and system constructors of intelligent buildings based on the EIB. The company has extensive experience in designing and installation of photovoltaic systems. The proposed solution is based on the experience gained in the implementation of photovoltaic systems. Innovative VRLA (Gel, AGM) battery charger has been developed to work properly with the batteries in photovoltaic systems and inverters. Technical specification: - Inputs for connection of PV modules equipped with MC4 connector type or equivalent (used in PV modules), - Digital input of the measurement values and the direction of power in order to control the value of the power supplied to the electrical system of the building, depending on demands, the battery charge, sunlight, - In case of controlling power that is supplied to the installation of the photovoltaic inverter, battery charger should be able to control the inverter, - Control of the battery parameters with limited programming of depth of discharge, - Temperature compensation of charging voltage, - The possibility of parallel operation of several chargers. - Battery voltage 24V and capacity of 200Ah or battery voltage 48V and capacity of 200Ah, - Power supply of PV modules by 3 independent entrances equipped with trackers, - The output voltage of the limit value by the DC standard photovoltaic inverters available in the market.
Advantages and Innovations
Main advantages are versatility and remote control of charger. Innovativeness of developed chargers: - Control of the ground fault, - Control of leakage currents acting on all currents, - Communication input for remote control and surveillance of charger.
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Stage of Development
Available for demonstration
IPR Status
Secret Know-how
Profile Origin
Private (in-house) research
Keywords
Technology
004002004 Generators, electric engines and power converters
004005005 Photovoltaics
004008 Energy efficiency
Market
003002 Batteries
006005012 Solar/thermal energy
006014 Energy Storage
NACE
C.27.2.0 Manufacture of batteries and accumulators
Dissemination
Send to Sector Group
Sustainable Construction
Client
Type and Size of Organisation Behind the Profile
Industry SME <= 10
Year Established
1988
Already Engaged in Trans-National Cooperation
No.
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Langages Spoken
English Polish
Client Country
Poland
Partner Sought
Type and Role of Partner Sought
- Type of partner sought: R&D or industrial partners operating in photovoltaics area. - Task to be performed by the partner sought: Joint further development of the product for specific needs and new markets.
Type of Partnership Considered
Commercial agreement with technical assistance
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Technology Offer
Embeddable device for Energy Harvesting from thermal source
Summary
A Spanish research entity and two Universities from USA and Switzerland have developed a device for energy harvesting. The device comprises a set of quantum dot nanostructures located between the contacts of an electrically connected cavity. The high degree of tunability of quantum dots allows optimal harvesting of the heat generated in the cavity. The simplicity of the designed structure eases its replication in a two-dimensional distribution. Partners interested in a patent licences are sought
Creation Date 11 April 2014
Last Update 14 May 2014
Expiration Date 14 May 2015
Reference 13 ES 28G2 3SPA
Details
Description
A Spanish research entity and two Universities from USA and Switzerland have developed a device for energy harvesting. The device comprises a set of quantum dot nanostructures located between the contacts of an electrically connected cavity. The high degree of tunability of quantum dots allows optimal harvesting of the heat generated in the cavity. The simplicity of the designed structure eases its replication in a two-dimensional distribution enhancing the generated power. Energy harvesting is currently one of the most important technological challenges. The need of small and energetically autonomous sensors distributed throughout the environment involves the use of elements which can provide the required amount of energy to assure their working state. For this purpose the types of harvested sources can be movement, differences in temperature, light and radiofrequency emissions. The ultimate goal of this technology is to obtain perpetual devices freed of any wire connection. The uses of these devices are increasing every day being medical applications and distributed environmental monitoring the most current ones. The designed device harvests energy from an environment at a higher temperature by converting heat to electric power. It comprises, in a basic form, a quantum dot nanostructure located between the contacts of an electrically connected cavity. This nanostructure works according to the tunnel effect and only transfers electrons at chosen energies and therefore brings about a powerful and efficient thermal engine. The structure simplicity allows a two-dimensional replication easily achievable by current manufacturing techniques. This feature is a significant advantage for a rapid introduction to the market. Furthermore, its flexibility allows an easy embedment in any other electronic device covering a wide range of needs. Current and Potential Domain of Application: Nanotechnologies.Energy harvesting. Personal mobile devices. Distributed sensing.
Advantages and Innovations
- Estimated generated power of 1 W / cm2 for each ºC difference. - Without any moving parts. Easily
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embeddable in electronic devices (mobile telephones, laptops, etc.). It contributes with its cooling capacity to the surrounding elements. - Simplicity of design provides flexibility and scalability.
Stage of Development
Under development/lab tested
IPR Status
Patent(s) applied for but not yet granted
Comment Regarding IPR status
U.S.A. patent has being filed.
Profile Origin
National R&D programme
Keywords
Technology
001001010 Nanotechnologies related to electronics and microelectronics
004002 Energy production, transmission and conversion
004005 Renewable Sources of Energy
004005006 Solar/Thermal energy
004007 Other Energy Topics
Market
002005003 Portable terminals
006005 Alternative Energy
008002002 Industrial measurement and sensing equipment
NACE
C.26.4.0 Manufacture of consumer electronics
Dissemination
Send to Sector Group
Intelligent Energy
Client
Type and Size of Organisation Behind the Profile
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R&D Institution
Year Established
0
Already Engaged in Trans-National Cooperation
No.
Langages Spoken
English Spanish
Client Country
Spain
Partner Sought
Type and Role of Partner Sought
- Type of partner sought: Electronic mobile devices manufacturer and/or developer - Specific area of activity of the partner: Electronics - Task to be performed by the partner sought:Develop and industrial product and comercialize under license
