Nordic Water Technology Verification Network, NOWATECH

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Nordic Water Technology VerificationNetwork,
NOWATECH

• Christian Grøn
• DHI Water Environment
• NICe Nordic Environmental Technology Programme
  Kick Off Meeting, Oslo, October 9-10 2006

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Why

• Forecast of a 150 billion market for water
  technologies in 2025
• The Nordic countries need new billion EURO
  industries
• The nordic water industry is a candidate

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What

• A network of Nordic water technology verification
  centers
• A cooperation with established industry networks
• Suggestions for extentions by sector and region

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What, in more details

• Test Center Water Monitoring Technologies (DHI),
  e.g. on-line biosensors and passive sampling
  monitors
• Test Center Water Treatment Technologies/Cleaner
  technologies (IVL), e.g. membranes and
  evaporation
• Test Center Water Treatment Technologies/Advanced
  chemical water treatment (DHI), e.g. advanced
  oxidation processes (AOP) and ozonation
• Test Center Water Treatment Technologies/Biologica
  l water treatment technologies (Aquateam), e.g.
  small wastewater systems and advanced biological
  fixed-film systems
• Web site, technology reviews and reports on
  market prospects (VTT)
• Initialization of expanded ETV test center net
  (DHI)

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The context
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Deliverables

• Quality manuals for each of the 4 ETV test
  centers
• Test reports for 8 pilot environmental
  technologies
• 2 network workshop reports
• Web page with technology reviews and reports on
  market prospects
• Extension plan for the Nordic ETV center
  cooperation into other countries and sectors
• Business plans for each of the 4 ETV test centers
  continuation after project completion
  (confidential)
• Implementation report for the European ETV
  initiative (e.g. TESTNET)

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More why

• Comparable and accepted performance
  documentation, third party assessment
• ETV development in cooperation with the industry
  ? cost efficiency optimized
• Reduced request for demonstration, in particular
  for the very innovative technologies

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The partnership

• DHI
• IVL
• Aquateam
• VTT

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Industry partners

• Water monitoring
• On-line biosensors (microLAN B.V., Netherlands)
• Passive sampling monitors (Sorbisense ApS,
  Denmark)
• Water treatment/Cleaner treatment technologies
• Membrane treatment (Mercatus, Purac Sweden)
• Evaporation (Vilokan, Sweden)
• Water treatment/Advanced chemical water treatment
• Advanced Oxidation Processes (Aquasystem A/S)
• Ozonation (Strandmøllen Industrigas A/S)
• Water treatment/Biological treatment technologies
• Small wastewater system (Biovac AS, Norway)
• Advanced biological fixed-film biological systems
  (AnoxKaldnes, Norway and Sweden)

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Cooperation and network

• Danish Water Forum
• Danish Water and Waste Water Association
• Norwegian Water and Waste Water Association
• Finnish Water and Waste Water Works Association
• Clean Water Professionals, NorwayEntech, Norway
• Green Net, Finland
• Baltic 21 Institute for Sustainable Industry
• Swedish Environmental Technology
• Swedish Association of Water Treatment Industries
  
• But we invite all interested water industries and
  organizations to join the cooperation

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Questions or comments