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Green Week 2012 Innovations for Sustainable Water Bert Hamelers Wetsus

Renewable but Finite Resource

Water Scarcity Global Issue

Different Applications Important

Linked Challenges Require Technological Innovations

Industrial Need

for Knowledge

Developments at

Universities

Financial Multiplier 2013-2017

Companies 40%

Government 60%

Multi-Disciplinary Cooperation

Strategic cooperation with 91 companies

Research Excellence via Universities

Innovation Areas • Sustainable Water Supply

• New Water Source

• Wastewater treatment & reuse

• Nutrients & Energy from Water

• Detection of pathogen & pollutants

Eutectic Freeze Crystalliztion

Water Selective coating Inside

Dutch Rainmaker BV: pilot at Nij Bosma Zathe

7000-8000 liter

water per day

Desalination with Ionic liquids

1018 possibilities for ionic liquids

N-recovery & Electricity Production

• 280 days stable operation

• 2.6 A/m2

e-

MEABio-Anode

4H+ + 4e- + 2O2

2 H2ONH4

+

COD

NH3

HCO3-

H+

Salt Battery

• Clean Electricity

• Substantial Source

• Stable Supply

• No Emissions

Capacitive Blue Energy Electrodes

1

50 kW pilot Afsluitdijk

Detection of pathogen & pollutants

The Wetsus Innovation Approach

• Linkage

• Cooperation & Trust

• Ideas & Talent