Ian Walker – Innovation Director, WRc plc Showcasing Ireland’s Water & Waste Water Research What is ETV? Ian Walker – Innovation Director, WRc plc

WRc–Innovation is our business 87 year history - 25 years as plc 120 staff £8-10 million research based consultancy Waste management Regulators & Policy Makers Water Utilities €10-12million Supply chain - €1.0 million €2 million pa collaborative research programme Innovation through Collaboration

Where does ETV come from? BE, CZ, DK, FI, FR, PL and UK Similar international schemes US, Canada – 15 years Japan, Korea, Philippines – 5 years EU scheme developed through Two EU research projects AdvanceETV TRITECH Pilot schemes in Norway (NOWATECH) and Denmark (DaneETV and VERA) Current Pilot steered by a group of 7 Member States (BE, CZ, DK, FI, FR, PL and UK) and 4 observers (DE, IT, NL, SK) UK sits on the EU Eco-innovation Action Plan High Level Working Group

Environmental Technology Verification What is ETV? Environmental Technology Verification EU wide scheme with global reach Independent verification of performance claims Proof statement to support and accelerate market entry It can be used to: help manufacturers prove the reliability of performance claims help technology purchasers identify technologies which fit their needs prove compliance with legislation underpin a bid in public tendering convince investors or customers of the reliability of performance claims avoid having to repeat demo’s for different users New technologies often have difficulties penetrating the market, especially when developed by SMEs The validation of technology performance by qualified third parties can help convince the first customers and investors (and regulators) ETV objective is to generate independent and credible information on new environmental technologies, by verifying that performance claims are complete, fair and based on reliable test results

ETV PILOT - Criteria http://iet.jrc.ec.europa.eu/etv/about-etv

Verification Bodies 8 European organisations. UK: WRc and NPL|CCM Plus: CEMC (CZ), DS Certificering (DK), LNE (FR) Certiquality (IT), ITP Poznan (PL), Rescoll (FR) Water Energy Waste Certiquality CEMC DS Cert. LNE ITP WRc NPL|CCM Rescoll

Water Treatment Technologies So what is in scope? Water Treatment Technologies Natural waters Saline waters Drinking water Industrial wastewater Municipal wastewater Surface water runoff Filtration Separation Disinfection Oxidation Desalination Adsorption Microbial Chemical Physical Small / large scale Temporary / permanent The ETV documentation currently says… Treatment of drinking water for microbial and chemical contaminants (e.g. filtration, chemical disinfection, advanced oxidation) and desalination of seawater. Some of the technologies currently being looked at include – purification for dental application, technologies to prevent build up of scale in pipes. Treatment of wastewater for microbial and chemical contaminants (e.g. separation techniques, biological treatment, electrochemical methods, small-scale treatment systems for sparsely populated areas) No defined boundaries to the scope although Groundwater is not within scope – current position (likely to be in a new technical area) Some examples – not everything…. Process optimisation software ? – feel should be in scope but

Water Monitoring Technologies So what is in scope? Water Monitoring Technologies Natural waters Saline waters Drinking water Industrial wastewater Municipal wastewater Surface water runoff Quality: Microbial Chemical Physical Volume / flow / level Sensors Analysers Handheld Test kits The ETV documentation says… Monitoring of water quality for microbial and chemical contaminants (e.g. test kits, probes, analysers) Leakage detection software? Flood prevention?

Materials Waste and Resources So what is in scope? Materials Waste and Resources Materials recycling Waste recovery Protection of natural Resources Re-use of materials Recycling waste into construction materials Separation/sorting techniques for solid waste Recycling of batteries, accumulators and chemicals Reduction of mercury contamination from solid waste Products made of biomass 1. Re-use of plastic and glass products through better recovery or washing process 2. Materials, recycling of construction waste into building materials (e.g. reworking of bricks and production of construction blocks from waste) 3. Separation or sorting techniques for solid waste (e.g. reworking of plastics, mixed waste and metals), materials recovery) 4. Recycling of batteries, accumulators and chemicals (e.g. metal reworking technologies) 5. Reduction of mercury contamination from solid waste (e.g. separation, waste mercury removal and safe storage technologies) 6. Products made of biomass (e.g. health products, fibre products, bioplastics, biofuels, enzymes)

How does it work?

What’s different about ETV? The starting point is the technology performance claimed by the manufacturer and its features, not pre-defined criteria or standards like in certification schemes. The end result is not a label on a product but a detailed ‘Statement of Verification’ for use in business-to-business activities. The 'Statement of Verification' can be used as evidence that the claims made about the innovation are both credible and scientifically sound.

How long and how much? 12 months 6 months €10,000 – 20,000 Testing - ???

Will it become an EU regulation? ISSUES Can I do my own tests? When should I apply? Will it become an EU regulation? How much !!! c Do the buyers demand it? Can I get € help?

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