Building a cost-efficient ETV system Bart Jan Brandt Bosman Watermanagement, Piershil (Netherlands) Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

Contents Introduction BWM & Fuzzy Filter EU Market Entrance ETV Market Barriers Difficulties ETV What is an ETV system? Why do we need ETV? Set-up of an ETV-system Conclusions Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

Bosman Watermanagement (BWM) Locations Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

Bosman Watermanagement (BWM) Organisation Founded in 1929 Project organisation 80 Employees Quality assurance ISO 9001 (quality VCA** (safety) BRL6001 (Electrical installations) Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

Bosman Watermanagement (BWM) Core Activities Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

Fuzzy Filter® Large volume filter for removing floating particles out of (waste)water Innovative and promising technology Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

Advantages: High filtration speed (100 m3/m2·h) Low operational & energy costs Compact & flexible installation Wide application range Great sales expectations More info on the Fuzzy Filter: http://www.bosman-water.nl/en/12_Fuzzy+Filter.htm Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

Sales Expectations Markets: Domestic Wastewater Industrial Wastewater Process Water (Re-use) Large volume filtration Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

Market Barriers for the Fuzzy filter High investment costs (SME) Investors are hesitating (novel technology) Users demand guarantees on performance and efficiency Different regulations in different member states Difficult market entrance Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

What is ETV? “Environmental Technology Verification” Application for testing Verification of test parameters (applicator/test institute) Testing of the system (full scale) Verification of test results EU Certificate Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

Why ETV? Qualitative and credible testing Decrease of financial risks for investors Quality label: marketing opportunities (SME’s) Enhancing EU market entrance Faster project development Augmenting the possible ROI of new technologies Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

Set-up of an ETV-system Development of protocols paid by the EU Testing paid by the applicator or other parties interested in the tests Initially testing is subsidized partly by the EU Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

Conclusions An ETV-quality label will attract financiers ETV will accelerate marked acceptance in the whole EU Financial support from EU necessary especially for the start up of ETV Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands