1. Wetsus Technological Top Institute for Water technology
Martijn Bijmans
Europe Coordinator
combining scientific excellence with commercial relevance

2. Water Quality is Crucial
1.1 billion people
no safe drinking water
2.5 billion people
no safe sanitation
Increasing shortage
Irrigation water

3. Wetsus’ Fields of Activity
Entrepreneurship
SME companies
Venture capital
Demosites
Education
MBA Water
MSc
Talent program
Research Excellence
Universities (EU)
PhD students

4. Technological Top Institute Model
Developments at
Universities
Industrial Need
for Knowledge
Financial Multiplier
Companies
25%
Universities
Government
50%

5. Wetsus: Top research by unique bundling of know-how disciplines
75 PhD students
20 academic research groups
65 companies
20 themes
Wetsus is a
facilitating intermediary for trend-setting know-how development in the field of sustainable water treatment technology

6. Multidisciplinary team Membrane technologist
Biotechnologist
Chemical engineer

7. Research Program General directions for research:
Production of safe and healthy drinking water
Safe and cost effective disposal of waste water
Reuse and production of components and energy from water
New sources for water from air, sea water and waste water
Detection of pathogens and micropollutants

8. Education
Technology needs Talent
Talent needs Technology

9. Wetsus academy Master Track Water Technology
Multidisciplinary program: biotechnology, chemical engineering and process technology
Started in September 2008
International, dynamic and high tech environment

10. Participating companies
2003
Unilever
Vitens
Shell
Nuon
2004
Bioclear
Magneto
Energy Valley
Landustrie/Hubert
Norit/X-flow
Triqua
Grontmij
Royal Haskoning
Thermphos
Heineken
2005
Nalco
NAM
Frisia Zout BV
Waterb. Groningen
Waterm. Drenthe
Paques
Numico
DHV
Boskalis
Procede
Evides
Global Membrains
Rabobank
Wetterskip Fryslân
Bright Spark
2006
KWR / BTO
Dura Vermeer
Hunze en Aa's
Hi Light Opto
Schlumberger
TCNN
Westt
Friesland Foods
Lionix
Kurita
2007
Triodos bank
Aquacare
PWN
Brabant water
Dow Chemicals
WS Dommel
Coram
Stowa
DSM
2M Engineering
Multifund
Trojan UV
CvO - BTO
2008
Hednesford
Fuji Film
Oasen
GMB
Ingrepro
Eneco
Rosendaal Energy
Syngenta
Neste Oil
Biosoil/Solarix/Tendris
Microlan
Feycon
Delta
Essent

11. Incubator business centre

12. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Example: Blue Energy
Electricity production, gradient in salinity:
~ 2 MW per m3/s river water flows to sea
Global potential:
2.6 TW (20% of total energy consumption) =
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

13. Full-scale applications
Roadmap
2005 – 2009
PhD projects Wetsus
2007 – 2010
Pilot Harlingen
> 2010
Full-scale applications
mW - W kW MW

14. Innovation: Blue Energy
Wetsus
Research
project
Business
Success
Patent
applications
Demo
projects ……
Spin off
companies
&
New business ……
Venture capital
Talent
Larger
companies join

15. Water for a changing world
Top Research: combine commercial relevance with scientific excellence
Demand driven and Multidisciplinary
Facilitate development of new technology
Education for technology workers

16. Thank you for your attention www.wetsus.nl Martijn.Bijmans@wetsus.nl
combining scientific excellence with commercial relevance