Cees Buijsman - Wetsus

combining scientific excellence with commercial relevance

Dutch Power bijeenkomst

9 oktober 2013 Dutch power uit water

Cees J.N. Buisman

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Vision Wetsus:

Cooperating for solutions

3

Wetsus Promises

• High impact multidisciplinary science

• More business based on new knowledge

• Create innovative context

• High attractiveness for international talent

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Multidisciplinarity achieved

5

New Water Phase

L. Piatkowski, A.D. Wexler et.al. PCCP 14 (2012) 6160-6164

6

Blue Energy

Vermaas D. et.al., Environ. Sci. Technol., 2011, 45 (16), p 7089

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Coaxial Sensor

Hoog N.A., et.al. Sens. and Act. B: Vol. 163, 1, p90

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Food from Water

Elissen, Hellen JH, et al. Wat. Res. 40.20 (2006): 3713

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Electricity from Bacteria

Rozendal, R. A., et.al. Env. Sc. & Tech. 40.17 (2006): 5206

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Wetsus Science:

Very High Impact

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Wetsus research focused on

6 business challenges

• Sustainable water supply

• Waste water treatment and reuse

• New water sources

• Reuse and production of components

• Energy and water

• Detection of pathogens and micro/nano pollutants

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High Patent Output

EU universities EU companies Wetsus

13

Percentage of respondents that experience positive effects from

Wetsus participation

%

Increased revenues

25

New products/technologies

31

New products/technologies within

5 years

71

Improved products/technologies

50

14

New water technology

companies since 2000

15

www.betterbattery.nl

Energy Storage

Use of Salinity Gradients for

Electrical Energy Storage

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Hydrowasher

20 seconds 3 seconds

washing + soap hydrowasher

95% 97%

17

Bio-electrochemical NH3 removal

18 161

Biotrack export success in USA

19

Demo 50 kW Blue Energy

Afsluitdijk

20 161

Opening WAC 2013

21 161

Demosites Water

Technology

Sensors

WetSalt

Desalination /

Blue Energy

Hospital Waste

Water

Municipal Waste

Water Treatment

Sensoring Drinking Water+

Distribution

22 161

Science

Education &

Product

Development

Business

Innovation Ecosystem

23

New Wetsus building 2014

24

Construction started

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Scientific Staff

26 161

10 Study Track Water 25

Age

Regional

secundary

education

National

PhD

International

primary & Master Water

technology

Part of human capital

roadmap topsector

intermediate

vocational

education

Applied

Sciences

Water

27

Student inflow in watertech

related studies Leeuwarden

Water related first years

Specific water major

28

Matching Budget Wetsus

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

FES

REP

TKI

SNN

I&M

2003 2007 2013 2020

29

Strategic cooperation

with 90 companies

2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2013

Alliander Nalco WS Hunze en Aa's Aquacare Fuji Film Applus RTD Water Alliance Kemira

Vitens Esco/Frisia Zout Schlumberger PWN Oasen Philips Ballast Nedam Skion

Shell Waterb. Groniningen TCNN Brabant Water GMB Dutch Rainmaker General Electric Veolia Eau

Unilever Waterm. Drenthe Friesland Campina Dow Chemicals Eneco Arcadis A. Hak Beheer CEW

Paques Lionix Coram Syngenta Avebe Algae Biotech REDstack

2004 DHV Kurita Stowa Neste Oil Purac Aqua Nirvana Foundation

Bioclear Evides Trojan UV AF&F AquaExplorer O2 Environmental

Magneto Global Membrains EasyMeasure Microlan EFCseparations

Energy Valley Rabobank CvO-BTO Feyecon 2010 Paqell

Landustrie/Hubert Wetterskip Fryslân NOM Femto Invest Voltea

Pentair/X-flow Bright Spark Essent Pure Green Techn.

Grontmij Biaqua 2012

Royal Haskoning Duynie Anglian Water

Heineken IMD WS Noorderzijlvest

Van Remmen Berson UV

Water ProMaSys Brightwork

MAST Carbon Kuraray

IPF/Grander Duplaco

TailTec De Friesland Zorgverzekeraar

30

New company participants

since October 2012

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Number of PhD’s

in water technology program

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Wetsus program total

Wetsus program Leeuwarden

32

Leeuwarden 2018

33 161

www.wetsus.eu

www.watercampus.nl