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TECHNEAU, toegang tot veilig

drinkwater door middel van technologie

Water Export DagEWP

26 juni 2009

Theo van den HovenKWR Watercycle Research Institute (The Netherlands)

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Challenges for the water sector

� Climate Change

� More people, bigger cities

� Emerging pollutants

� Ageing infrastructure

� More efficiency

� More demanding regulations

Shipping drinking water to Barcelona Summer 2008

� Barcelona, 6 shiploads. 22 million Euro.

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Are our water supplies really safe?

More consumers ill after mainsworks

Outbreak Calicivirus, Göteborg, 11 Sept 2008

Permanent vigilance and up-to-date

technologies are needed to protect water

quality and public health

� Permanent vigilance is needed

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TECHNEAU Rethink current water supply systems, provide improved technologies and practices

€19 Mil., 2006-2011

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Regulator

End-user

Technology-supplier Research-institution

TECHNEAU consortium

� Het consortium is opgebouwd volgend het principe van de innovatiecuclus of driehoek. Ideevorming bij universiteiten, de vertaling in een installties by leveranciers tot de toepassing bij de eindgebruiker, het waterbedrijf zijn vertegenwoordigd. Een innovatie is tenslotte pas echt een innovatie als de inventie wordt toegepast.

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The TECHNEAU team

> 150 researchers, 30 institutes

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TECHNEAU partners

Universities & Research Institutes Technology Providers

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Novel water quality detection toolsOn-line monitoring

Multi-sensor platform for on-line water analysis and process control

Fish monitor for early warning of (intentional) toxiccontamination

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Novel multi-barrier water treatment processOxidation/Bioreactor/Membrane technology

� For low quality resources � Pesticides, hormones, medicines

� Bacteria and viruses

� Organic material

� Particles

� Taste and odor

� Low sludge production

� Adjustable to local conditions

� Also for small scale systems

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Novel water quality detection toolsBiological detection system for chemical pollutants

Glucocorticoids

Estrogens

Progestagens

ThyroidsAndrogens

Chemical pollutants

Biological effect

Humancell

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Ultra-filtration for household water treatment in developing countries

� Lab study tells

� Capable to remove bacteria

� Maintenance free

for minimal 5 month

� Bacteria keep pores open

� Protoype under test

in South Africa

to lower waterborne diseases

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Involvement utilities

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Export van watertechnologie?

Benut dan ook de mogelijkheden van EC/FP7 projecten

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Acknowledgement

� TECHNEAU colleagues

� PAC:

Peter Wilderer (Eur. Ac. Sci.&Art.), Paul Reiter/Keith Robertson (IWA), Sacha Gabizon (WECF), Riku Vahala (EUREAU), Frans Schulting (GWRC)

� EC: Panagiotis Balabanis (DG Research)

Co-funded by EC under FP6

Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems,

contract-No. 018320-02

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Thanks

www.techneau.eu