Presentatie gegeven tijdens het werkbezoek van de heer Rinnooy Kan aan SER Noord-Nederland op 8 september 2011

1. Water Alliance
NL = European Water Technology Hub
SER Noord Nederland meeting
Hein Molenkamp 8 September, 2011
Managing Director Water Alliance

2. The Netherlands
European Water Technology Hub
- Strong water technology network
- Development and commercialization of
breakthrough water technologies
- Cooperation > 150 companies and 50
universities / institutes
- Focused at Water Campus Leeuwarden
Water hubs in world

5. Water Technologie Proeftuin N-NL
Demonstratie showcase projecten
Technologie leveranciers

6. Proeftuin Show cases en projecten
Zout afvalwater
Cradle to Cradle zuivering Demiwaterbereiding
Islands North Water Delfzijl uit opp.water Kisuma
North Water
Veendam
Blue Energy demo Waterfabriek
Harlingen / Dierentuin Emmen
Afsluitdijk BetaWater / WMD
Waterfabriek Norit
Gietwater fabriek
glastuinbouw
Decentrale sanitatie Klazienaveen WMD
Deasah & Noorderhoek
Sneek Puurwaterfabriek NAM
Ontzilting brak
grondwater NieuWater / WMD
Noordbergum
Vitens
Methaanterugwining
drinkwaterproductie Kerawash
Spannenburg Vitens Wasserij de Blinde
Heerenveen

7. Water Technologie laboratoria
Labs
• Wetsus lab Leeuwarden
• Vitens lab Leeuwarden
• WaterLabNoord Glimmen

8. Consortium met
16 kennis partners
= contracted
= LOI

9. Strategische samenwerking met
88 bedrijven

10. Nieuwe bedrijven in water sector
(50% in en om Water Campus)
2000-2006 2007-2008 2009-2011
33 AF&F (Algea Food and Fuel)
1 Solardew 19 Brightworks
34 Aquastill
2 Whirlwind 20 Dutch rainmaker
Easymeasure 35 Automatic Electric Europe special products
3 Zonnewater 21
36 Biaqua
4 Ceparations 22 Groasis waterboxx
37 Bucon
5 Bright Spark 23 WaterProMaSys
38 Metal membranes
6 Mosaicsystems 24 Capilix
39 Procede Water
7 IMD b.v 25 Evodos
40 Pure green technologies
8 Aqua-Aero Water Systems (Water pyramid) 26 Legyon
41 Smart frequencies
9 SR Technology 27 Water for Everyone
Global Membrains 42 Treecure
10 28 Pharmafilter
43 Water waves
11 Bareau 29 Sustec
44 W2C
12 Desah 30 Sensiblue
45 Eutectic Freeze Crystallization b.v.
13 Redstack 31 Sensor intelligence
46 Melein innovation i.o.
14 Solaq 32 PWN Technologies
47 Biotrack
15 Water Insight
48 Salttech
16 Aqua Explorer
49 Watertreatment company i.o.
17 Voltea
50 Tail Tec i.o.
18 Westt

11. Complete innovation chain
Education Companies Incubator
Start up
Application
centre Demo sites
Labs
Launching
Research customers
Entrepreneurship
and
Export
Idea valorization
Business
€
From idea to successful
profitable technology

12. Business and science centre “Johannes de Doper”
• Berghof Membrane Systems
• Dutch Rainmaker
• Water ProMaSys
• Aqua Explorer
• Micro Explorer
• Capilix
• Westt
• KWR 18 companies, 53 work places
• Water Alliance

13. “Waterplein”
Business generator Water Technology
Problem
owner/ End Technology
user suppliers
Water Square
- Regional
- National - Multidisciplinary input
-International - Knowledge institutes
- Governments
Export - Intermediaries
NOM, TCNN,
KvK, Agentschap.nl
Trade missions: filtering potential cases
In cooperation with trade offices; Chambers of Comm; NFIA

14. Demo-sites
WetSalt Municipal Waste
Desalination / Water Treatment
Blue Energy Wetterskip
Harlingen Leeuwarden
Hospital Waste
Water
Sneek
SAWA / Sentec
Glimmen
Demo site Drinking
Water Vitens
Noord Bergum

15. Sentec / Sensors and Water Safety
SAWA (Sensors and Water)
Sensors Test Center
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16. SAWA (Sensors and Water)
Cooperation of 7 SME’s; 3
knowledge institutes; 2 Drinking
Water companies and WLN water
lab

17. Example of ambitious project
Red Stack /Blue Energy
Salinity power as new source for energy

18. Example Decentral sanitation DeSaR, Sneek
Decentralized Sanitation and Reuse (DeSaR)
32 houses vacuum toilets and black water pilot plant
New technology for treating domestic sewage water carried
out in a number of pilots in hometown Sneek.
New bigger project in progress in same town, starts 2011

19. From Projects to (international) business

20. Water Alliance
Have an inspiring day!

21. Sterk water cluster
• Triple Helix, samenwerking tussen overheden / kennis en
bedrijfsleven begint zijn vruchten af te werpen
• Economische spin-off versterken
• Regionale verankering, landelijke importantie en
internationale uitstraling > > goed voor Nederland BV
• Sector overstijgende samenwerking, nabijheid van andere
sterke clusters Agribusiness, Sensor Universe, Energy Valley, HANNN
• Toenemend inzetten op bedrijvigheid, lees MKB binding