Wetsus, European Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water Technology
Acronym: Wetsus
General Information
Identification Code: 826475025434-21
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Entity Form: Foundation
Registration Category: Academic institutions
Registration Date: 1/13/2017
Last Update: 11/28/2023
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: Wetsus is the coordinator of an industry driven research programme in which over 106 European and global companies actively participate. They collaborate with 22 European research centers through Wetsus.
In 2022 65 PHD candidates linked to 22 universities and research centers in 9 EU countries were working on research projects in the Wetsus laboratory. These breakthrough research projects have already resulted in over 850 highly cited research papers, 98 high value patents and 42 spin-off companies. Also the participating companies have improved their technologies and solutions, which are exported on the global market and integrated into various value chains.
Wetsus actively contributes to the development of sustainable water technology, which helps to solve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reduce environmental pollution, enables the circular economy, provides renewable energy and energy storage and improves the availability of clean water sources.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Climate action
- Education and training
- Energy
- Environment
- Regional policy
- Research and innovation
Levels of Interest:
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Wetsus participates in HorizonEurope, Interreg projects and Life projects.
Wetsus is actively involved in the water supply and sanitation technology platform (WaterEurope), in which it coordinates the Working Group Resource Recovery.
Wetsus is the beating heart of WaterCampus Leeuwarden. WaterCampus Leeuwarden is the first Water Oriented Living Lab in Europe and officially registered as a member in ENoLL, European Network of Living Labs. WaterCampus Leeuwarden is also an active member of ERRIN, European Regions Research and Innovation Network.
Wetsus is an active member of EIT Raw Materials and European Partnership Water4All.
Wetsus is active in research, education, innovation and interregional cooperation, especially in the context of RIS3.
Communication Activities: Wetsus is active in European research and projects:
MSCA Co-Fund Project EMPOWER: Entrepreneurial Multidisciplinary scientists forging Pathways Onto clean Water, sustainable Energy and Resources.
H2020 project BAoBaB: The consortium of this project proposes a new solution for energy storage where electricity is stored through the combination of Electrodialysis (ED) and Reverse ElectroDialisys (RED).
H2020 project Scalibur, in which Wetsus is active in the production of sustainable and biodegradable bioplastics from waste water sludge.
H2020 project REvivED: Low energy solutions for drinking water production by a REvival of ElectroDialysis systems.
H2020 project ConcenCUS, CarbOn Neutral cluSters by Electricity-based iNnovations in Capture, Utilisation and Storage.
H2020 project Water Mining, which aims to provide examples for real-world implementation of the Water Framework Directive to help the transition to Circular Economy. Demonstrations of innovative technologies in Cyprus, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and The Netherlands will be built to show novel efficient ways to reclaim nutrients, minerals, energy, and water from industrial and urban wastewater and seawater.
More EU projects can be found here: https://www.wetsus.nl/european-projects/
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Oostergoweg 9
Post Code: 8900 CC
City: Leeuwarden
Country: NETHERLANDS
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EU Office
Address: Oostergoweg 9
Post Code: 8900 CC
City: Leeuwarden
Country: NETHERLANDS
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Complementary Information: This year has not been completed yet, so numbers can still change.
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 2
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 3
Members F T E: 2
Info Members: Wetsus employs 135 persons. Of these there are three communicating with the EC on a regular basis. One of them full time and two of them on project basis.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: Company participants:
https://www.wetsus.nl/entrepreneurship/entrepreneurship/wetsus-company-participants
Working with universities and research institutes:
https://www.wetsus.nl/research/research-institutes
Organisation Members: www.watereurope.eu
www.ERRIN.eu
www.enoll.eu