Organization:Wetsus

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Wetsus - European Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water Technology is a research centre for water technology in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. Over one hundred companies and twenty knowledge institutes work together at Wetsus to develop solutions for global water issues.[1]

History

Wetsus was established as part of Samenwerkingsverband Noord-Nederland (a public-private partnership in the northern Netherlands, covering Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe), the Frisian Water Alliance, the University of Twente, the University of Groningen and Wageningen University & Research to strengthen the position of the region as major player in the water sector.[2][3] In 2007 the institute was labeled Top Technological Institute.[4]

Collaboration

Together with other actors of the WaterCampus Leeuwarden, Wetsus collaborates with several initiatives, such as:

  • the Water Alliance to take technological innovations to the market,
  • the Centrum voor innovatief vakmanschap water (Centre for innovative craftmanship water) for vocational education;
  • the Centre of Expertise Water Technology (CEW) for collaboration in the applied sciences.[5]

Wetsus is home to the MSc Water Technology, a joint degree of the University of Groningen, the University of Twente and Wageningen University & Research.[6]

Innovation & research

Wetsus studied reverse electrodialysis to generate osmotic power. That research resulted in a spin-off company called REDstack that generates blue energy at the Afsluitdijk in the Netherlands.[7] Wetsus also promoted decentralized sanitation and wastewater reuse in the Netherlands through the spin-off company DeSaH.[8][9]

As of 2024, research is focused on removing PFAS from water, and the removal of micro and nanoplastics from water.[10][4]

References

  1. ↑ "About Wetsus". https://www.wetsus.nl/about-wetsus/. 
  2. ↑ "Wetsus in de race voor het Technologisch Top Instituut Water". H2O (16): 6–7. 2005.
  3. ↑ Bakker, Menno (2011). "Specialisten in watertechnologie Zij die de zee oversteken" (PDF). Waterproof (1): 18.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Het sprookje van Leeuwarden: hoe Wetsus in 20 jaar een topinstituut werd. 'Dit is echt heel erg bijzonder'" (in nl-NL). 2023-10-07. https://lc.nl/economie/Het-sprookje-van-Leeuwarden-hoe-Wetsus-een-topinstituut-werd-28678013.html. 
  5. ↑ "– About WaterCampus". https://www.watercampus.nl/about-watercampus/. 
  6. ↑ "Onderzoeksinstituut Wetsus doet onderzoek in opdracht van universiteiten en bedrijven en koppelt de resultaten snel terug naar de maatschappij." (in nl). 2017-09-15. https://www.nemokennislink.nl/publicaties/ondergedompeld-in-wateronderzoek/. 
  7. ↑ Wolkers, Hans (2015) (in nl). Wetsus Innovaties en spin-off bedrijven. Rekladruk. pp. 14–17. https://www.wetsus.nl/wetsus-innovation-books/. 
  8. ↑ "DeSaH geeft afvalwater een tweede leven" (in nl-NL). 2023-12-11. https://lc.nl/economie/DeSaH-geeft-afvalwater-een-tweede-leven-28761941.html. 
  9. ↑ Wolkers, Hans (September 2015) (in nl). Wetsus Innovaties en spin-off bedrijven. Rekladruk. p. 24-27. https://www.wetsus.nl/wetsus-innovation-books/. 
  10. ↑ van Mersbergen, Sander (2024-04-09). "Onderzoekers claimen doorbraak: 'Water kan in toekomst PFAS-vrij'" (in nl). Algemeen Dagblad. https://www.ad.nl/wetenschap/onderzoekers-claimen-doorbraak-water-kan-in-toekomst-pfas-vrij~a51d3f32/. 

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