Joep van den Broeke PhD

Senior scientific researcher
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joep.van.den.broeke@kwrwater.nl
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Chain Explorer and Knowledge Valorisation projects, which are part of the Water Quality Knowledge Impulse programme

BTO/WiCE 2024-2029: current and urgent

The Onderzoeksvisie Gezamenlijk Wateronderzoek voor 2024-2029 voor BTO/WiCE (BTO/WiCE Research Vision of the Collective Water Research for 2024-2029) presents a varied and current programme with innovation, valuable knowledge development and a focus…

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The Ultimate Water Plant

The Ultimate Water Plant is a collaborative project involving parties in the water sector who want to demonstrate how, and subject to which conditions, treated sewage can be made available as a supplementary source of drinking water.…

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Automatic water-quality control for good recirculation water in greenhouse horticulture

Greenhouse horticulture irrigation water, when recirculated, acquires a complex composition. The impact this has on crops is for the most part unknown. The possibility of determining whether the…

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ARSINOE

Resilience to climate change ARSINOE, a large four-year European Commission (EC) funded project (budget 15M Euros), aims to build an innovative ecosystem for climate change adaptation solutions. ARSINOE is funded under the Green Deal EC Calls (2021)…

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Knowledge valorisation

This project is part of the Water Quality Knowledge Impulse programme. The knowledge acquired in the Knowledge Impulse must find its way to practice and prove its utility in that context. This calls for a coordinated approach…

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AquaNL day 2: Water in the circular economy

27 March 2026 — On Wednesday, 18 March, the KWR programme at Aqua Nederland was dedicated to WiCE: Water in the Circular…

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2025 WiCE Annual Review: a year of collaboration for water

10 February 2026 — The 2025 Annual Review for Water in the Circular Economy (WiCE), the collective research programme of the drinking…

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“Everyone is welcome to work with WiCE”

04 June 2024 — The WiCE (Water in the Circular Economy) programme led by Joep van den Broeke and Henk-Jan van Alphen…

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TKI Water Technology – 2023 Annual Report: helping to shape the innovation policy

30 May 2024 — TKI Water Technology - Annual Report 2023: looking back at successfully completed projects and looking ahead at how…

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“Operating with stakeholders is becoming standard”

21 May 2024 — Riksta Zwart on WiCE: ‘Together with all stakeholders, we think about what important research is still lacking in…

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Aqua Ludens helps stakeholders in Groningen to shape the water transition together

28 February 2023 — Groningen needs a water transition to establish sustainably structured freshwater supplies that are tailored to and coordinated with…

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Water Technology Growth Plan receives €135 million from National Growth Fund

27 February 2023 — A consortium of about 600 parties will invest €342 million in the development, growth and exports of the…

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ETV supports market introduction of new environmental technologies

10 November 2022 — Within the European ETV programme to help the market introduction of innovative environmental technologies, KWR provides services as…

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New HORIZON 2020 project aims to build an ecosystem for innovative climate change adaptation solutions

11 October 2021 — A brand-new Horizon 2020 project entitled Climate Resilient Regions Through Systemic Solutions and Innovations—ARSINOE, kicked off on October…

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Digital tools help water utilities address knowledge loss

23 September 2021 — What happens if several experienced colleagues leave the organisation? How can you prevent this from creating problems resulting…

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Making SENSE Of Diverse, Decentralised Water Innovations

06 July 2021 — The invention of piped sanitation systems has rightly been credited as one of the most significant medical milestones…

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Interest in smart water networks on the increase

01 June 2021 — Establishing smart water networks requires vision, patience and stamina. This is not an easy task, as was shown…

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Preserve and enhance the value of water throughout the cycle

28 May 2021 — The Water in the Circular Economy (WiCE) research programme revolves around the preservation of value in the water…

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Hazards of consumer products to the water cycle

30 March 2021 — An investigation of twenty types of consumer products makes it clear that we are still far from the…

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Digital transformation bears fruit for the water sector

29 March 2021 — The digital transformation taking place in many areas of our lives is now also bearing fruit for the…

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Serious game tackles challenges for regional water provision

02 March 2021 — The development of a serious game should provide all stakeholders in the water cycle – including those with…

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Sources and effects of microplastics in water still not sufficiently known

22 February 2021 — The Deltafact Microplastics of the Chain Explorer, a project within the Water Quality Knowledge Impulse programme, was recently…

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ULTIMATE uses real-world, large scale industrial demonstrations to build evidence-based symbiosis applications

07 January 2021 — A total of 27 project partners have come together under the ULTIMATE project (indUstry water-utiLiTy symbIosis for a…

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