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Sustainability
Sustainable use of freshwater resources
Can’t escape the WaterScape: transforming water and governance systems for dealing with climate impacts in the Dutch Delta

With projected increase in floods and drought it is apparent that the Dutch water system needs to change. In WaterScape we explore large-scale spatial transitions in the physical…

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Sustainability
Sustainable use of freshwater resources
Connecting the water cycle and the water system for a better balance of water demand and supply

Sufficient freshwater, for all users and functions. This is also a growing challenge in the Netherlands and Flanders. A solution is being sought in self-provision at the regional…

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Sustainability
Sustainable use of freshwater resources
Aqua ludens

The development of a serious game should provide all stakeholders in the water cycle with a clear understanding of the significance of water, of how the freshwater provision works, and of the impact of choices on water…

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Enabling technologies
Hydroinformatics
Deep Explorations: a explorative study for deep learning applications in the water sector

This project concerns an explorative study to assess the value of deep learning (DL) for KWR and the water sector in general. The different types of deep learning,…

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Sustainability
Climate change and resilience
WarmingUP: Innovative Sustainable Heat Collective

Collective heating systems play a major role in accelerating the sustainability of heat demand in the built environment. The aim of the WarmingUP project is to make collective heating systems reliable, sustainable…

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Health
Biological activity
Reuse of activated carbon for the removal of organic micropollutants

The use of personal care products, dietary supplements and medicines is constantly increasing. This is partly due to the ageing, and growing, population. A large fraction of personal…

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Society
Valorisation
Circular Water System Co-Creation in Brainport Smart District

Brainport Smart District (BSD) is an especially innovative district with about 1,500 homes and a business park of more than 12 hectares to be situated in Brandevoort, in…

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Enabling technologies
Innovative water treatment technologies
Closing the water cycle in North-Holland

After medicines are used, pharmaceutical residues end up, via the toilet and the wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), in surface water. Today’s WWTPs do not specifically focus on the removal of micropollutants. Pharmaceuticals…

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Health
Safe innovation and the water sector
Circular Water 2050

The project ‘Circular Water 2050 – impact and opportunities of the “fully circular in 2050” target for an urban water cycle falls under the WiCE ‘Efficient with Raw Materials’ research area. The project’s aim is to develop…

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Society
Citizen science and public participation
Water Knowledge Action Programme

Managers, researchers and practice innovators are working on water governance in the Water Knowledge Action Programme to realise the transition to the circular city of the future. The approach is scientifically founded and socially supported, action-oriented and…

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Sustainability
Sustainable resources
Recovering metals from water, sludge and fly ash

The focus of water treatment is increasingly shifting to the recovery of raw materials, partly stimulated by the quest for a circular economy. In the same way as drinking water companies and…

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Camiel Aggenbach MSc
Senior scientific researcher
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Camiel Aggenbach MSc

Senior scientific researcher

Camiel Aggenbach is an ecologist with 30 years of experience in restoring and managing ecosystems and their biodiversity. His expertise is in the rewetting of peatlands and the restoration of…

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Alex Hockin MSc
Scientific researcher
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Alex Hockin MSc

Scientific researcher

Alex Hockin is a researcher in the Geohydrology team. In 2018, she completed her Master's in environmental hydrogeology at Utrecht University, graduating cum laude. For her Master's she studied the…

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News

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10th anniversary of KWR Industry Water Network Group

01 February 2023 — The Industry Water Network Group is a platform with which KWR offers industrial partners the opportunity to make…

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Water Sector

Conclusive business case for circular application of powdered carbon

24 October 2022 — The high-value powdered carbon that Dunea uses in drinking water production can perfectly well be given a second…

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WaterSmart joins the Water Europe Marketplace for circular economy

06 September 2022 — The Water Europe Marketplace for a circular economy is a flexible platform that provides solutions and technologies in…

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B-WaterSmart introduces a Portal to secure and share knowledge

07 October 2021 — The European research project B-WaterSmart aims to accelerate water-smart economies and societies in coastal Europe and beyond. The…

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WarmingUPdate: where are we now, where we are headed?

19 July 2021 — We are halfway through the WarmingUP period and well on our way. So it’s time for a detailed…

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Multiple values of water

07 July 2021 — The Implementation of Multiple Value Creation project began this year as part of the Water in the Circular…

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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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AquaConnect: connecting the water sector for water availability

31 May 2021 — How do we coordinate the Dutch water sector in order maintain adequate water reserves in dry periods? That…

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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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‘New regulatory and legal framework for water reuse calls for an interdisciplinary approach’

05 January 2021 — In 2020 the European Union approved a legislative proposal on the requirements for water reuse in irrigation applications.…

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Water sector sets course for the circular economy

26 November 2020 — The recently published report ‘Stip op de horizon Circulair Water 2050’ (‘Point on the Circular Water 2050 horizon’)…

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Developing solutions for optimized use of water through local living labs

26 October 2020 — The water sector in coastal areas is facing challenges such as water scarcity and increasing water demands due…

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Water Wise: Decision-support system for safe water-use and water-reuse cycles

15 September 2020 — KWR has developed Water Wise, a concept to meet the need for a simple-to-use, transparent and consistent tool…

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Studio KWR Podcast: learn more about water

24 July 2019 — Is tap water as healthy as bottled water? How can water contribute to energy saving? Do dry summers…

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Blog

Navigating the Smart Water Journey

29 May 2019 — On the 15th and 16th of May the 9th annual Smart Water Networks Forum (SWAN) conference took place…

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KWR demonstrates value added of water knowledge for practice at trade fair

04 April 2019 — KWR presented the value added of water knowledge in water practice at Aqua Nederland Vakbeurs 2019. The event,…

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Research into metals in the water cycle

05 June 2018 — The focus of water treatment is increasingly shifting to the recovery of raw materials, partly stimulated by the…

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Annemarie van Wezel New CSO at KWR: ‘Our position can never be taken for granted.’

01 May 2018 — For eight years Gertjan Medema held ultimate responsibility for KWR’s scientific publications. On 1 May he is laying…

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Reststoffenunie, Waternet and partners win IWA-KWR Award

31 August 2015 — In 2015, chainpartners Reststoffenunie, Waternet, Ardagh Glass and Desso won the prestigious biennial IWA-KWR Award for Best Practice…

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