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Sustainability
Climate change and resilience
Water-kennis: an immersive media experience

Turn on your tap, shower or flush your toilet, and clean water flows out. But where does this water come from? The availability of enough clean water has become an issue for…

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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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Society
Citizen science and public participation
Socio-technological legitimisation of water-related reuse

Institutional trust and legal and regulatory frameworks can contribute to the socio-technological legitimisation of new technologies for water-related reuse. In this study, twelve legitimisation strategies were identified (see…

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Looking ahead
Futures studies and response strategies
Alternative Drinking Water Sources

Safeguarding microbial safety in the use of alternative drinking water sources is an important subject of concern for the future. For this reason, drinking water utilities are researching the potential of new…

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Enabling technologies
Innovative water treatment technologies
ANCHOR: broad knowledge development about urban water reuse

In this project, we will study the application of water reuse in the built environment from technical, societal, governance and economic perspectives. The goal is to establish a…

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Sustainability
Sustainable use of freshwater resources
Chances for Concentrate

In this project, we are investigating how the circular processing of concentrated residual streams can contribute to future-resilient and socially responsible freshwater supplies. This involves recovering water and producing raw materials for which there is a market.…

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Sustainability
Climate change and resilience
Effect-based monitoring of water quality in the circular economy

Freshwater from groundwater or surface water sources is becoming scarce in dry periods, driving a rise in interest in the use/re-use of rainwater and treated domestic and industrial…

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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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Society
Citizen science and public participation
The customer as ‘follow-up treatment actor’

Drinking water customers seem increasingly open to the idea of home filtration and rainwater applications in their own households. This project sheds light on the number and the kinds of customers concerned,…

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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
Innovative water treatment technologies
Development of a virus sensor

The greenhouse horticulture sector aims to be practically emission-free by 2027. Water discharges may sometimes be necessary when companies cannot exclude the possibility that the water contains pathogenic viruses. In case of doubt, no risks are taken…

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Sustainability
Sustainable use of freshwater resources
AquaSPICE

KWR recently received funding from the European Union Horizon 2020 programme for the research project AquaSPICE to support the European Union in building a water-smart economy and society. KWR will be working closely 28 project partners (research…

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Sustainability
Sustainable energy
ULTIMATE

KWR coordinates the EC funded ULTIMATE project, working closely with 27 project partners (research institutes, utilities and SMEs). ULTIMATE is a project on water smart industrial symbiosis, and demonstrates, at 9 large scale sites across Europe, enabling…

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Sustainability
Sustainable use of freshwater resources
New water cycles

Circular economy provides a changing way of dealing with water by creating new opportunities for reuse and recovery for new applications. This will lead to a change in our current water infrastructure: central production and drainage will…

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Sustainability
Sustainable use of freshwater resources
Water reuse and the freshwater provision

We are confronted more and more with increasing drought damage in agriculture and nature. There is growing pressure on our supply of water for high-quality uses, such as drinking water production. The…

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Sustainability
Sustainable resources
CoRe Water – From WWTP to sustainable water factory

The transition to the way we’ll be handling our wastewater in the future is being shaped by several developments that aim at improving effluent quality, cutting greenhouse gas…

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Sustainability
Sustainable use of freshwater resources
Reuse of industrial residual water to meet agricultural water needs

Agricultural yields depend on the amount of moisture in the root zone. But in the summer soil moisture levels are often insufficient and result in reduced yields. In…

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Sustainability
Sustainable use of freshwater resources
Re-USe of Treated effluent for agriculture – RUST

Worldwide, water scarcity is problematic, e.g. in semi-arid regions with inadequate natural precipitation, and other water resources are needed for irrigation. Also in humid temperate regions as The…

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Society
Citizen science and public participation
NextGen

NextGen will demonstrate innovative technological, business and governance solutions for water in the circular economy in ten high-profile, large-scale, demonstration cases across Europe. We will also develop the necessary approaches, tools and partnerships for transfer and upscaling.…

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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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Sustainability
Sustainable use of freshwater resources
Efficient (re)use of water for a robust freshwater supply

In order to safeguard the freshwater supply over the long term, what is needed among other things is to work, regionally and locally, on the self-provision of freshwater…

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Health
Microbial safety
QMRA of the distribution network

Drinking water companies use quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) to demonstrate that the drinking water they produce is safe. A desire also exists to apply the same method to demonstrate the safety of water in the distribution…

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Health
Microbial safety
ANSWER

In response to the growing problem of water scarcity, the reuse of treated urban wastewater is considered to be the most suitable and reliable alternative for sustainable water management and agricultural development. In spite of the benefits…

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Sustainability
Sustainable use of freshwater resources
New applications of subsurface water storage in practice

Subsurface water storage and supply-building offer multiple opportunities for the development of robust water systems and their responsible exploitation. Pilots can contribute to demonstrating the application range and…

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Enabling technologies
Hydroinformatics
DEMOWARE

Europe’s capacity to respond to the growing water stress through the reuse of water is being held back by a number of barriers: limited public trust in the solutions, inconsistent cost-benefit analysis approaches to water reuse, and…

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Enabling technologies
Innovative water treatment technologies
Circular water provision in horticulture: Water to the greenhouse – Freshwater provision and well technology

Water supply is of crucial importance for greenhouse horticulture. An adequate supply of fresh (irrigation) water has to be available – during dry periods as well – and…

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Enabling technologies
Innovative water treatment technologies
Circular water provision for horticulture: Water in the greenhouse

Water supply is of crucial importance for greenhouse horticulture. An adequate supply of fresh (irrigation) water has to be available – during dry periods as well – and…

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Enabling technologies
Innovative water treatment technologies
Circular water provision in horticulture: Water from the greenhouse Water treatment and reuse

Water supply is of crucial importance for greenhouse horticulture. An adequate supply of fresh (irrigation) water has to be available – during dry periods as well – and…

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Enabling technologies
Innovative water treatment technologies
Circular water provision for horticulture: Operate

Water supply is of crucial importance for greenhouse horticulture. An adequate supply of fresh (irrigation) water has to be available – during dry periods as well – and the water needs to…

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Health
Emerging contaminants
Zero liquid discharge for greenhouse horticulture (phase 2)

The objective of this project is the development of a concept to achieve zero liquid discharge (ZLD) in greenhouse horticulture. In light of the fact that discharge standards…

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Health
Emerging contaminants
Zero liquid discharge for greenhouse horticulture (phase 1)

The objective of this TKI project is the development of a concept to achieve zero liquid discharge (ZLD) in greenhouse horticulture. In light of the fact that discharge…

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Enabling technologies
Innovative water treatment technologies
Innovative treatment technologies – Application of AiRO technology

In the first instance the focus is on ‘Innovative Desalination Technologies’, in which Dutch innovations and knowledge are applied to increase the efficiency of surface water and/or seawater…

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Sustainability
Sustainable resources
Loop-Closure Cleantech Playground Amsterdam

The Cleantech Playground (CTP) is a testbed for clean, innovative technologies in the heart of the city of Amsterdam. The concept, which aims at closing the (biological) loop, is set up in…

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Sustainability
Sustainable energy
Energy-efficient and sustainable Tergooi hospital

Tergooi is developing a new hospital as part of the redevelopment of the Monnikenberg country estate to the east of Hilversum. The hospital is part of the supraregional health-care park that is…

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Sustainability
Sustainable resources
Effluent reuse – Harnaschpolder

Technology The greenhouse horticultural sector in the Netherlands requires large quantities of high-quality irrigation water at an attractive rate. This project examined the possibilities of storing treated effluent in the subsurface, and then using it for greenhouse…

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Sandra Sikkema
Scientific researcher
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Sandra Sikkema

Scientific researcher

In the field of Public Design, Sandra Sikkema studies different client perspectives, perceptions of water reuse and strategy development for legitimising water reuse. She explores how different types of clients…

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sandra.sikkema@kwrwater.nl

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Chuan Jiet Teo MEng
Scientific researcher
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Chuan Jiet Teo MEng

Scientific researcher

Chuan Jiet Teo joins KWR as a scientific researcher in early 2021. He a member of the Water Treatment and Resource Recovery Team. Chuan Jiet's educational background is a chemical…

030-6069574

chuan.jiet.teo@kwrwater.nl

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Maria Lousada Ferreira PhD
Scientific researcher
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Maria Lousada Ferreira PhD

Scientific researcher

Maria is an environmental engineer, with a PhD in wastewater treatment. She has been working for more than 20 years on how to combine environmental preservation with economic/social growth. Her…

030-6069680

maria.lousada.ferreira@kwrwater.nl

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Sotirios Paraskevopoulos MSc
Scientific researcher
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Sotirios Paraskevopoulos MSc

Scientific researcher

Sotirios Paraskevopoulos is a scientific researcher in the Water Quality and Health team. He completed his Master's studies in Water Science and Management at Utrecht University. He conducted his MSc…

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sotirios.paraskevopoulos@kwrwater.nl

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Geertje Pronk PhD
Scientific researcher Project manager
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Geertje Pronk PhD

Scientific researcher Project manager

Geertje Pronk is an internationally minded soil scientist and biogeochemist with research experience in the Netherlands, Germany, Australia and Canada. At KWR she works as a programme manager and researcher.…

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geertje.pronk@kwrwater.nl

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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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Luuk de Waal MSc
Scientific researcher Portfolio manager
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Luuk de Waal MSc

Scientific researcher Portfolio manager

Luuk de Waal is a researcher in the Water Treatment & Resource Recovery team and manages the organization-wide project-portfolio Water cycle. His research focusses on innovative water treatment technologies and…

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luuk.de.waal@kwrwater.nl

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Sija Stofberg PhD
Scientific researcher
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Sija Stofberg PhD

Scientific researcher

Sija Stofberg is a researcher in the Geohydrology team. She works on projects in the field of groundwater, ecohydrology and water system analysis. Examples include research on sustainable freshwater supply…

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sija.stofberg@kwrwater.nl

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Klaasjan Raat PhD
Senior scientific researcher Project manager/Portfolio manager
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Klaasjan Raat PhD

Senior scientific researcher Project manager/Portfolio manager

Klaasjan J. Raat is a Senior scientific researcher and Project manager in the Geohydrology team. He is an expert in water resources management, water reuse, and freshwater supply in coastal…

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Klaasjan.Raat@kwrwater.nl

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Kees Roest PhD BSc
Senior scientific researcher Programme coordinator TKI Water technology
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Kees Roest PhD BSc

Senior scientific researcher Programme coordinator TKI Water technology

Kees Roest has worked at KWR since 2008 and was among the pioneers in KWR's wastewater research. On the Energy and Circular Systems team, he works on sustainable transitions, with…

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Kees.Roest@kwrwater.nl

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Patrick Smeets PhD MSc
Senior scientific researcher
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Patrick Smeets PhD MSc

Senior scientific researcher

Patrick Smeets is a Senior Scientific Researcher in microbiological water quality and health, with over 20 years' experience in the drinking water sector. He specialises in quantitative microbiological risk analysis…

030-6069584

Patrick.Smeets@kwrwater.nl

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Ruud Bartholomeus PhD MSc
Chief Science Officer / Principal scientist
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Ruud Bartholomeus PhD MSc

Chief Science Officer / Principal scientist

Ruud Bartholomeus works as Chief Science Officer of KWR and Principal Scientist of the Ecohydrology team on a robust freshwater supply in rural areas. He specialises in hydrological and physiological…

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Controlled drainage with subirrigation as a water solution for agriculture

20 March 2024 — Controlled drainage with subirrigation has the potential to provide support for agriculture in a good way. Whether it…

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Bioassays as a useful tool in the circular economy

10 July 2023 — Bioassays for water quality monitoring useful for decisions about alternative sources and water reuse applications.

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CoRe Water: from evolution to a revolution in municipal water treatment

10 October 2022 — The development of a new modular and adaptive physical-chemical concept for the treatment of wastewater remains a big…

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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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Presenting blue-green roofs in Bolzano

08 August 2022 — My first in-person conference in two years was the Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions Conference…

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AquaSPICE: Implementation of circular water use in the European process industry

07 June 2022 — The first AquaSPICE General Assembly was held on 12 and 13 May 2022, bringing together 29 partners from…

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Rethinking water circularity in the process industry

12 April 2022 — Either we rethink how we use water, or we threaten its availability. History has shown an intertwined link…

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Prolongation of KWR designation as a WHO Collaborating Centre on Water Quality & Health

11 April 2022 — The WHO has again designated KWR as a Collaborating Centre on Water Quality and Health.

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Article on membrane technology for reusing water most cited article in 2021

11 April 2022 — Emile Cornelissen was the winner of the 2021 Willem Koerselman Prize (WKP) for the publication with the most…

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Acceptance of water and nutrient reuse higher than expected

02 November 2021 — Reuse of water and nutrients for drinking water and food production appears to be better accepted by the…

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KWR starts with innovative water reuse in its own building

22 October 2021 — Much of KWR’s research has to do with addressing the scarcity of water. The sustainable reuse of water…

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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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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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Towards water-smart industrial symbiotic systems

25 June 2021 — According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the circular economy aims to design waste and pollution management with new…

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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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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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Nextgen is exploring an augmented reality app to help engage citizens on water reuse

23 March 2021 — The water industry is exploring Augmented Reality (AR) as one of the technologies to accelerate circular solutions implementation.…

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NWO funding for research on water in the circular economy: AquaConnect and ReCoVR

23 March 2021 — KWR will participate in two basic research programmes in the field of water and resource reuse. The two…

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Building NextGen wastewater treatment systems

15 March 2021 — The four-year NextGen project brings together a partnership of 30 organisations to demonstration solutions for water in 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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Identifying a shared vocabulary and relevant stakeholders are essential in developing a circular approach

11 February 2021 — Circular economy developments often focus on technology. To be successful, we need to define a common vocabulary and…

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To unlock a Circular Economy in 2021, we need trust

19 January 2021 — Climate change has such a tremendous impact on the water sector that it is in our interest to…

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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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‘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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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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Underground irrigation can satisfy agricultural water demand

28 September 2020 — Globally, there is an imbalance between water availability and water demand. The main cause of this mismatch on…

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COASTAR, one of the water-future visions at the Rotterdam biennale

18 September 2020 — On 19 September, the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) opened with the exhibition ‘Drought in the Delta’, for…

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Turning Wastewater into a Resource

15 June 2020 — A team of European researchers and engineers initiated the ULTIMATE project to turn wastewater into a resource. This…

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How can water reuse contribute to a more robust freshwater system?

02 April 2020 — Researchers at KWR have quantified and clarified the potential contribution of water reuse to the freshwater system by…

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Collaborating on balancing water demand and supply

06 February 2020 — Disposing of enough freshwater: for all users and uses. This is also becoming an increasingly big challenge in…

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Efficient use of freshwater

31 December 2019 — Responsible water reuse is a topical issue for many stakeholders. Companies, Water Authorities and farmers are all looking…

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Working on water availability for industry

15 November 2019 — Many operational processes depend heavily on water. Companies need to have enough water, of the right quality and…

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New Bosatlas also maps sustainable water projects

17 October 2019 — In the new Bosatlas van de duurzaamheid (‘Bos Sustainability Atlas’), water utility Evides and KWR describe several inspiring…

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Water reuse and freshwater provision: connecting sectors

16 October 2019 — Having sufficient freshwater, for all users and uses. Always. In the Netherlands and Flanders this is becoming more…

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The Challenges of Water Management and Governance in Cities

29 August 2019 — Global population growth is urban growth and, therefore, most of the water-related challenges and solutions reside in cities.…

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Water reuse presents opportunities

05 June 2019 — The reuse of water is becoming an increasingly central focus of attention. This reuse presents companies with important…

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KWR member of Water Reuse Europe

24 April 2019 — KWR has become a member of Water Reuse Europe (WRE). This industry association for Europe’s rapidly growing water…

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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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Membrane distillation and freeze crystallisation treat salt-streams containing organic pollutants

23 January 2019 — The Orpheus project shows that membrane distillation and freeze crystallisation offer possibilities for the concentration of high-saline streams…

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Bulb cultivation sector targets zero farmyard emissions

22 January 2019 — In the Waterproof Flower-Bulb Cultivation project, bulb cultivation stakeholders are working together on the development and testing of…

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