Loading

  • 21 Aug, 2019

  • By, Wikipedia

Wetsus
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.

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. In 2007 the institute was labeled Top Technological Institute.

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.

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

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. Wetsus also promoted decentralized sanitation and wastewater reuse in the Netherlands through the spin-off company DeSaH.

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

References

  1. ^ "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. ^ "Het sprookje van Leeuwarden: hoe Wetsus in 20 jaar een topinstituut werd. 'Dit is echt heel erg bijzonder'". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 2023-10-07. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  5. ^ "– About WaterCampus".
  6. ^ "Onderzoeksinstituut Wetsus doet onderzoek in opdracht van universiteiten en bedrijven en koppelt de resultaten snel terug naar de maatschappij". NEMOKennislink (in Dutch). 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  7. ^ Wolkers, Hans (2015). Wetsus Innovaties en spin-off bedrijven [Wetsus Innovations & Spin-offs] (in Dutch). Rekladruk. pp. 14–17.
  8. ^ "DeSaH geeft afvalwater een tweede leven". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  9. ^ Wolkers, Hans (September 2015). Wetsus Innovaties en spin-off bedrijven (in Dutch). Rekladruk. p. 24-27.
  10. ^ van Mersbergen, Sander (2024-04-09). "Onderzoekers claimen doorbraak: 'Water kan in toekomst PFAS-vrij'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-04-17.

53°11′47″N 5°48′14″E / 53.1963°N 5.8038°E / 53.1963; 5.8038

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wetsus&oldid=1266875295"