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Sustainability
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Aarhus ReWater

The municipality of Aarhus (Denmark), because its population is growing annually by 5000 people, faces the challenge of both creating a cleaner harbour and bay and increasing the capacity of wastewater treatment plants. The current wastewater treatment…

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Enabling technologies
Innovative water treatment technologies
Wiser with Metal

This practical study investigates how much aquafer can be reprocessed into iron powder of a known quality. If pure enough, the iron powder can be used for a range of high-grade applications, including as a carrier material…

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Society
Stakeholder involvement and governance
Value Case Development: a process methodology for sustainable decision-making

Drinking water utilities will have to make major investments in the coming decades in areas such as asset infrastructure in order to maintain their capacity to continue supplying…

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Enabling technologies
Innovative water treatment technologies
Waterrotonde Eerbeek

A pilot project has been organised with a circular water management system at the Industriewater Eerbeek (IWE) site. Existing plants treat process water from paper and cardboard mills and recover residual products for use in agriculture. The…

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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
Climate change and resilience
VIPNL: Wetland crops on water-rich peat

This project is investigating how wetland agriculture on water-rich peat can help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and land subsidence, and deliver improvements in water quality and biodiversity. The focus is on…

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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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Biological activity
Exploratory Research: Water Quality Footprint

The water sector is today actively working on CO2 emission reduction (and climate neutrality). Up until now, the possibility of including water quality improvement in environmental impact methodologies has however been very…

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Society
Stakeholder involvement and governance
Multiple Value Creation Implementation

In this project we are developing and implementing an overall framework, an assessment framework and a process methodology to define and assess multiple values, for the purpose of sustainable investment in the…

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Health
Safe innovation and the water sector
Nieuwegein Circular Water

In the TKI project, "Nieuwegein Circular Water", a water concept is being developed for an urban area (Nieuwegein city centre case) and implemented in practice through an interactive process with the stakeholders (municipality, Water Authority and project…

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Enabling technologies
Hydroinformatics
Water Mining

Securing enough and safe water is a crucial challenge for water management today. This situation calls for innovative water management solutions and alternative water resources. The EU-funded WATER-MINING project will demonstrate innovative next-generation water resource solutions in…

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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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Health
Safe innovation and the water sector
B-WaterSmart

In the Horizon 2020 project B-WaterSmart funded by the European Commission, KWR collaborates with 36 partners (research institutes, water utilities, technology provides, SME) to accelerate the transformation to a water-smart economy and society in European coastal regions,…

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Biological activity
Circular Rain

With Circular Rain we are investigating the innovative storage, purification and use of rainwater. By buffering and simultaneously purifying harvested rainwater, a variety of useful applications can be envisaged for the water. Technology EWB has developed an…

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Sustainability
Sustainable energy
ReCirc Singapore Community of Practice

The main aim of the project is to establish a joint Singaporean-Dutch Community of Practice (CoP) to exchange knowledge and business opportunities relating to Zero Waste and circular objectives in Singapore and…

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Sustainability
Sustainable energy
WINDOW fase 1

The WINDOW project focuses on the subsurface storage of heat. The implementation of subsurface heat storage at temperatures above 40°C is however still very limited in the Netherlands. In the WINDOW programme we aim to remove technical,…

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Sustainability
Sustainable use of freshwater resources
Exploring Serious Games

Water managers are increasingly involved in the development of sustainable residential districts and new building projects. Recent examples include Superlocal (Kerkrade, WML) and Brainport Smart District (Helmond, Brabant Water). Innovative water technologies play a key part in…

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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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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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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
Climate change and resilience
Further development of Water Vision Nature

The Water Vision Nature (WWN) tool is being developed in phases. In the first phase, a user-friendly shell was created on the basis of existing knowledge. Thanks to the contributions of numerous…

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Sustainability
Sustainable energy
HEATSTORE

The HEATSTORE project is an European project aimed at making technologies for the subsurface seasonal storage of sustainable heat ready for market uptake. With 23 European parties from nine countries the deployment is Europe-wide. In six demonstration…

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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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Sustainability
Sustainable use of freshwater resources
Development of WaterVision Nature

WaterVision Nature (WWN) is a tool that calculates the effects of climate change and water management on terrestrial vegetation in nature areas. Policy-makers and area managers can now take better account of the consequences for nature of…

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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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Sustainability
Sustainable use of freshwater resources
WaterVision Agriculture

WaterVision Agriculture: instrumentarium to quantify the effects of water management and climate on agricultural production. WaterVision Agriculture is a method to determine the impact on agricultural production of changes in hydrological conditions. These changes can be the…

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Health
Emerging contaminants
‘Contaminants of Emerging Concern’ – a partnership in water technology

More and more chemical substances are being produced and used all over the world. At the same time, increasing volumes of water are being abstracted for domestic, industrial…

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Sustainability
Sustainable energy
System Design Power-to-X

The Power-to-X concept aims to produce electricity, hydrogen, heat and service water sustainably. By converting electricity into heat and then storing the heat in the subsurface, we can achieve a better match between energy demand and supply.…

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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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Health
Safe innovation and the water sector
Governance and knowledge action for the circular water cycle

In this project we research the governance of the circular urban water cycle in four pilots. A knowledge-action method provides insights into the role distribution between stakeholders, the…

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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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Experts

Christie Stuut-Klaucke MSc
Communications consultant
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Christie Stuut-Klaucke MSc

Communications consultant

Christie Stuut is an experienced marketing and communications consultant. Her expertise lies in the field of positioning, strategic communication and the further development of company vision to (online) communication. Within…

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Lisa Andrews MSc
Scientific researcher
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Lisa Andrews MSc

Scientific researcher

Lisa works as a researcher in the Innovation and Valorisation team and is currently a PhD candidate working in the EU Project IMPETUS with the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development…

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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…

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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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Reusing residual water from the dairy industry can contribute to the water transition

07 June 2024 — The dairy sector can make a significant contribution to the water transition by reusing residual water. In the…

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First issue of ‘ROND Water’ on water in the circular economy

18 April 2024 — 'ROND water', a WiCE magazine on water in the circular economy, has just been published. This first edition…

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BTO 2018 – 2023 What have we learned?

29 February 2024 — The latest six-year BTO research programme came to a close in 2023. KWR researchers look back in the…

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The Dutch waterline for Defence starts here

23 October 2023 — How will climate change impact our water system, and how can we deal with it? This was the…

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Test ponds in KWR garden come to life

06 September 2023 — The plants in the test ponds (“mesocosms”) in the KWR garden flourished in the first year. This gives…

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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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WiCE Inspiration Session: working together on water, circularity and sustainability

06 July 2023 — The WiCE inspiration session brings together people involved in water, circularity and sustainability. Water in the Circular Economy…

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Societal benefit from the valorisation of reverse osmosis concentrate?

24 January 2023 — The use of reverse osmosis (RO) in the treatment of water sources – for instance, for the production…

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Water Sector

Treatment sludge offers opportunities for the reuse or recycling of micronutrients

08 June 2022 — Zuiveringsslib biedt in het agro-voedsel-afvalsysteem de beste mogelijkheden om hergebruik of recycling van micronutriënten te verhogen. Dit staat…

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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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New opportunities for the circular economy of water

26 April 2022 — A consistent terminology and a clear description of strategies are needed if new circular opportunities are to be…

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Serious games contribute to stakeholder dialogue

12 April 2022 — Serious games are increasingly being used to support the dialogue between stakeholders from different sectors. Read more about…

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The first exchange of experiences between B-WaterSmart Living Labs

21 March 2022 — European Horizon 2020 project B-WaterSmart had a general project meeting to exchange first results from six European coastal…

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Tool to help the implementation of Thermal Energy from Drinking Water (TED)

07 January 2022 — In the Climate Agreement, the Dutch government committed to reducing the emission of CO2. The construction sector is…

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Creating the ULTIMATE Young Professional programme

03 January 2022 — KWR recently initiated a new network has to unite young water professionals across Europe. Called the ULTIMATE Young…

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Water Europe appointed new Vision Leadership Teams

14 December 2021 — KWR is proud to announce that Dragan Savic and Lydia Vamvakeridou-Lyroudia have been appointed to the Vision Leadership…

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First meeting Aqua ludens advisory group

23 November 2021 — Having sufficient freshwater available now and in the future for all functions – such as drinking water, industry,…

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Meaning of circularity for the water sector

01 November 2021 — Discover different angles of circularity in the water sector, the future vision on this or how circularity can…

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KWR and WarmteStad work on enhancing the sustainability of heat plant with a digital twin

21 October 2021 — A digital twin of the future heat plant in Groningen will help make smarter use of renewable sources…

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Hysolar electrolyser on KWR site will supply yearly 250 tons of green hydrogen

12 October 2021 — Starting next year, the 3 million euro installation on the KWR site will split water into oxygen and…

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The water sector as a reliable supplier of commodities recovered from the water cycle

20 July 2021 — Water is probably the most circular resource on earth. So it’s hardly surprising that the water sector has…

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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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Covenant on hydrogen in mobility for the province of Utrecht signed by more than 85 parties

03 May 2021 — More than 85 parties signed the ‘Covenant on Hydrogen in Mobility for the Province of Utrecht’ during two…

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“Recognising water for its value”

16 April 2021 — Health, sustainability and collaboration are the building stones of KWR’s strategy to contribute to a climate-robust water system…

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KWR signs Covenant on hydrogen in mobility – Province of Utrecht

15 April 2021 — On 23 April, KWR will host the signing of the covenant ‘hydrogen in mobility province of Utrecht’, aiming…

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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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Hysolar opens hydrogen filling station in Nieuwegein

15 March 2021 — It’s the spring of 2021 and the time has come: Hysolar is opening the first green hydrogen filling…

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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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Collaborating on the circular water economy for a sustainable and climate-proof Europe

31 December 2020 — KWR leads two big European projects that should point the way towards a circular water economy and greater…

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Dealing differently with water in the built environment

31 December 2020 — Downpour flooding and persistent drought: two extremes that are familiar to every person living in a city or…

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Water research opportunities in COVID year 2020

18 December 2020 — The global COVID pandemic posed enormous challenges for all sectors of society in 2020. The national and international…

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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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Four lessons from creating a Dutch circular face scrub

12 November 2020 — On the surface, beauty products and water treatment are worlds apart. After all, the glitz and glamour of…

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ULTIMATE & NextGen Water Circular Economy solutions

21 October 2020 — What do Trappist monks, a whisky distillery and water utilities have in common? How can water utilities and…

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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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Successful Brainport Smart District Water Conference

24 September 2020 — On 21 September, the research report ‘Water Lab BSD’ was presented during the online Brainport Smart District Water…

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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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Power-to-X in Nieuwegein a further step closer

11 August 2020 — Storage and conversion are becoming increasingly important for a robust and reliable energy system of the future. These…

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Exploration of underground thermal energy storage

16 July 2020 — On 7 July, the WarmingUP collective organised the first episode in a series of webinars on applicable knowledge…

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#WorldWaterDay – “We cannot afford to wait”

22 March 2020 — The theme of World Water Day 2020 is how water plays a key role in climate change adaptation…

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Water and energy in the circular city

12 February 2020 — How can the water sector assist a city achieve its circular ambitions? A city like Nieuwegein, where the…

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Multiplying societal value

31 December 2019 — Multiple value creation already frequently occurs in the water sector, but it is not always clearly highlighted. KWR…

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Creating multiple value for the challenges of the future

28 November 2019 — Multiple value creation is probably not yet a familiar expression for everybody. But it certainly is for the…

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Healthy drinking water and wastewater treatment for all

07 November 2019 — If you don’t measure what you want to know, you can’t manage the progress. That also applies to…

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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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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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OECD: ‘Water Knowledge Action Programme is a model of innovative collaboration’

02 April 2019 — The Water Knowledge Action Programme (KAP Water) receives international praise. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)…

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Close cooperation between Cranfield Water Science Institute and KWR

28 March 2019 — Cranfield Water Science Institute and KWR agree to extend their collaboration in the field of resilient urban water…

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SmartRoof 2.0 installed at Polypipe Terrain, Aylesford, UK

25 January 2019 — Following the successful launch of the first SmartRoof project in Amsterdam (www.projectsmartroof.nl) in 2017, we transformed a second…

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Water Sector

Water companies, Vewin and KWR build upon structural research collaboration

09 June 2017 — As of 1 January 2018, a new period of collaboration in the joint water research of the water…

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