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Focus on ice with delegation from Italy

Focus on ice with delegation from Italy

De Winter Watertech Weken!

De Winter Watertech Weken!

Behind the PhD degree: Olga Bernadet

Behind the PhD degree: Olga Bernadet

Behind the PhD Degree – Edwin Ross

Behind the PhD Degree – Edwin Ross

Behind the PhD-degree – Maarten van de Griend

Behind the PhD-degree – Maarten van de Griend

Wetsus at Aquatech 2023: Industrial & Corporate Water World

Wetsus at Aquatech 2023: Industrial & Corporate Water World

Marcel Mulder Award 2023

Marcel Mulder Award 2023

Externe evaluaties: Wetsus-onderzoek excellent en relevant

Externe evaluaties: Wetsus-onderzoek excellent en relevant

The ECG International Conference 2024 is coming to Leeuwarden!

The ECG International Conference 2024 is coming to Leeuwarden!

PhD Call!

PhD Call!

Behind the PhD degree: Vania Scarlet Chavez Rico

Behind the PhD degree: Vania Scarlet Chavez Rico

Behind the PhD degree: Olga Sójka

Behind the PhD degree: Olga Sójka

Behind the PhD degree: Bárbara Vital

Behind the PhD degree: Bárbara Vital

Behind the PhD degree – Xiaoxia Liu

Behind the PhD degree – Xiaoxia Liu

Work at Wetsus

Work at Wetsus

Behind the PhD degree: João Pereira

Behind the PhD degree: João Pereira

Behind the PhD degree: Carlo Belloni

Behind the PhD degree: Carlo Belloni

Wetterskip Fryslân en Wetsus onderzoeken afvalwater huishoudens   

Wetterskip Fryslân en Wetsus onderzoeken afvalwater huishoudens   

Behind the PhD degree: Qingdian Shu

Behind the PhD degree: Qingdian Shu

Behind the PhD degree: Ruben Halfwerk

Behind the PhD degree: Ruben Halfwerk

Honours project nominated!

Honours project nominated!

Thomas Prot wins thesis award KNCV

Thomas Prot wins thesis award KNCV

Behind the PhD degree: Shuyana A. Heredia Deba

Behind the PhD degree: Shuyana A. Heredia Deba

Behind the PhD degree: Catarina Simões

Behind the PhD degree: Catarina Simões

Long term funding for Wetsus secured

Long term funding for Wetsus secured

Webinar The Future of Carbon Valorization online

Webinar The Future of Carbon Valorization online

aqa.earth joins Wetsus

aqa.earth joins Wetsus

Nijhuis Saur Industries participates in Wetsus to develop sustainable water treatment technologies

Nijhuis Saur Industries participates in Wetsus to develop sustainable water treatment technologies

Research into sustainable production of faster ice in Thialf Ice Stadium

Research into sustainable production of faster ice in Thialf Ice Stadium

Wetsus Congress 2023

Wetsus Congress 2023

Behind the PhD degree: Ruizhe Pei

Behind the PhD degree: Ruizhe Pei

Behind the PhD degree: Ángel Estévez Alonso

Behind the PhD degree: Ángel Estévez Alonso

Behind the PhD degree: Rose Sharifian

Behind the PhD degree: Rose Sharifian

Bijeenkomst: Mestvergisting: goed of slecht?

Bijeenkomst: Mestvergisting: goed of slecht?

Investor Readiness Programme 2022

Investor Readiness Programme 2022

Heike Schmitt appointed as professor of ‘Antibiotic resistance in the water cycle’

Heike Schmitt appointed as professor of ‘Antibiotic resistance in the water cycle’

Behind the PhD-degree Yujia Luo

Behind the PhD-degree Yujia Luo

Behind the PhD degree: Mariana Rodrigues

Behind the PhD degree: Mariana Rodrigues

Carlo Belloni wins Marcel Mulder Award

Carlo Belloni wins Marcel Mulder Award

Wetsus and TU Delft win international water prize for the development of ViviMag

Wetsus and TU Delft win international water prize for the development of ViviMag

Behind the PhD degree: Zexin Qian

Behind the PhD degree: Zexin Qian

Behind the PhD degree: Antoine Karengera

Behind the PhD degree: Antoine Karengera

Wetsus news July 2022

Wetsus news July 2022

Esther de Kroon wins national sustainability thesis prize

Esther de Kroon wins national sustainability thesis prize

RecaP workshop: future phosphorus experts at Wetsus

RecaP workshop: future phosphorus experts at Wetsus

Langjarige financiering van Wetsus door het Rijk/Dutch government provides long term financing to Wetsus

Langjarige financiering van Wetsus door het Rijk/Dutch government provides long term financing to Wetsus

Demo factory for natural plastic substitute opened in Dordrecht

Demo factory for natural plastic substitute opened in Dordrecht

Forest restoration for green water

Forest restoration for green water

WaterCampus Open Door Day

WaterCampus Open Door Day

Nationaal Groeifondsmiddelen gereserveerd voor veiligstellen Nederlandse waterbeschikbaarheid

Nationaal Groeifondsmiddelen gereserveerd voor veiligstellen Nederlandse waterbeschikbaarheid

Wetsus @ Expeditie Next

Wetsus @ Expeditie Next

New date webinar Applied Genomics

New date webinar Applied Genomics

Dutch Junior Water Prize 2022

Dutch Junior Water Prize 2022

New PhD positions!

New PhD positions!

Nature-inspired reverse hurricane: water aeration 5x quicker and more than 40x cheaper

Nature-inspired reverse hurricane: water aeration 5x quicker and more than 40x cheaper

Behind the PhD degree: Rik de Vries

Behind the PhD degree: Rik de Vries

Watertech talents return

Watertech talents return

11 February: International Day of Women and Girls in Science!

11 February: International Day of Women and Girls in Science!

Wetsus Webinar: Applied Genomics: towards routine use in water monitoring

Wetsus Webinar: Applied Genomics: towards routine use in water monitoring

Behind the PhD degree: Caspar Geelen

Behind the PhD degree: Caspar Geelen

Wetsus program enables ambitions new government

Wetsus program enables ambitions new government

Behind the PhD-degree: Rebeca Pallarés Vega and Thomas Prot

Behind the PhD-degree: Rebeca Pallarés Vega and Thomas Prot

Wetsus at Aquatech

Wetsus at Aquatech

Behind the PhD-degree: Małgorzata Roman

Behind the PhD-degree: Małgorzata Roman

Wetsus member Dutch Artificial Intelligence Coalition

Wetsus member Dutch Artificial Intelligence Coalition

Emad al-Dhubhani wins Marcel Mulder prize

Emad al-Dhubhani wins Marcel Mulder prize

Michel Saakes appointed NHL Stenden Professor of Applied Sciences Water-Smart Hydrogen

Michel Saakes appointed NHL Stenden Professor of Applied Sciences Water-Smart Hydrogen

Behind the PhD-degree: Ettore Virga

Behind the PhD-degree: Ettore Virga

Wetsus granted  EU status “HR excellence in Research”

Wetsus granted EU status “HR excellence in Research”

Nederland bij de jubileum-editie Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Nederland bij de jubileum-editie Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Interview Cees Buisman

Interview Cees Buisman

Shortcutting the Nitrogen Cycle: N.E.W.B.I.E.S. animation

Shortcutting the Nitrogen Cycle: N.E.W.B.I.E.S. animation

NHL Stenden and Wetsus signing partnership contract

NHL Stenden and Wetsus signing partnership contract

Wetsus webinars

Wetsus webinars

Evaluation report TO2

Evaluation report TO2

ConsenCUS: upscaling Wetsus technology to demonstrate electricity-driven carbon capture, utilisation, and storage

ConsenCUS: upscaling Wetsus technology to demonstrate electricity-driven carbon capture, utilisation, and storage

Winner Wetsus Photo Contest

Winner Wetsus Photo Contest

Girls’day!

Girls’day!

Size matters: Winnaar Dutch Junior Water Prize bekend

Size matters: Winnaar Dutch Junior Water Prize bekend

Wetsus Science & Technology newsletter

Wetsus Science & Technology newsletter

€ 8 million for consortium Enabling water technology

€ 8 million for consortium Enabling water technology

Wetsus Innovations

Wetsus Innovations

Wetsus secures new European funding for PhD program

Wetsus secures new European funding for PhD program

Marcel Mulder Award 2020 goes to Ettore Virga

Marcel Mulder Award 2020 goes to Ettore Virga

Crucial step in de upscaling of PHBV bioplastic production from sewage sludge and organic waste

Crucial step in de upscaling of PHBV bioplastic production from sewage sludge and organic waste

PhD positions available!

PhD positions available!

Three defenses in Leeuwarden

Three defenses in Leeuwarden

Japan wins Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Japan wins Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Advisory report water technology presented

Advisory report water technology presented

Top 7 Cited Papers Nutrient Removal and Recovery

Top 7 Cited Papers Nutrient Removal and Recovery

Dutch Campuses: invest in physical innovation ecosystems

Dutch Campuses: invest in physical innovation ecosystems

Financieringstafel Nederland Watertechnologie

Financieringstafel Nederland Watertechnologie

European Water Technology Week 2020 cancelled, next edition in 2022

European Water Technology Week 2020 cancelled, next edition in 2022

Wetsus News June 2020

Wetsus News June 2020

Wetsus’ continuity secured for coming years

Wetsus’ continuity secured for coming years

Research

Research

Science for global water challenges
Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship

Combining scientific excellence with commercial relevance
Education

Education

Facilitating innovation in water technology

European projects

Current projects Completed projects
RecaP

RecaP

Capture, recycling and societal management of phosphorus in the environment-RecaP is a multidisciplinary Innovative Training Network for early-stage researchers to become the new generation of phosphorus specialists, funded through H2020.
Water mining

Water mining

The Water Mining project aims to provide examples for real-world implementation of the Water Framework Directive to help the transition to a circular economy. It also ties in with the recently presented European Green Deal
REPARES

REPARES

Research platform on antibiotic resistance spread through wastewater treatment plants, funded through the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme.
SCALIBUR

SCALIBUR

Leading a revolution in biowaste recycling, funded through the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme.
iWATERMAP

iWATERMAP

Water Technology Innovation Roadmaps, funded through INTERREG Europe
RM@Schools

RM@Schools

For a wide dissemination of Raw Materials related themes at Schools, funded through EIT RawMaterials.
ReFARM

ReFARM

Resource Factory of Anaerobic Residues from Manure, funded through EIT Climate KIC.
NEWBIES

NEWBIES

Organic nitrogen recovery by membrane extraction, funded through the LIFE programme of the European Union.
ViviMag

ViviMag

A novel magnetic route for phosphorus and iron recovery from sewage sludge, funded through EIT RawMaterials.
BAoBaB

BAoBaB

Blue Acid/Base Battery, storage and recovery of renewable electrical energy by reversible salt water dissociation, funded through the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme.
MEDUWA Vecht(e)

MEDUWA Vecht(e)

MEDUWA Vecht(e) or extending the technical and methodical boundaries in water quality management, animal husbandry and veterinary care, funded through INTERREG Deutschland Nederland.
REvivED Water

REvivED Water

Low energy solutions for drinking water production by a REvival of ElectroDialysis systems, funded through the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme.
Health-i-care

Health-i-care

Innovations for a safer healthcare, for the prevention of infections and antibiotic resistance, funded through INTERREG Deutschland Nederland.
SVFA_project

SVFA_project

In this project, the aim is to validate an innovative idea and produce the first in the world online system for real-time VFA analysis, which will solve operational problems of biopolymer-producing systems.
ValuefromUrine

ValuefromUrine

BioElectroMet

BioElectroMet

Capmix

Capmix

Capacitive mixing as a novel principle for generation of clean renewable energy from salinity differences.
Denewa

Denewa

Denewa stands for German and Dutch cooperation in the field of water technology. The project focuses on two themes: treatment of hospital waste water and heat recovery from sewers.
WaterSEED

WaterSEED

Social, Entrepreneurial and Excelling Doctors for Water technology, funded through the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme.

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