Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

Building a cost-efficient ETV system

Bart Jan BrandtBosman Watermanagement,

Piershil (Netherlands)

Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

Contents• Introduction BWM & Fuzzy Filter• EU Market Entrance

–Market Barriers

–Difficulties

• ETV –What is an ETV system?

–Why do we need ETV?

–Set-up of an ETV-system

• Conclusions

Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

Bosman Watermanagement (BWM)• Locations

Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

Bosman Watermanagement (BWM)• Organisation

–Founded in 1929

–Project organisation

–80 Employees

–Quality assurance•ISO 9001 (quality•VCA** (safety)•BRL6001 (Electrical installations)

Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

Bosman Watermanagement (BWM)• Core Activities

Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

Fuzzy Filter®

• Large volume filter for removing floating particles out of (waste)water• Innovative and promising technology

Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

Advantages:

• High filtration speed (100 m3/m2·h)

• Low operational & energy costs

• Compact & flexible installation• Wide application range• Great sales expectations

More info on the Fuzzy Filter:http://www.bosman-water.nl/en/12_Fuzzy+Filter.htm

Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

Sales Expectations

• Markets:

–Domestic Wastewater

–Industrial Wastewater

–Process Water (Re-use)

–Large volume filtration

Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

Market Barriers for the Fuzzy filter

• High investment costs (SME)

• Investors are hesitating (novel technology)• Users demand guarantees on performance and efficiency• Different regulations in different member states• Difficult market entrance

Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

What is ETV?

“Environmental Technology Verification”1. Application for testing

2. Verification of test parameters (applicator/test institute)

3. Testing of the system (full scale)

4. Verification of test results

5. EU Certificate

Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

Why ETV?

• Qualitative and credible testing• Decrease of financial risks for investors • Quality label: marketing opportunities (SME’s)• Enhancing EU market entrance• Faster project development• Augmenting the possible ROI of new technologies

Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

Set-up of an ETV-system

• Development of protocols paid by the EU • Testing paid by the applicator or other parties interested in the tests• Initially testing is subsidized partly by the EU

Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

Conclusions

• An ETV-quality label will attract financiers

• ETV will accelerate marked acceptance in

the whole EU

• Financial support from EU necessary

especially for the start up of ETV