European Cooperation. What to gain, in soil and water innovation. Huub Rijnaarts, Professor in Environmental Technology. Environmental Technology

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1 European Cooperation What to gain, in soil and water innovation Huub Rijnaarts, Professor in Environmental Technology Environmental Technology

2 WUR- Environmental Technology: Three Research Teams Six Professors Cees Buisman Albert Janssen Huub Rijnaarts Grietje Zeeman Tinka Murk Bert van der Wal Grietje Zeeman Huub Rijnaarts Environmental Technology 2

3 Infrastructure arround new facility C.

4 Importance of Soil and Water Innovation in Europe (My) Vision on History of EU FW programs Why taking part? How to form successful consortia? What has been the impact of these projects? Expectations for H Conclusions Why take part in European R&I projects? Environmental Technology 4

5 Experiences/Trends in EU FW3/4 (<2000): Science (disciplinary oriented) driven, small projects In NL: Speerpuntprogramma Bodem, NOBIS FW5: : Extension of EU with Eastern European countries. EU Water framework > soil framework directives Science and knowledge sharing in EU, Stakeholders (Government, Industry) and integration becomes more important; NICOLE, PURE, WELCOME Environmental Technology 5

6 Experiences/Trends in EU FW6: : Science, Consortium (stakeholder, industry), Impact Soil/Water integration: WFWD Lack of knowledge utilisation Big Science, Large projects, IP => Aquaterra FW7: : Science, Consortium (+stakeholders, Industry, SME), Impact Science > application/integration> economic growth/society Environmental Technology 6

7 UPSOIL: Upgrading soil sustainably by developing cost-effective, biogeochemical remediation approaches Nora B. Sutton 1 Upsoil consortium 2 1 Department of Environmental Technology Wageningen University, The Netherlands 2 FP7 Collaborative Project Grant Agreement No.:

8 Fact sheet 15 partners Total budget: 4.5 million euro EU-contribution: 3.4 million euro Start: 1/10/2009 Duration: 36 months until September 2012 General coordinator: Tecnalia Nerea Otaegi (Spain) Scientific coordinator: VITO Leen Bastiaens (Belgium)

9 UPSOIL partners 1. Tecnalia, Research centre, Spain 2. VITO, Research institute, Belgium 3. Deltares/TNO, Research Centre, The Netherlands 4. WageningenUniversity DepartmentofEnvironmentalTechnology, The Netherlands 5. IETU (Institute for Ecology of industrial areas), research institute, Poland 6. ECOIND, Research institute, Romania 7. SGI, Geotechnical institute (authority), Sweden 8. ENACON, Consultant, Czech Republic 9. ECOREM-Baltic, consultant, Lithunia/Belgium 10. Dekonta, contractor& labs, Czech Republic 11. Powiz, consultant, Poland SME s 912. Ejlskov, engineering company, Denmark Industrial partners Titel

10 Urban Harvest: circular resources in the city and its agricultural and natural environment! Harvesting of water, wind and energy Non - renewable energy, water, materials Emissions to soil, water and air Re-used and recycled waste materials, gases and liquids Urban Harvest Sources - and - sinks Agro-industrial

11 Urban systems and Soil/Groundwater Efficiency of ATES Systems: Heterogeneity, interference, urban structure ATES and NA of chlorinated ethenes: Iron redox chemistry, Microbial dynamics, Innoculation Wijb Sommer Zubhiao Ni cis-1,2-dce PCE TCE VC trans-1,2,-dce

12 HOlistic Management of Brownfield REgeneration - HOMBRE 27 November 2013

13 Integral assessment of BF resources and potential

14 Experiences/Trends in EU FW7: : Science, Consortium (+stakeholders, Industry, SME), Impact Science > application/integration> economic growth/society FW8 = H : Science, (Consortium) stakeholders, Industry, SME, Impact: economic growth/societal issues > applications > Science Environmental Technology 14

15 Importance of Soil and Water Innovation in Europe Expectations for H Societal issues and application/utilisation/economy driven Industry/companies/stakeholders in the lead Network (stakeholders/industry/sme) important Scientists: (inter)disciplinary > trans-disciplinary EU against the world > EU in the world Conclusions. Why take part in European R&I projects? Be part of the Global Front Runner Society, EU interacting with the world Environmental Technology 15

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