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KWR is a research center that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Dragan Savic hands over KWR CEO role to Mariëlle van der Zouwen
KWR CEO Dragan Savic has decided to step down from his role effective 1 June 2024. He is handing over his position to deputy director Mariëlle van der Zouwen and will remain at KWR as a global advisor digital sciences. Mariëlle will assume the role of CEO ad interim for up to nine months. Dragan […]
How mass migration impacts our water supply systems
Mass migration, either uncoordinated or coordinated, is a relevant scenario for the water industry for the coming decades. It asks for (rapid) adaptation measures.
Water certainty in an uncertain future: European group unites in Cyprus
ERC Smart Water Futures project progresses in designing next-gen water systems. Synergies explored between machine learning, sensing & operations. Ambitions to develop future-proof, flexible and adaptive water solutions.
The added value of the collective BTO water research program in the Netherlands and Flanders
KWR Water Research Institute, an independent water research institute, is the main implementor and coordinator of the Joint Research Programme with the Dutch water utilities, the Flemish De Watergroep and the branch association Vewin. This year, the programme celebrates its 40th anniversary. In this interview with Anne Mathilde Hummelen, Manager Joint Water Sector Research programme at KWR […]
Enter the WaterVerse: EU collaboration to unlock water data sharing
€5.2 million EU project unites 17 partners across 10 European countries. Ambitions to create EU-wide water data management ecosystem. Connecting stakeholder data could help improve future water modelling.
Arsenic challenge unites water teams in the Netherlands and Argentina
Dutch collaboration helps bring innovative solutions to arsenic removal in Argentina. Promising results exceed WHO arsenic levels considerably. Water treatment solution has potential for other nations, including Bangladesh.
Giving Digital Twins the IMPETUS to become regional
Region-wide digital twins could help utilities, industries and government co-create future policies, says leading professor. Four-year H2020 project, IMPETUS, works on designing climate adaptation pathways. Political, financial and cyber security challenges remain.
KWR demonstrates NX Filtration’s membranes retention of PFAS
Dutch water research institute KWR, performed full-scale tests on PFAS retention of NX Filtration’s direct nanofiltration (dNF) membranes. These have proven to be an effective and sustainable solution to facilitate the removal of PFAS, with an average retention of approximately 95% for representative PFAS groups. PFAS, or per- and polyfluoralkyl substances, are manmade substances used […]
Why all voices are needed to create a Circular Economy
Professor May Thorseth stresses the need for stakeholder involvement beyond traditional solution experts. In many of the EU's H2020 projects, Responsible Research and Innovation are compulsory. ULTIMATE project research investigates people's beliefs and morals on the circular economy.