Seminar: Resourceful Water - 06 September 2011
Seminar at the European Parliament in Brussels, September 6th
from 11.00 am until about 5 p.m
In order to cope with the increasing scarcity of raw materials and energy sources Europe has been making the correct choices with regards to resource efficiency and innovation. The water sector not only supports these choices, but is also able to contribute substantially. The use of hydropower is well known, however the possibilities to create energy from water are much more extensive. Heat or coldness from water can also produce energy. Likewise, the chemicals in
wastewater can be used as fuel or to provide other valuable matters such as phosphate and nitrogen. The possibilities of water as a resource are multiple and fit closely with the European Union’s policies on innovation and resource efficiency.
During this seminar we will present the potential energy sources as well as the current developments in the field, and mirror these to further progress within the EU . Contributions from several EU countries including organizations are
foreseen and a detailed program will be available soon.
The seminar will be hosted by Judith Merkies ME P and will be held at the European Parliament in Brussels. The initiative is supported by Eureau and organised by the Dutch Union of Water Authorities, the Dutch association for
drinking water companies (Vewin) and Waternet, Amsterdam.
The organisation committee includes: Peter Pex, European Affairs, Brussels | Please register at resources@waternet.nl before 15th August 2011 For more information please contact: Eilard Jacobs +31 20 608 2910 or André Struker +31 20 608 6033 |
| Programme | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.00 | Opening | Roelof Kruize (Chair) | CEO Waternet and the Amsterdam waste to energy plant - The Netherlands |
| Welcome | Judith Merkies | Member of the European Parliament, reporter for the innovation union and co-reporter for resource efficient Europe | |
| Introduction to the theme | Jeroen Kluck | Professor at University of Applied Sciences (HVA) Amsterdam - The Netherlands | |
| The energy report of WSSTP | Steve Kaye | Manager of the innovation team, Anglian Water, UK and reporter for WSSTP - United Kingdom | |
| European challenges for energy and resources | William Neale / Robert Schröder | Office of the EU commissioner for environment Janez Potočnik | |
| 12.45 | LUNCH | ||
| 14.00 | Experiences within the EU | ||
| Hamburg experiences | Christian Günner | Member of the managing board of Hamburg Wasser - Germany | |
| Energy from the water cycle | Roelof Kruize | CEO Waternet and Amsterdam waste to energy plant - The Netherlands | |
| Copenhagen CO2 reduction program | Lars Therkildsen | CEO of København Energi - Danmark | |
| The energy factory | Igor Hogerwerf/ Ferdinand | Project Energiefabriek (Energy factory) | |
| 15.30 | BREAK | ||
Preparations by IWA to the 6th World Water Forum, Marseille 2012 Recommendations to the EU | Jacques Labre | Dir. Relations institutionelles & European affairs, Suez environment, Paris - France. Presentation of the draft recommendations | |
| Discussion about the recommendations with the speakers and the audience | |||
| 17.45 | Closing remarks | Judith Merkies | Member of the European Parliament, reporter for the innovation union and co-reporter for resource efficient Europe |
| 18.00 | Closing | Roelof Kruize | CEO Waternet and Amsterdam waste to energy plant - The Netherlands |
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