The document discusses the EUREKA Cluster for water (ACQUEAU), which is the first cluster dedicated to financing water innovations. It has 26 participating countries. ACQUEAU aims to fund collaborative projects that address its 9 technology areas and 5 major technology needs programs related to water resources. It holds biannual open calls where project proposals can apply for funding. Currently it has 20.6 thousand euros in running projects with participants from countries like France, Germany, Finland, and the UK. The document provides details on ACQUEAU's community, technology focus areas, open call process, and current project portfolio.

1. The EUREKA Cluster for water
Xavier Chazelle
ACQUEAU
Chairman of the Board
12th March 2015
ACQUEAU Workshop
TEKES, Helsinki

2. Intergovernmental
organisation for market-
driven industrial R&D
www. eurekanetwork.com
First cluster dedicated to
financing water innovations
www.acqueau.eu

3. Eureka cluster for water
What is ACQUEAU?
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Community

4. Eureka cluster for water
Community
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• 26 participating countries
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Israel
Luxembourg
Malta
Monaco
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
South Africa
Sweden
Switzerland
The European Union
The Netherlands
Turkey
UK

5. Eureka cluster for water
Community
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• 18 Board members

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Community
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• 14 Scientific Committee experts
Dr. Mike FARRIMOND (ACQUEAU Scientific Advisor) – Interim CHAIR
Pr. Tom STEPHENSON (Cranfield University) – past CHAIR
Pr. Martin JEKEL (Technisches Universtät Berlin) – past CHAIR
Dr. Uwe MÜLLER (DVGW)
Pr. Ahmet Mete SAATCI (Marmara University)
Pr. Hannes RAUTENBACH Pretoria University
Pr. Martin R TILLOTSON (Yorkshire Water Services Limited)
Pr. Hans ZOJER (Graz University of Technology)
Pr. Joseba QUEVEDO CASIN (Universitat Politechnica de Catalunya)
Dr. Daniel VILLESSOT (DREAM Pôle de compétitivité)
Pr. Kenneth M. PERSSON (LUND University)
Dr. Esa MELIN (Independant)
Dr. Brian MERGELAS (Watertap)
Pr. Eberhard MORGENROTH (EAWAG)

7. Eureka cluster for water
Community
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• 66 project participants

8. Eureka cluster for water
What is ACQUEAU?
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Community Roadmap

9. Eureka cluster for water
Blue Book
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• Technology Areas: 9 Water Components
Water resources
Optimising use and reuse of underground and surface
water
Water treatment
Developing low energy processes and ensuring water
quality
Optimising the cost of water management and developing efficient
network pipes
Water distribution

10. Eureka cluster for water
Blue Book
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• Technology Areas: 9 Water Components
Customer
Ensuring a smart use of domestic water and reuse of
grey water and monitoring quality at the tap
Agriculture
Achieving a sustainable production by improving
irrigation technologies and cropping practices
Industry
Ensuring a sustainable use of water in industrial
processes and producing effluents of stable quality

11. Eureka cluster for water
Blue Book
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• Technology Areas: 9 Water Components
Urban Drainage & waterwaste collection
Preventing foul water flooding and ensuring efficient
sewers system
Biosolid
Maximising energy & resource recovery and producing
by-products with high energetic potential
Wastewater treatment
Changing from a consuming industry to one producing
resources

12. Eureka cluster for water
Blue Book
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• Technology Needs: 5 Major Programmes
Membrane
Technology
Real Time
System
Management
Low Energy
Wastewater
Treatment

13. Eureka cluster for water
Blue Book
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• Technology Needs: 5 Major Programmes
Low Energy Process for
Disinfection and Oxidation
Materials to Pipe and
Coating

14. Eureka cluster for water
What is ACQUEAU?
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Community Roadmap Open Call
& projects

15. Eureka cluster for water
Open Call
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2 cut-off per year
SPRING AUTUMN

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Open Call
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• Process
Project Outline
(PO)
< 10 pages
Full Project Proposal
(FPP)
< 30 pages
Label
Coordination with national funding agencies

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Open Call
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• Rules
SCOPE Any market oriented project idea in the context of the
ACQUEAU Blue Book
CONSORTIUM At least 2 organisations from 2 participating countries
CONTRIBUTION Any organisation or country must not exceed 70% of the
total budget

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Open Call
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Countries involved
France
Germany
Finland
Sweden
South Africa
United Kingdom
etc.

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Open Call
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Running Projects
Total: 20,6 (K€)

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Projects
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• Project Profile

21. FOLLOW US
www.acqueau.eu
@Acqueau
LinkedIn ACQUEAU cluster
CONTACT US
information@acqueau.eu
+32 2 777 09 86
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Lucia Medori
Project Officer
lucia.medori@acqueau.eu
+32 2 777 09 86