TWIST LIVING LABS AS MEETING PLACES FOR OPEN INNOVATION IN THE WATER SECTOR. In order to promote the active participation of all the stakeholders, the living labs have been created for design, experimentation and assessment activities concerning to the water sector innovations. Presentation of the main achievements and main conclusions of this new way of working in the sector.

1. TWIST Living
Labs
A common space for
innovation in the water
sector
16th December 16, 2021
Pilar Flores Sáenz (Fundación CENTA)
pflores@centa.es

2. Open Water Living Lab (OWL-2)
What is a Living Lab?
TWIST Living Labs
Laboratoire Vivant du Sud-Ouest pour l'Eau (LaViSO)
Urban Lisbon Living Lab (uL3)
Content

3. A process that operates under a specific methodology, which involves multiple
stakeholders in the innovation process and is configured as a meeting point
between different visions and interests, all under a new concept of innovation
open to society:
Living Labs are one of the pillars of the European Union's innovation policy.
What is a Living Lab?
CLOSED
INNOVATION
The result as an asset
OPEN INNOVATION
The process as an asset

4. It must embrace the actors of the quadruple helix
 The quadruple helix model represents an evolution towards
an open, user-centred innovation policy
The 4 pillars of the innovation ecosystem:
 Institutions of the scientific and technological system
 Enterprise / industry
 Public administration
 Society
Enterprises/
Industry
Society
Universities
Administration
What is a Living Lab?

5. Living Labs are created with the aim of strengthening the
innovative ecosystem through research infrastructures.
Promotion of a change of innovation model in the water
sector, which allows:
• Bridging the gap between technology development and the
marketplace.
• Accelerating the commercialisation process.
• Fostering the integration of innovation processes in the
public sector.
• Promoting a collaborative model and specialisation in the
innovation process
ENOLL - European Network of Living Labs (network that allows
benchmarking, exchange of best practices and provision of services
and tools) https://enoll.org
What is a Living Lab?
ECOSYSTEM
Living Lab
SPACE
Scientific
infraestructure
SPECIES
Community of
users,
stakeholders
and people
RELATIONSHIP
Functional
model

6. Contribution of the Living Labs to the
Specific Objectives
Developing synergies between actors in the Quadruple Helix
Living Labs are instruments for the active participation of all actors in the system
in R&D&I processes.
Promoting R&D&I processes in the water sector
Living Labs are spaces for designing and validating new products on a semi-
industrial scale and for exchanging experiences between regions.
Strengthening the connection and cooperation between SUDOE regions
Living Labs promote common use and territorial technological specialisation,
optimising existing regional resources.

7. Who are the Living Labs aimed at?
 Professional, interprofessional, business associations of producers and
manufacturers
 Chambers of Commerce and Industry, consulates
 Universities and higher education centres, technology/science centres and
parks, institutes
 Laboratories and research centres
 State and regional administrations of the water and innovation sector
 Other public innovation and technology transfer actors (Regional Innovation
Agencies)
 University-business foundations, university foundations, regional development
agencies, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), large companies, local
administration

8. Open Water Living Lab (OWL-2), focused on
the co-creation, exploration and evaluation of
innovations in wastewater treatment and
regeneration.
Laboratoire Vivant du Sud-Ouest pour
l'Eau (LaViSO), focused on the co-
creation, exploration and evaluation of
innovations in wastewater treatment and
associated infrastructure management.
Urban Lisbon Living Lab (UL3), focused on co-
creation, exploration and evaluation of
innovations in reclaimed water reuse and
resource recovery.
TWIST Living Labs

9. 16th December 16, 2021
LaViSO:
Laboratoire Vivant du Sud-
Ouest pour l’eau / South
West Living Laboratory for
Water
Jean-Marc Berland (OiEau)
jm.berland@oieau.fr

10. Setting up the Living-Lab
> Creation of Living Lab « Laboratoire Vivant du Sud-Ouest pour
l’eau / South West Living Laboratory for Water » LaViSO
> Definition of the catalogue of services
> Information for stakeholders
> Implementation of pilot tests

11. LaViSO - Physical context
OiEau: The living-lab facilities are located in Limoges and La Souterraine. The
technical experts who will be involved in testing the pilots are members of
the CNFME – Centre National de Formation aux Métiers de l’Eau / National
Training Centre for Water Professions.
Le CNFME :
> Employs 30 permanent trainers
> Has 30,000 m² of teaching units:
• 18 training rooms
• 20 technical facilities that can be mobilised for testing.
> Opens 600 training sessions (catalogue and on demand) per
year.
> Trains 6,000 professionals per year.

12. > The Roger Ben Aïm Test Centre of IFTS.
> Unique test centre in Europe dedicated to
water and its treatment
> Opened in November 2018 and operational
since mid 2019.
LaViSO - Physical context
(continued)

13. > 56 staff including 25 teacher-researchers and 12 PhD students
> 2500 m² of locaux
• Laboratories
• Analytical platform
• Technical halls
> 6 professional diplomas from bac+3 to bac+8
> ~ 150 students per year
> Co-design workshop: CodeMaker
13
LaViSO - Physical context
(continued)

14. Achievements - Pilot tests
OiEau La Souterraine site: testing the Triton ™ filtering floor from Johnson
Screens with regard to its efficiency and environmental impact

15. OiEau Limoges site: testing an innovative method to detect cavitation and
other pump faults using a variable speed drive
Achievements - Pilot tests

16. ECODO ENERGIE
Economical
management of water
resources for domestic
use
Sanitary water distribution by high-speed
water jetting
Achievements - Pilot tests

17. MARTEAU - Creation of freshness islands in urban areas
Achievements - Pilot tests

18. Main results
> Definition of needs
> Consultation of stakeholders
> Creation of a catalogue of LaViSO services
> Creation of the LaViSO Living Lab
> Pilot tests in the French Living-Lab
> Development of a methodology for Co-Creation of
innovation involving the quadruple helix
> The network around the LL continues to grow. Local
authorities are getting more and more involved
> Communication actions

19. Potential Beneficiaries and
Contacts
• Potential beneficiaries.
> Industries – SMEs
> Local authorities
> Universities
> User/environmental protection associations …
• Contacts
> OiEau :
• Marc-Yvan LAROYE : +33 (0)6 83 57 53 67
• Jean-Marc Berland : +33 (0)6 75 82 24 78
> IFTS
• Vincent EDERY : +33 (0)6 74 34 53 57
> UNILIM
• Véronique DELUCHAT : +33 (0)5 55 45 74 68
05 55 45 74 68

20. Many thanks for your attention

21. 16th December 2021
UL3:
Urban Lisbon
Living Lab
Ana Galvão (IST)
ana.galvao@tecnico.ulisboa.pt

22. > The Urban Lisbon Living Lab is a thematic Living Lab oriented towards the creation,
exploration and evaluation of innovation in the field of reuse and resources recovery
(water, energy and nutrients) from urban wastewater
> Partners:
• Águas do Tejo Atlântico
• Instituto Superior de Agronomia
• Instituto Superior Técnico
Urban Lisbon Living Lab

23. > Research – promotion of master's and doctoral theses with real case studies, challenges to the
community
> Promotion / participation in funded RDI projects
> Experimentation & Development – experimentation of products, services, pilots in real
environments
> Open days – organization of events
> Training
Portfolio of Services

24. Greywater treatment using green
walls
> Partners
• IST
• Minigarden
> Goals:
• Circular economy - filling media with recycled
materials
• Reuse potential for washing floors and irrigation of
green spaces
• Additional benefits
Projects and products

25. Sludge drying beds
> Goals:
• Developing countries - increase levels of service to populations in terms of wastewater
sanitation and faecal sludge management.
• Benefit public health from a circular economy and value creation perspective.
> Partners:
• IST
• AdTA
Projects and products

26. MAARTE - Monitoring the Application of Treated Wastewater in Public Spaces
> Partners
• IST
• AdTA
• CML
> Goals:
• Assess the contamination of grass
in public parks irrigated with
treated wastewater and
groundwater water
Projects and products

27. IESH – Innovation and Environmental Sustainable House
> Partners
• ISA
• EPAL- AdP
• NoGrid
• Chimp/Genoa
> Goals:
• Full-scale demonstration of nutrient recovery processes (P), wastewater reuse by
natural technologies, photovoltaic energy, 100% LED lighting with monitoring on a
digital platform and laboratory analysis
Projects and products

28. Wastewater difinfection with peracetic acid
> Partners
• AdTA
• FCT
> Goals:
• Physicochemical and bacteriological evaluation
of treated effluent to analyze discharge
conditions in the receiving environment,
including bathing areas
• Determine residual PAA
• Risk assessment
Projects and products

29. Wastewater treatment with microalgae
> Partners
• AdTA
• Algae for future
> Goals:
• Study the efficiency of wastewater treatment using microalgae technologies
• Study the potential of microalgae sludge co-digestion
Projects and products
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30. Conclusions
> Being part of a Living Lab provides a more efficient structure for establishing
partnerships
> The Quadruple Helix is very attractive to partners as it maximizes the
participation of different actors
> The foundation of Living Lab between different partners provides a wide
range of environments for product development

31. Águas do Tejo Atlântico
Eng.ª Rita Lourinho – rita.lourinho@adp.pt
Instituto Superior de Agronomia
Professor António Brito - agbrito@isa.ulisboa.pt
Instituto Superior Técnico
Professora Ana Galvão - ana.galvao@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Contacts

32. Thank you for your attention!

33. OWL-2:
Open Water
Living Lab
16th December 16, 2021
Pilar Flores Sáenz (Fundación CENTA)
pflores@centa.es

34. Carrión de los Céspedes,
Sevilla (España)
Location

35.  Focused on the co-creation, exploration and evaluation of innovations in wastewater
treatment and regeneration.
 It directly serves the regions of Andalusia and Murcia (and the rest of Spain) and
works in network with LaViSO and UL3.
 Led by Fundación CENTA
Open Water Living Lab

36. Objectives of OWL-2
Strategic objectives:
> To improve the competitiveness and internationalisation of the water sector in Andalusia and
Murcia and to generate new activities and employment.
> To contribute to maximising the competitive advantages of the Andalusian and Murcia water sector
and its positioning.
> To provide independent scientific-technical support.
Operational objectives:
> To generate knowledge
> To disseminate and transfer knowledge:
> To enhance R&D&I and investment in innovation in the water sector.
> To promote the use of technologies, products and services.
> To develop and generate training tools

37. > Open and flexible space where actors cooperate to promote innovation projects: 4.1 ha
with TRL 5-6 technologies.
> Configured to collect and analyse information and to generate and validate solutions in
real environments.
> A defined and structured organisational and functional model.
What does the OWL-2 offer?

38. The operational group of Fundación CENTA
is composed of: Investigadores y expertos
técnicos
> Researchers and technical experts
> Auxiliary staff
> Management staff, administrative
resources, institutional
relations, communication, secretariat
, etc.
> Researchers from other centres and
institutions.
What does the OWL-2 offer?

39. • OWL-2 involves:
> Co-working & co-creation
> Identification of challenges by stakeholders
> Generation and incubation of ideas
Think tank &
research
Catalogue of sevices
Knowledge
• OWL-2 trains:
> Training courses and workshops
> School of Innovation
> Virtual network
> Water library
> Advisory service for project development

40. Showroom &
event
Experimentation
& development
• OWL-2 connects:
> Open days
> Events organization
• OWL-2 catalyses:
> Collaborative projects
> Innovation office
> Innovative technical office
> Water laboratory
Catalogue of sevices

41. > Low carbon wastewater treatment
systems (INTEXT)
Some projects developed
> Bioelectrochemical treatment
wetlands (METland®)

42. > Solar sludge drying prototype
(SECASOL)
> Membrane aerated biological
reactor (Fluence)
Some projects developed

43. > Forced aeration constructed wetland
with Filtralite-P substrate for
phosphorus removal (H2O-0P)
> Photobioreactor for mixed culture of
algae and bacteria (IDIAQUA)
Some projects developed

44. Contact
Fundación Pública Andaluza Centro de las
Nuevas Tecnologías del Agua
Pilar Flores Sáenz– pflores@centa.es

45. TWIST Living Labs conclusions
> The involvement of the quadruple helix actors in the development process (design, establishment and
subsequent consolidation) facilitates and accelerates it.
> The main challenge is the incorporation and active participation of society in the processes of
innovation generation.
> Innovation must be aligned with the objectives of European, national and regional water policies and
programmes.

46. > Innovation is an indispensable tool for responding to the new challenges that today's society
demands.
> The water sector as an opportunity for innovation.
> Addressing water challenges requires the integration of innovation (technological and social)
in the water sector.
> To face with increasing pressures on water resources and the need to comply with the
requirements of national and EU regulations, the public water administration has to
encourage the exploration of alternatives through innovative projects.
> Living Labs are a key element in changing the innovation model
TWIST Living Labs conclusions

47. Thank you very much for your attention
https://twistproject.eu/