{{Short description|Dutch water technology research centre}}
'''Wetsus - European Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water Technology''' is a research centre for water technology in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. Over one hundred companies and twenty knowledge institutes work together at Wetsus to develop solutions for global water issues.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wetsus.nl/about-wetsus/ | title=About Wetsus }}</ref>
== History == Wetsus was established as part of ''Samenwerkingsverband Noord-Nederland'' (a public-private partnership in the northern Netherlands, covering Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe), the Frisian Water Alliance, the University of Twente, the University of Groningen and Wageningen University & Research to strengthen the position of the region as major player in the water sector.<ref>[https://edepot.wur.nl/355326 "Wetsus in de race voor het Technologisch Top Instituut Water"]. ''H2O'' (16): 6–7. 2005.</ref><ref>Bakker, Menno (2011). [https://wateralliance.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Waterproof1-2011.pdf "Specialisten in watertechnologie Zij die de zee oversteken" (PDF)]. ''Waterproof'' (1): 18.</ref> In 2007 the institute was labeled Top Technological Institute.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-10-07 |title=Het sprookje van Leeuwarden: hoe Wetsus in 20 jaar een topinstituut werd. 'Dit is echt heel erg bijzonder' |url=https://lc.nl/economie/Het-sprookje-van-Leeuwarden-hoe-Wetsus-een-topinstituut-werd-28678013.html |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=Leeuwarder Courant |language=nl-NL}}</ref>
== Collaboration == Together with other actors of the WaterCampus Leeuwarden, Wetsus collaborates with several initiatives, such as:
* the Water Alliance to take technological innovations to the market, * the ''Centrum voor innovatief vakmanschap water'' (Centre for innovative craftmanship water) for vocational education; * the Centre of Expertise Water Technology (CEW) for collaboration in the applied sciences.<ref>{{cite web |title=– About WaterCampus |url=https://www.watercampus.nl/about-watercampus/}}</ref>
Wetsus is home to the MSc Water Technology, a joint degree of the University of Groningen, the University of Twente and Wageningen University & Research.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-15 |title=Onderzoeksinstituut Wetsus doet onderzoek in opdracht van universiteiten en bedrijven en koppelt de resultaten snel terug naar de maatschappij. |url=https://www.nemokennislink.nl/publicaties/ondergedompeld-in-wateronderzoek/ |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=NEMOKennislink |language=nl}}</ref>
== Innovation & research == Wetsus studied reverse electrodialysis to generate osmotic power. That research resulted in a spin-off company called REDstack that generates blue energy at the Afsluitdijk in the Netherlands.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wolkers |first=Hans |url=https://www.wetsus.nl/wetsus-innovation-books/ |title=Wetsus Innovaties en spin-off bedrijven |date=2015 |publisher=Rekladruk |pages=14–17 |language=nl |trans-title=Wetsus Innovations & Spin-offs}}</ref> Wetsus also promoted decentralized sanitation and wastewater reuse in the Netherlands through the spin-off company DeSaH.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-11 |title=DeSaH geeft afvalwater een tweede leven |url=https://lc.nl/economie/DeSaH-geeft-afvalwater-een-tweede-leven-28761941.html |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=Leeuwarder Courant |language=nl-NL}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Wolkers |first=Hans |url=https://www.wetsus.nl/wetsus-innovation-books/ |title=Wetsus Innovaties en spin-off bedrijven |date=September 2015 |publisher=Rekladruk |page=24-27 |language=nl}}</ref>
As of 2024, research is focused on removing PFAS from water, and the removal of micro and nanoplastics from water.<ref>{{Cite news |last=van Mersbergen |first=Sander |date=2024-04-09 |title=Onderzoekers claimen doorbraak: 'Water kan in toekomst PFAS-vrij' |url=https://www.ad.nl/wetenschap/onderzoekers-claimen-doorbraak-water-kan-in-toekomst-pfas-vrij~a51d3f32/ |access-date=2024-04-17 |work=Algemeen Dagblad |language=nl}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
==References== <references />
== External links == * [https://wetsus.eu Official site] * [https://watercampus.nl WaterCampus Leeuwarden]
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