1. GOOGLE ON: MINEWATER AND FIND 216.000 HITS !!! Mr.Gerrit van der Bijl Former Director City-Development Municipality of Heerlen (until 1st April 2009) Nowadays advisor in Real Estate Projects

2. Facts and figures Heerlen

3. Heerlen: 89.000 inhabitants Region Parkstad Limburg: 240.000 inhabitants Region is part of Top Technological region (Aachen, Leuven, Eindhoven)

4. Climate Change

5. Source: prof. Kjell Aleklet, University of Uppsala, Sweden

6. Why Heerlen? Heerlen

10. Total surface comparable with Amsterdam Content of 11 miljon m 3 Surface and Content

12. Interreg 3B NWE The concept The project Results Minewater Project

14. High investments Long payback time N.M.D.O.-principle

17. De Dem

18. Boordiagram

23. Buildings connected Heerlerheide centrum: Total: 312 apartments (connected) 3800 m 2 commercial buildings (connected) 2500 m 2 public and cultural buildings 11500 m 2 health care buildings 2200 m 2 educational buildings Statistics Netherlands: 21000 m 2 offices (connected)

26. Interreg 3B NWE project Total 15,7 mio: 48% ERDF funding Pilot Heerlen 13,3 mio: 48 % ERDF, 29% Heerlen, 23% Ministries/Province Minewater Project, Costs

27. Mijnwaterproject Because of the substantial value of the Minewaterproject for all former mine areas in NW-Europe, the project has received European Regional Development Funding. The total costs of the project amount to 15,7 millions to which Interreg IIIB is contributing 48%. Partners of the project are: The Municipality of Heerlen (NL) Gemeinde B ö nen (D) Midlothan Council (UK) Building Research Establishment (BRE, UK) Weller Wonen (NL) BRGM Nancy (F) Wirtschaftsf ö rderungsgesellschaft Kreis Aachen (D)

28. Project succeeded Minewater Project

30. New Minewater initiatives: Asturias (Es) Nord Rhein Westfalia (Ger) Lorraine (Fr) Chemnitz-Zwickau (Ger) Nova Scottia (Canada)

31. Standaard eindpagina

32. Other items Minewater Project

35. 35 Exergy = energy + quality Lowex = low temperature exergy 100kJ 12 V 2.3 Ah 1 kg water at 43°C High qualityLow quality