1. Building a cost-efficient ETV system
Bart Jan Brandt
Bosman Watermanagement,
Piershil (Netherlands)
Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

2. Contents Introduction BWM & Fuzzy Filter EU Market Entrance ETV
Market Barriers
Difficulties
ETV
What is an ETV system?
Why do we need ETV?
Set-up of an ETV-system
Conclusions
Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

3. Bosman Watermanagement (BWM)
Locations
Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

4. Bosman Watermanagement (BWM)
Organisation
Founded in 1929
Project organisation
80 Employees
Quality assurance
ISO 9001 (quality
VCA** (safety)
BRL6001 (Electrical installations)
Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

5. Bosman Watermanagement (BWM)
Core Activities
Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

6. Fuzzy Filter®
Large volume filter for removing floating particles out of (waste)water
Innovative and promising technology
Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

7. Advantages: High filtration speed (100 m3/m2·h)
Low operational & energy costs
Compact & flexible installation
Wide application range
Great sales expectations
More info on the Fuzzy Filter:
Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

8. Sales Expectations Markets: Domestic Wastewater Industrial Wastewater
Process Water (Re-use)
Large volume filtration
Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

9. Market Barriers for the Fuzzy filter
High investment costs (SME)
Investors are hesitating (novel technology)
Users demand guarantees on performance and efficiency
Different regulations in different member states
Difficult market entrance
Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

10. What is ETV? “Environmental Technology Verification”
Application for testing
Verification of test parameters (applicator/test institute)
Testing of the system (full scale)
Verification of test results
EU Certificate
Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

11. Why ETV? Qualitative and credible testing
Decrease of financial risks for investors
Quality label: marketing opportunities (SME’s)
Enhancing EU market entrance
Faster project development
Augmenting the possible ROI of new technologies
Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

12. Set-up of an ETV-system
Development of protocols paid by the EU
Testing paid by the applicator or other parties interested in the tests
Initially testing is subsidized partly by the EU
Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands

13. Conclusions An ETV-quality label will attract financiers
ETV will accelerate marked acceptance in the whole EU
Financial support from EU necessary especially for the start up of ETV
Bart-Jan Brand | General Manager, Bosman Watermanagement, The Netherlands