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Aquatech Innovation Award, the winner is Pentair Nijhuis

The Fish-friendly pump of Pentair Nijhuis is the overall winner of the Aquatech Innovation Award 2011. The Award is granted for many years now to the most innovative product, service or solution in the water industry. Next to the overall winner, Ingrepro, Capilix BV, Nano H2O and Pentair X-flow all won a Category Award. The Aquatech Innovation Award winner was announced during the Opening Ceremony of the International Water Week at Amsterdam RAI.

Research and development in the area of water is vital for the future of many businesses, but also for a sustainable future of our world. This award encourages many organisations to innovate and to differentiate themselves from the competition.

 Download the Jury Report of the Aquatech Innovation Award 2011
 

Winners

The category winners of the Award are:
  • Category Water treatment: Ingrepro Renewables BV - Ingrepro AlgaeBioReactor
    (ABR) – stand 07.537
  • Category Innovation not to market yet: Pentair X-Flow - X-Flow HF Nano – stand 01.428
  • Category Process Control & Automation: CapiliX B.V. - Qwatch – stand 07.528C
  • Category Transport & Storage: Pentair Nijhuis - Fish-friendly pump - 100 percent safe for eel – stand 01.428
  • Category Water supply (Incl. POU): NanoH2O - QuantumFlux – stand 07.622

Pentair is very pleased with their Award. “We are happy and proud  to have won, the technology is proven and is really working”, says Juergen von Hollen, Vice-President CPT Water of Pentair. He adds: “The product has been in development for two years, and we have been able to test it fully the last year. A lot of time and energy has been invested in it by the Pentair Nijhuis team.” Von Hollen explains that the Fish-friendly pump is on display at the stand and that the actual impeller can be seen there, so that visitors can understand how it works.
 

Overview of all nominees

Water treatment

  • Enviro Chemie – BioChroma – stand 07.535
  • Ingrepro Renewables BV - Ingrepro AlgaeBioReactor (ABR) – stand 07.537
  • Paques - BIOPAQ®AFR (Anaerobic Flotation Reactor) – stand 07.428

Innovation not to market yet

  • Pentair X-Flow - X-Flow HF Nano – stand 01.428
  • SIBO BV - Blue Eco pumps – stand 04.102
  • Veolia Water / ENDETEC™ - TECTA – stand 01.403

Process Control & Automation

  • CapiliX B.V. - Qwatch – stand 07.528C
  • ProMinent - Dulcoflow – stand 06.200
  • S-can Messtechnik GmbH - moni::tool TM – stand 02.400

Transport & Storage

  • Pentair Nijhuis - Fish-friendly pump - 100 percent safe for eel – stand 01.428
  • Xylem - Adaptive N-impeller(s) on Flygt N-pumps – stand 01.500


Water supply (Incl. POU)

Judgement criteria

The overall winner is chosen from the five category winners. The product or service will be judged on the following criteria:

  • Originality (50%)
  • Practicality (technical, economical, feasibility, 25%)
  • Sustainability (environment, security, energy and efficiency, 25%)
 

Executive Jury

  • Mrs. Ir. Cora Uijterlinde - Waste Water Treatment Research 
  • Prof. Maria Kennedy - Professor of Urban Water Supply and Sanitation - UNESCO-IHE
  • Dr. Ir. J.G. (Jeroen) Langeveld - Associate professor Sewerage and Urban Drainage, TU Delft

  • Mr. Ir. P. Kamp - CTO, Chief Technology Officer, PWN Technologies


Overall Jury

  • Mr. Ir. J.T. van der Zwan - Senior Expert Water 
  • Mr. W.F. Volmer - B.Sc. Senior Product Manager - NMi Certin B.V.
  • Mr. Ir. A. Andersson - SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden Measurement Technology - Volume, Flow and Temperature
  • Mr. Prof. dr. Ir. C.J.N. Buisman - Scientific director - Wetsus/Wageningen University & Research


Innovation is crucial

The award is intended for the most innovative product, service or solution in the industry. Research and development are crucial for the future of any business. However, these innovations are not only crucial for the water industry, but for the entire world.
 
“The importance of water technology for the complex problems of our world are eminent,” according to Cees Buisman (Wetsus), chairman of the Jury of the Award. “The availability of clean water for everyone in the world is a key element to the economic, social and physical wellbeing of mankind.Therefore, water is a subject that more than any other requires constant advances in the development of knowledge and technology.”

With the Aquatech Innovation Award, the organisers encourage the companies participating in Aquatech Amsterdam to continue to be creative and innovative. The International Aquatech Innovation Award offers exhibitors an unparalleled chance to add extra promotional value to their participation and enjoy the attention of the global media.

AMREF Flying Doctors

The Aquatech Innovation Award sponsors AMREF Flying Doctors. The proceeds of the award entries is donated to the Mtwara water project in Tanzania.   
 
 
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