Water is one of Earth’s most important resources. By treating wastewater, we achieve two things: restore the water supply and protect the planet from pollutants. With a good treatment system, a city can reduce the health risks associated with environment pollution, cut water loss and recover resources from wastewater.
Aarhus Vand is Denmark’s second-largest water utility company, operating in the city of Aarhus. To improve its wastewater operations, the company has centralised its activities into four plants. However, with the city facing an annual increase in population of 6 000 people, new environmental regulations and ageing facilities, the company must make more changes to prepare for the future.
The vision is to consolidate the facilities into a state-of-the-art Resource Recovery Plant in the Harbour area, called Aarhus ReWater, and have another facility, Egå, treating wastewater from the northern part of the city.
The Advisory Hub is providing Aarhus Vand with advice on establishing an Innovation Hub at ReWater. The Hub is reviewing the company’s innovation and incubation management capability and proposing a set of concrete measures in the form of a roadmap to involve innovative companies, startups, entrepreneurs and other parties in the new ecosystem’s innovation activities.
Moreover, the advisory service will help Aarhus Vand to identify innovation partners outside the Danish water sector and improve the facility’s outreach and visibility by refining the promotion and branding of the new ReWater treatment facility
"Our goal is simple but ambitious—we want Aarhus ReWater to be the world’s most resource-efficient wastewater treatment plant and a facility that contributes to a more liveable Aarhus. We are pleased that the Advisory Hub provides support enabling Aarhus Vand to develop a holistic and embracing Innovation Strategy and Roadmap for ReWater.”
The Advisory Hub is also advising Aarhus Vand on a smart water-metering project, using state-of-the-art technologies to reduce costs, improve services and maintenance, and reduce the use of water and customer services.
Without a good wastewater treatment system, untreated water can harm animals, plants and human health. Innovative technologies such as those being developed by Aarhus Vand can improve the way we purify and reuse wastewater, which is better for everyone on the planet.