Aquatech Innovation Award
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Registration for the Aquatech Amsterdam Innovation Award 2025 is now open! Participation is open to all exhibitors and non-exhibitors in the water technology sector. The renowned Aquatech Innovation Award offers you an unparalleled chance to enjoy the attention of the global media en water professionals. Don’t miss this opportunity and take part in the worldwide contest for the Aquatech Innovation Award.
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The Aquatech Innovation Award Categories
- Water supply (including point-of-use)
- Waste water treatment
- Transport and Process & Control
- Green Chemicals for Water Technology
- Innovation – not to market yet
The entries will be judged on 3 criteria
- Originality (50%)
- Practicality (technical, economical, feasibility, 25%)
- Sustainability (environment, security, energy, efficiency, 25%)
The Aquatech Innovation Award jury
- Prof. Dr. Ir. C.J.N. Buisman (Wetsus – Chairman of the Jury)
- Prof. Dr. Ir. W.M. de Vos (TU Twente)
- Ir. P. Kamp (PUM Netherlands Senior Experts)
- Dr. Ir. Wilbert van de Ven EMBA (Grundfos Holding A/S)
- Prof. Dr. Ir. A.J.H. Janssen (Shell Global Solutions)
- Ir. C.A. Uijterlinde (STOWA)
- Prof. M. Kennedy, PhD (IHE Delft, Institute for Water Education)
- Prof. Drs. J.S. Vrouwenvelder, PhD (KAUST King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)
Innovation Award Charity
The Innovation Award registration fees are contributed to Water for Life, serving as the global Aquatech community to give back to society. Founded in 2004, the Water for Life Foundation believes that everyone has the right to safe drinking water and sanitation. That's why they provide access to safe drinking water and sanitation to people in poor neighbourhoods in African and Asian cities. Water For Life works with local non-profit water utilities and public services.
Everyone deserves clean drinking water and a safe toilet!
Water is life. That is why the Water for Life Foundation works on drinking water and sanitation for 2 billion vulnerable people worldwide. The Water for Life Foundation is an initiative of Dutch drinking water companies. Through this collaboration, 100% of every donation goes to the projects and sustainability is guaranteed. With donations, the Water for Life Foundation installs water pipes and toilets (also in schools), installs public water taps and water connections in people's homes, and provides hygiene training.
Visit www.waterforlife.nl for more information.
Nijhuis Saur Industries about winning the Aquatech Community Award
Aquatech Innovation Award Overall Winner 2023
An autonomous robot that can help utilities map infrastructure and detect faults in drinking water pipes has been crowned the Overall Winner of this year’s Aquatech Innovation Award. The development by Submerge is a result of multiple stakeholders, including Vitens, Brabant Water and Evides.
Known as ‘Autonomic Inspection Robot – Submerge’, the robot can help to detect leaks, corrosions and even be used to map pipe networks to eventually help create a digital twin.
Aquatech Community Award 2023 goes to...
For the secod time in the history of the Innovation Award, the Aquatech Community Award was organised. Next to the official Jury, water tech professionals voted for their own favourite innovation – the popular vote. The nominee with the highest number of votes is Sanipur for 'Zero.B', they are the winner of the Aquatech Innovation – Community Award.
