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Two more Perfector-P's in operation in Cho Lach, Vietnam

2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

Recently 2 Perfector-P's with a total capacity of 2400 m3/day have been installed in the city of Cho Lach in the Province Ben Tre, Vietnam.

The local water supply company of Ben Tre will be operating the water treatment plant.

In brief with Jonathan Clement

2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

Interview with Jonathan Clement, the Director of Technology Application for PWN Technologies where he shares how technology helps to maximize Singapore's water resources in a more economic and environmentally friendly way.

Waterdinner to celebrate visit Singaporean minister

2012-04-27T00:00:00Z

PWN Technologies, PWN Water Supply Company North Holland and the Province of North-Holland organized a dinner on April 24th, to celebrate the visit of a Singaporean delegation led by Minister Balakrishnan (Environment and Water Resources).

Queen's Commissioner mr. Johan Remkes hosted the meeting, together with mr. Pieter Spohr (CEO PWN Technologies) and mr. Martien den Blanken (CEO PWN). A number of CEO’s from the Dutch drinking water sector joined the meeting, as well as Secretary General Siebe Riedstra of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment and Deputy Director-General Marten van den Berg of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation.

Jonathan Clement (Chief Business Developments and Application PWN Technologies), led an animated discussion among the attendees on their mutual innovation force in the drinking water sector.

PWN Technologies wins IWA Project Innovation Award 2012

2012-04-04T00:00:00Z

The demonstration plant Andijk III of PWN Technologies has won the Project Innovation Award 2012 of the International Water Association (IWA). The project received the highest score based on the judging criteria of Innovation, Future value to the water engineering profession, and Sustainability.

The demoplant is a pretreatment installation for the production of drinking water, integrating two technologies that PWN Technologies developed based on suspended ion exchange (SIX) and ceramic membranes (CeraMac). SIX and CeraMac result in higher water quality, lower energy consumption and a lower environmental burden.

The Europe and West-Asia regional PIA winners and Honour Awardees will receive their awards in Brussels on 15 May 2012. All European winners and honour awardees will be advanced together with the winners and honour awardees of the East Asia, Asia-Pacific and North America Regional Awards competition to compete for the PIA Global Grand Prize, which will be presented at the IWA World Water Congress in Busan, Korea on 19 September 2012.

For about 80 years coagulation in combination with filtration has been the mainstream approach for removing particles from drinking water. Coagulation's main aim was the removal of suspended matter. Over time the importance of organic removal has grown and it has been targeted to reduce disinfection, by-products and improve operation in new downstream processes. There are however serious limitations to this approach of pretreatment: it produces a lot of sludge and the amount of organic material that can be removed is limited. As the water industry switches from conventional sand-filtration based to more efficient technologies such as membrane filtration and advanced oxidation, pre-treatment technologies are needed.

PWN Technologies has been intensively researching alternative treatment of drinking water based on suspended ion exchange (SIX) and ceramic membranes (CeraMac) to remove all organic matter. The SIX process is an efficient technology that uses recyclable resin to remove organics and serves as a robust pre-treatment system for membranes and UV treatment.

PWN Technologies (PWNT) has developed an innovative design known as CeraMac, which greatly reduces the costs of the ceramic membrane system to a level which makes the system cost competitive with polymeric membranes. CeraMac has more benefits: a small footprint, low energy consumption, more reliable operation and greater efficiency at a relatively low cost. CeraMac produces a high level of water quality in places where this is difficult or impossible to achieve using conventional treatment processes.

The demonstration plant in Andijk, where SIX and CeraMac are integrated, was completed in 2011 and has operated very efficiently.

The plant has a capacity of 50 m3/hr. SIX serves as a pre-treatment for the CeraMac system by removing organics that would normally stick to and foul the membranes. The plant has been used to try various resins and optimize various operating conditions. The main aim was to reduce cost, increase sustainability and improve water quality. All these objectives have been attained.

These technologies are also applied in the new water treatment plant Andijk III. The water supply company PWN has commissioned PWN Technologies to build this plant. which will be operational at the end of 2013.

Says Mr. Pieter Spohr, CEO of PWN Technologies: "We are very honoured to be receiving this award. It is a worldwide recognition of the technologies we have developed at PWN Technologies. PWN Water Supply Company North-Holland embraced the SIX and CeraMac technologies, and several water companies have shown keen interest. PUB has a CeraMac demonstration plant working at the CCK Waterworks in Singapore. We believe in our technologies. This award shows we are right. And above that: it is an incentive to continue to innovate."

For further information about the award-winning Andijk III project and PWN Technologies, please contact:

Gerbrant Corbee

Manager Communications, PR and PA
E: gcorbee@pwntechnologies.nl, M: + 31 6 5160 7589

Debbie Middendorp

Director Global Marketing and Communications
E: dmiddendorp@pwntechnologies.com, M: +65 9171 2209

Daniel Chua

Media Relation Officer South East Asia
E: dchua@pwntechnologies.com, M: +65 9177 6348

PWN Technologies first to sign digital contract drawings

2012-03-27T00:00:00Z

PWN Technologies and the contractors involved in the construction of Andijk III, world's most modern treatment plant for drinking water production in North-Holland, have recently signed a cd-rom with the contract drawings, instead of signing a paper version. This is the first time that this practice is applied to agreements between client and contractors.

PWN Technologies is an innovative and sustainable company. From this background the idea arose to put the signature on a cd-rom instead of signing a paper version. Director Delivery Herman Eken of PWN Technologies:"In this digital era this should be the new working method. All information is now on a cd-rom, which has all signatures of client and contractors on it. It saves a huge amount of paper, thus saves trees, not to mention the archive space."

The contractors concerned were all in favour of the idea. At the signing ceremony of the digital contract drawings the following companies were involved: Hegeman Concrete and Industrial Construction; Friso Construction Group; Aan De Stegge, and Dekker Krabbendam Construction Company.

Andijk III is a treatment plant for the production of drinking water, which PWN Technologies is building in commission of PWN. The installation, based on ion exchange (SIX) and ceramic membranes (CeraMac), will produce water of a better quality, but will also have a lower energy consumption and lower environmental load at lower cost. The plant, with a capacity of 5000m3 per hour, will be operational at the end of 2013.

Dr. Peer Kamp guest speaker at H2O Seminar on 20 March in Singapore

2012-03-28T00:00:00Z

On 20 March Dr. Peer Kamp, CTO of PWN Technologies, gave his vision on innovation in drinking water technology at the second H2O Seminar organised by PUB and WDA (Singapore Workforce Development Agency) and supported by SWA (Singapore Water Association). He presented specific case studies on how to achieve high level of quality and efficiency from challenging water sources.

More than 80 guests attended his presentation and had the opportunity to ask him questions in the field of drinking water technology. The moderator of this session was Mr. Puah Aik Num, Deputy Director Technology & Water Quality Office of PUB.

The feedback from the audience was that it was both engaging and insightful.

Dr. Kamp receives a token of appreciation from Mr. Chew, CE of PUB.

PWN Technologies Announces Major Developments for the Asia-Pacific at Office Opening and Reveals CeraMac Demonstration Plant Test Results

2012-03-20T00:00:00Z

Singapore, 20 March 2012 – Advanced water treatment technology company PWN Technologies (PWNT), based in the Netherlands, officially opened its Singapore office today at an event graced by Mr Chew Men Leong, Chief Executive of PUB, Singapore's national water agency and Executive Director, Environment & Water Industry Programme Office (EWI); His Excellency Johannes W.G. Jansing, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; Mr Martien den Blanken, CEO of PWN; Mr Pieter Spohr, CEO of PWN Technologies and high level representatives from partner organizations.

The event marked another milestone in the company's commitment to bringing its sustainable, advanced water treatment solutions to the Asia-Pacific since its initial entry in 2009. In 2010, it became a founding sponsor of the Singapore International Water Week, a global water event hosted in Singapore. It was also awarded funding for a project supported by the Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF) under its Environmental & Water Technologies Strategic Research Programme, and administered by the EWI. The project's aim is to build and test a SGD 5 million CeraMac demonstration plant at Choa Chu Kang Waterworks in 2011, which became operational on 1 July 2011.

The Singapore office will allow PWNT to further develop its potential in Australia, Singapore and Vietnam, and establish relationships for growth into new markets. Other plans to be managed out of Singapore include the development of Human Resources and Research & Development opportunities with universities and other partners in the region, in line with PWNT's mission of delivering innovative, advanced and sustainable water treatment solutions, especially in highly urbanised areas.

Mr Chew Men Leong expressed his support of PWN Technologies' commitment to the region. "PWNT's choice of Singapore as the first Asia-Pacific office site outside of the Netherlands is a testimony to Singapore's growing status as a Global HydroHub. R&D is a key driver of growth in our water industry and we look forward to PWNT's contribution in boosting research and technological capabilities in the sector here," said Mr Chew. Highlighting his commitment to the success of PWNT's Singapore office, Mr Pieter Spohr, CEO of PWN Technologies revealed that the regional office targets to manage close to EUR 60 million of projects over the next three years in the region.

CeraMac Demo Plant Results Exceed Expectations

The opening provided the opportune moment for the revelation of the CeraMac plant's operational results at CCK Waterworks. In operation for the past 8 months with great performance stability, the plant has yielded results that have exceeded all expectations according to PWNT. The higher flux that the CeraMac plant is achieving relates to lower capital and operating costs for water treatment.

The effectiveness of the SIX and CeraMac technologies has also led to the appointment of PWN Technologies to build a water-treatment plant based on these innovations in Andijk, The Netherlands. The plant will be completed at the end of 2013.

CEO PWNT, Mr Pieter Spohr; CE PUB, Mr Chew Men Leong, CEO PWN, Mr Martien den Blanken;
HE Jansing, Ambassador of The Netherlands to Singapore

PWNT Office Opening Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Jonathan Clement in workshop ADB: 'Awareness of new technologies needed'

2011-12-29T00:00:00Z

In November 2011 the Asian Development Bank (ADB) held a technology transfer workshop at its headquarters in Manila, Philippines. About 60 representatives from member countries across Asia, which included ADB country managers and other local experts, joined the workshop. Jonathan Clement, Director of Technology Application of PWN Technologies, gave the opening presentation on water treatment technology and later led a discussion group. The workshop focused on the role that new and improved technology can play in the developing world.

Some of the important concluding remarks were that new technology is often perceived to be more complex and more costly, but in reality mainly these new technologies were created to be more compact, more simple and more cost effective. Jonathan commented "the most important issue is to create awareness of the new technologies, many people are not aware what is available – we need to let the industry know what the opportunities are so utilities and consultants can make well considered choices."

Opening soon: PWN Technologies Pte Ltd

2011-12-29T00:00:00Z

PWN Technologies will start her Asia Pacific Headquarters in Singapore soon at Great World City. Arjen Nauta, Director Operations and Debbie Middendorp, Global Director Marketing and Communications, left for Singapore to set up the office and start the business.

The new office is expected to be officially opened in March 2012.

Green light for construction Andijk III

2011-12-29T00:00:00Z

PWN Technologies can start with the construction of Andijk III; an innovative pretreatment plant for drinking water production in Andijk (The Netherlands). The local authorities have recently granted the building permits. The construction will officially start on Wednesday 25 January 2012.

Ms J. Geldhof, member of the Provincial Executive of North Holland, will officially kick off the construction of Andijk III. The province North Holland is the sole shareholder of PWN Water Supply Company North Holland. The major of de municipality of Medemblik, where Andijk is part of, will also be present.

Andijk III is a treatment process developed by PWN Technologies, based on suspended ion exchange (SIX) and ceramic membranes (CeraMac). This new treatment process will produce water of a better quality, but will also have a lower energy consumption and lower environmental load.

Andijk III will replace the existing water treatment plant in Andijk which was built in 1968 and has become outdated. The current plant requires replacement within a few years in order to guarantee a continued drinking water supply for North Holland in future decades. Furthermore, the current plant’s capacity is insufficient for future requirements. The capacity of the current plant is 3,200 m³ per hour; Andijk III will have a capacity of 5,000 m³ per hour, or 120,000 m³ per day.

Construction of the plant – which will be operational by the end of 2013 – requires an investment of nearly 50 million Euros. PWN Technologies is responsible for the construction of the plant, commissioned by PWN Water Supply Company North Holland. There is a great deal of international interest in this project.

R&D fully integrated in PWN Technologies

2011-12-29T00:00:00Z

The Research & Development (R&D) department of PWN Water Supply Company North Holland is recently fully integrated in PWN Technologies. The boards of both companies have decided to do so. This decision makes it possible for the R&D department to also conduct research on a commercial basis, so both companies can benefit from the expertise.

The R&D department has built a solid reputation developing innovative solutions for water treatment. PWN Technologies will have to safeguard its innovations in the long term by making PWN's innovations available to water companies around the globe, thus generating revenues to be invested in new research and innovation.

In line with this developments it is decided to integrate the R&D department fully in PWN Technologies, to be able to serve customers optimally. An additional advantage of the integration is that researchers and the implementers of innovative projects will be working closer together. Innovations can therefore be implemented faster.

Pieter Spohr, CEO PWN Technologies, comments: "The full integration of R&D marks a new episode in the development of PWN Technologies, that in less than two years has developed into a major player on the market. The new situation not only benefits our customers, but also PWN Water Supply Company North Holland, because the expertise of the R&D department remains available."

Seasonal greetings on behalf of PWN Technologies

2011-12-25T00:00:00Z

CE designate of PUB visits CeraMac demoplant at CCK Waterworks

2011-11-03T00:00:00Z

On 3 November the designate Chief Executive of PUB, Mr. RADM (NS) CHEW MEN LEONG visited CCK Waterworks (Singapore), including a visit to our CeraMac demo plant.

He was very interested in the performance of the demo plant and the overall cost effectiveness of the CeraMac design.

Opportunities for Perfector-R in Vietnam

2011-11-10T00:00:00Z

During the visit of the Prime Minister of Vietnam to the Netherlands in September, PWN Technologies was invited to give a presentation to the Vietnamese Minister of Construction.

Mr. Trịnh Đình Dũng, the Minister of Construction was very interested in the Perfector-R that stands in Cao Lanh. The Minister indicated that there are many opportunities for the Perfector-R in pre-urban areas in Vietnam due to the relatively low investment costs, chemical costs and maintenance costs of the designs.

Mr. Arjen Nauta and Mr. Peer Kamp held a presentation about the Perfector Series, who are designed to deliver fresh drinking water in rural and (pre)urban areas in Asia. The first Perfector was realized in 2009 in Vietnam and in the meantime several more have been installed in this rapid developing country.

Also PWN Technologies has been invited to give a presentation about the Perfector Series at the head office of the Ministry of Construction in Vietnam.

PWN Technologies invited to give presentation to Vietnamese Ministers

2011-10-02T00:00:00Z

During the visit of the Prime Minister of Vietnam to the Netherlands in the last week of September PWN Technologies was invited on the 29th of September to give a presentation to the Vietnamese Minister of Construction.

Mr. Arjen Nauta and Mr. Peer Kamp held a presentation about the Perfector Series, who are specially designed to deliver fresh drinking water in rural and (pre)urban areas in Asia.

The first Perfector was realized in 2009 in Vietnam and in the meantime several more have been installed in this rapid developing country.

Also PWN Technologies has been invited to present on the very next occasion the Perfector Series at the head office of the Ministry of Construction in Vietnam.

Vietnamese Ambassador visited PWN Technologies in Andijk

2011-09-02T00:00:00Z

A delegation of the Embassy of Vietnam and the Vewin visited PWN Technologies on 29 August 2011. The Ambassador, Mr Huynh Minh Chinh was very interested in the Perfector-P and R solutions after the successes of the Perfector-R plant in Cao Lanh in 2009.

The visit was hosted by Mr. Pieter Spohr, CEO PWN Technologies and Mr. Martien den Blanken, CEO PWN.

Mr. Arjen Nauta presented the activities and plans of PWN Technologies in Vietnam and Mr. Peer Kamp, Chief Technology Officer held a technical presentation on the Perfector Series, who are specially designed to deliver fresh drinking water in Asia. Besides the presentations the Ambassador enjoyed a live demonstration of the Perfector-E. The Perfector-E can be used as a standalone water treatment system in rural areas.

PWN Technologies announces establishment of Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore at SIWW 2011

2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Singapore headquarters will facilitate the introduction of PWNT's revolutionary advanced water treatment technologies to Asia.

Singapore, 11 July 2011 – Dutch advanced water treatment technology firm PWN Technologies (PWNT) celebrated its 3rd year of participation in the Singapore International Water Week with its annual networking event attended by 120 global water experts, industry leaders and media, including Mr Khoo Teng Chye, Chief Executive of the PUB, Singapore's national water agency, and Mr Dan McCarthy, CEO of Black & Veatch Water.

PWNT announced at this event that it would be establishing its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore, as a further commitment to introducing its advanced water treatment technologies to the region. As a staunch supporter of water industry developments in Asia, PWNT is already a Founding Sponsor of the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2011.

The event also commemorated the official launch of the CeraMac demonstration plant project at the Choa Chua Kang Waterworks, and kick-started a week of activities held in conjunction with the SIWW 2011. Activities included presentations about CeraMac technology, and technical tours for visitors keen to discover more about the CeraMac demo plant attended by leaders from the global water industry including Dr James L. Barnard, winner of the prestigious Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize 2011. The Dutch Ambassador to Singapore, His Excellency Johannes W.G. Jansing, also attended a special tour of the plant.

In a fast urbanizing and crowded world, clean water for drinking and other industrial uses is becoming an increasing scarcity. With the setup of its Asia-Pacific headquarters, PWN Technologies looks forward to providing sustainable and affordable solutions to customers in the region.

CeraMac demoplant Singapore: 18 months of stringent testing

2011-05-12T00:00:00Z

PWN Technologies has build Singapore's first ceramic membrane demonstration plant at PUB's Choa Chu Kang Waterworks. This S$5 million plant has a daily capacity of 1.2 million litres and will be placed on a 18-month trial undergoing stringent testing by PUB and PWNT to check its performance and system optimisation.

This demonstration plant is made possible with a grant from the Technology Pioneer (TechPioneer) Scheme under the Environment & Water Industry Programme Office (EWI). In 2006, the EWI committed S$330 million over five years to groom the research and development sector in Singapore's environment and water industry.

Through an initial pilot project at the Bedok NEWater Factory which showed encouraging results, PUB is moving forward with this demonstration plant to further evaluate the reliability and sustainability of ceramic membranes technology for large scale operations.

Mr Harry Seah, Director of Technology & Quality Water Office from PUB said: "Although the cost of ceramic membranes is higher than our current polymeric membranes, it has a much longer lifespan of 15-20 years. We have built our Four National Taps strategy based on Research & Development. Building a ceramic membrane demonstration plant at our Chua Chu Kang Waterworks follows the footstep of our R&D tradition."

PWN Technologies has collaborated with engineering company Black & Veatch and Metawater who supply the ceramic membrane elements to develop the demonstration plant which aims to demonstrate the overall efficiency and long term cost-effectiveness of ceramic membranes.

Mr Jonathan Clement, Director of Technology Application of PWNT said: "CeraMac is an innovative block design that marks a new era in the application of ceramic membranes in treatment for drinking water. The key design feature of CeraMac is that rather than having ceramic membrane modules in individual stainless steel casings, up to 200 ceramic elements can now be housed in a single stainless steel vessel.

With a significant reduction in materials usage and plant size, this sustainable innovation minimises the set-up and operating costs of using ceramic membranes to a level that is cost-competitive with legacy polymeric membranes. Currently, we are also developing a full-scale pre-treatment installation based on SIX (Suspended Ion eXchange) and CeraMac for PWN Water Supply Company North Holland in Andijk, The Netherlands, that will become operational end 2013."

CeraMac demoplant on Channel News Asia, 4 July 2011

2011-07-06T00:00:00Z

A new technology is being tested for its potential to treat drinking water in Singapore

2011-06-30T00:00:00Z

A S$5 million water treatment plant, which will use ceramic membrane technology to treat drinking water, has been built at the Choa Chu Kang Waterworks after two years of planning.

The "demonstration plant" is funded by a grant from the Environment and Water Industry Programme Office under the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources.

Raw water will be drawn from the Kranji, Pandan and reservoirs in the western catchment area, which includes the Tengah, Poyan, Murai and Sarimbun Reservoirs. The plant is able to treat 1.2 million litres of water a day. Its performance will be tested over 18 months.

Untreated water in Singapore is currently filtered through polymeric membranes. The ceramic membrane has a projected lifespan of 20 years, four times longer than the polymeric membrane.The initial cost of building a ceramic treatment plant is higher but potential savings come in the long term, largely due to the durability of the ceramic membrane.

As a result, PUB said that ozone can also be added to disinfect water. According to PWN Technologies, which built the plant, its ceramic membrane technology also has a lower energy consumption compared to conventional treatment methods.

This could mean cheaper or more readily available drinking water in Singapore as the population grows, even while the world's supply of potable water shrinks. See original article.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) visited PWN Technologies

2011-06-17T00:00:00Z

A delegation of Médecins Sans Frontières from all over the world visited PWN Technologies on 10 June 2011. The delegation of 14 technology employees of MSF were interested in the solutions and technologies for both structural help and help in emergency situations after a disaster. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international private humanitarian aid organisation that provides emergency medical assistance including fresh drinking water and sanitation to populations in danger in more than 60 countries.

The visit was hosted by Mr Peer Kamp and Mr Arjen Nauta of PWN Technologies. Mr Arjen Nauta gave a brief overview of the drinking water solutions that PWN Technologies offers to the water supply market and in emergency situations.

Mr Peer Kamp, Chief Technology Officer, gave a presentation on the technical advantages of the Perfector Series, that are specially designed to deliver drinking water in emerging countries and in emergency situations.

After the presentations the discussion showed great interest of the delegation in the possibilities of the Perfector series for their humanitarian missions. Sustainability, low (no) use of chemicals of the Perfector Series were mentioned by MSF as strong advantages.

Mr. Kamp completed the visit with a guided tour through the Heemskerk facility.

PWN Technologies at SIWW 2011 with 3rd annual network event and booth presentation

2011-05-11T00:00:00Z

On Sunday 3 July PWN Technologies will hold its annual networking event at the Jewel Box, Mount Faber in Singapore. This year PWN Technologies will launch the world's first sustainable and cost-effective ceramic demonstration plant at Choa Chu Kang (CCK) Waterworks in Singapore in cooperation with PUB and Black & Veatch.

During the SIWW 2011 PWN Technologies is present with a booth and will show their latest projects and innovations. On Monday 4 July and Friday 8 July PWN Technologies will host a technical tour to the demonstration plant at Choa Chu Kang Waterworks.

Benchmark shows Perfector-R as most cost-effective treatment unit

2011-05-06T00:00:00Z

PWN Technologies developed a series of standard water treatment designs. The Perfector-R (Regular) is one of these concepts and is applied as a modular surface water treatment unit with capacities of 60 to 240 l/s (5.000 to 20.000 m3/d) and more. Witteveen+Bos carried out a benchmark to compare the Perfector-R with other typical conventional treatment concepts. For this benchmark, apart from the Perfector-R, a Classic concept (horizontal flow sedimentation), an Indonesian concept (lamella clarifiers) and a Pulsator concept (flat bottomed sludge blanket clarifier) were selected.

In terms of process technology, the Perfector-R shows to be a very efficient system. As a result of an innovative and robust process design, the coagulation, flocculation and sedimentation are very effective: treatment results are excellent at high loading rates.

The very efficient mixing of the Perfector-R results in relatively low chemical use and is also very beneficial for all downstream processes. The efficient mixing and sedimentation results ultimately in long filter runs (low percentage of filter backwash loss), low chlorine demand and stable drinking water.

The relative simple box-like concrete construction is easy to construct and leads to a compact system. The low mechanization leads to robustness, simple operation and low maintenance. The lesser amount of concrete (15-30%) and required footprint (25-30%) combined with the lesser energy consumption (30%) show great advantages.

All aspects result in significant lower investment (up to 50% ) and maintenance costs for the Perfector-R compared to other conventional treatment concepts.

For further enquiries send an email to: anauta@pwntechnologies.nl

Vietnamese interest in Perfector-P and R solutions of PWN Technologies

2011-04-13T00:00:00Z

A delegation of representatives from the water supply companies of Quang Nam en Ben Tre and one representative of the People Committee of Ben Tre visited PWN Technologies on 4 and 5 April 2011. The delegation was guided by Mr Truong Ngo from Vietnamese PERNAM. PERNAM is the joint venture between PWN Technologies and Vietnamese Howaco. The delegation was very interested in implementing Perfector-P and R solutions for their new water treatment plants after the successes of the Perfector-R plant in Cao Lanh.

The visit was hosted by Mr. Arjen Nauta, Mr. Peer Kamp and Miss Debbie Middendorp from PWN Technologies.

Mr Peer Kamp, Chief Technology Officer held an presentation on the Perfector Series, who are specially designed to deliver drinking water in Asia. Besides the presentations the delegation enjoyed tours through the water treatment plant in Andijk and the dune filtration area of Castricum . The visit was concluded with a discussion on further cooperation.

Thai interest in solutions of PWN Technologies

2011-02-23T00:00:00Z

A delegation from Thailand visited PWN Technologies on 18 February 2011. The delegation was interested in the solutions and technologies for both developing countries and developed countries.

The visit was hosted by Mr Pieter Spohr (CEO) and Mr Jonathan Clement (Director of Technology Application). Mr Jonathan Clement gave a presentation on the global impact of PWN Technologies' solutions in the water industry.

Mr Peer Kamp, Chief Technology Officer, held a presentation on the Perfector Series, who are specially designed to deliver drinking water in developing countries. After the presentation the delegation enjoyed a tour through the pilot facility with the Six and the CeraMac technology and joined a live demonstration of the Perfector E and VLE.

PWN invests millions in innovative pretreatment

2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

PWN Water Supply Company North-Holland (PWN) is to build an innovative pretreatment facility in Andijk for the production of drinking water. The facility is based on a process which PWN itself developed. The new pretreatment process, based on suspended ion exchange (SIX) and ceramic membranes (CeraMac), not only results in higher water quality, but also in lower energy consumption and a lower environmental burden. The construction of the facility – which should be operational by the end of 2013 – marks an investment of several dozens of million euros. PWN Technologies is tasked with the construction project. This full subsidiary of the utilities company will be offering similar solutions to drinking water production companies worldwide. The new facility has generated great international interest.

The existing treatment plant in Andijk dates from 1968 and is outdated. Moreover, the capacity in the longer term is insufficient. The plant has to be replaced within a few years in order to also guarantee the supply of drinking water in North-Holland in the coming decades. In recent years, PWN has itself been intensively researching alternative treatment of drinking water based on suspended ion exchange (SIX) and ceramic membranes (CeraMac). This forms an absolute filter that blocks all organic substances. In 2007, the Ministry of Economic Affairs also supported the research into a new treatment method. The process has been extensively proven and validated in recent years and is now ready for introduction.

Andijk 3

PWN's Board of Supervisory Directors gave the go-ahead for the roll-out of the definitive design and construction of the facility. At present, PWN Technologies are putting the finishing touches to the design of the facility which is to be named Andijk 3. This new water pretreatment facility will have a capacity of 5000 m3 per hour; the plant's current capacity is a mere 3200 m3 per hour. PWN Technologies anticipates a reduction of the construction time of four to five years to approximately three years through a timely involvement of parties in the process. This results in substantial savings.

Lower environmental burden

From a comparison of existing, conventional water treatment facilities with the new facility, it appears that the new system delivers a higher water quality in a more sustainable way and can therefore make an active contribution to solving water quality problems. Moreover, owing to the higher quality of pretreated water, less energy is required for the remaining treatment steps in the drinking water production process. This fulfills PWN's aim of operating in a socially responsible and sustainable way.

Before the introduction of its SIX and CeraMac technologies, up to 5000 tons of iron chloride sulphate and up to 6000 ton of sodium hydroxide were added as an agent to the pretreatment process in the Andijk water treatment facility for flocculation prior to filtration. Its innovative new technique eliminates the use of iron, using a ion exchange resin instead which can be reused after treatment for reduced environmental impact.

International interest

PWN Water Supply Company North-Holland has tasked PWN Technologies BV, the commercial subsidiary of the utility company, with the construction of Andijk 3. PWN Technologies was founded to make innovations available worldwide. The resulting income goes towards new innovative programmes, aimed at high water quality and sustainability levels. The international water market has shown great interest.

SIX and CeraMac are the most recent in a series of innovations, such as the process of advanced oxidation (UV/hydrogen peroxide), which PWN was the first in the world to introduce. This is a universal barrier to combat organic micro-pollutants in which UV light and hydrogen peroxide are used to disinfect water and to break down pesticides, viruses and pharmaceutical residues, among other things.

De Perfector-R: drinkwaterbereiding die werkt (Dutch only)

2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

Hoewel klassieke drinkwaterbereiding uit oppervlaktewater tot "conventionele technieken" wordt gerekend, is een effectieve, robuuste drinkwaterzuivering nog steeds niet vanzelfsprekend. PWN Technologies heeft een standaardontwerp ontwikkeld voor een drinkwaterzuivering die kan worden toegepast in ontwikkelingslanden: Perfector-R

Klik hier voor het hele artikel

Bron: Witteveen + Bos Nieuws 79, januari 2011, jaargang 19

PWN internationaal de markt op met zuivering (Dutch only)

2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

Andijk - Beter drinkwater, lager energieverbruik en minder milieubelasting. Opgetogen presenteerde PWN gisteren een revolutionaire installatie voor het zuiveren van drinkwater. Een miljoeneninvestering, goed genoeg om de wereld mee te veroveren. Vanuit Andijk.

Speciaal voor de nieuwe vinding heeft het Noord-Hollandse waterleidingbedrijf een dochteronderneming opgericht. Dit nieuwe bedrijf - PWN Technologies - heeft de innovatieve installatie uitgedokterd. En gaat 'm op het waterwinstation in Andijk, aan de rand van het IJsselmeer, ook bouwen.

Na de overdracht van de peperdure voorziening - een investering tussen de 25 en 50 miljoen euro - verwacht commercieel directeur Jonathan Clement de wereld te veroveren met de opzienbarende vinding. Contacten met drinkwaterbedrijven in Singapore en Groot-Brittannië zijn er al. De Amerikaanse markt lonkt.

PWN gaat voor het eerst internationaal de boer op met een zelf ontwikkelde installatie. "Het geld dat wij hiermee hopen te verdienen, keert terug bij het moederbedrijf. PWN kan zich hierdoor verder ontwikkelen," aldus algemeen PWN-directeur Martien den Blanken tijdens een persconferentie.

De installatie is bedoeld voor het voorzuiveren van IJsselmeerwater op weg naar drinkwater. De nieuwe methode is gebaseerd op een proces van ionenwisseling en keramische membranen, legde projectdirecteur Herman Eken uit.

De bestaande voorzuivering in Andijk dateert van 1968 en is sterk verouderd. Ook wordt de capaciteit te gering. Vervanging is nodig om goed drinkwater te kunnen blijven leveren. Het proces van ionenwisseling en keramische membramen vormt een absoluut filter tegen organische stoffen. Nergens ter wereld wordt dit systeem toegepast. Het onderzoek naar de nieuwe methode is in 2005 begonnen. "We zijn heel blij dat wij al in de loop van dit jaar kunnen beginnen met de bouw," zei Pieter Spohr van PWN Technologies.

Het ministerie van economische zaken heeft het PWN-onderzoek naar de nieuwe zuivering gesteund. De installatie krijgt een capaciteit van 5000 kubieke meter water per uur. Nu is die 3200 kubieke meter.

Overbodig wordt ijzerchloridesulfaat (jaarlijks 1400 ton) als hulpstof voor het voorzuiveren. Met de nieuwe techniek wordt natuurlijke hars toegepast. Dit materiaal wordt hergebruikt. Op energiekosten wordt 20 procent bespaard. Er blijft geen slib meer over.

Lees het krantenartikel hier(PDF).

RTV Noord-Holland:
http://rtvnh.nl/nieuws/52623/Nieuwe+milieuvriendelijke+waterzuiveringsinstallatie+in+Andijk

Andijker Nieuws / APB:
http://andijkernieuws.net/2011/01/11/tientallen-miljoenen-in-nieuwe-waterzuivering/

WaterForum:
http://www.waterforum.net/component/content/article/5-archief/1319-pwn-ziet-doorbraak-in-nieuwe-voorzuivering-drinkwater-in-andijk

Cobouw:
http://www.cobouw.nl/nieuws/2011/01/12/Tientallen-miljoenen-in-nieuwe-waterzuivering.html

PWN Technologies Strengthens Commitment to Asia with Singapore Office; Invests millions of Euros in Technological Innovations

2011-01-31T00:00:00Z

Reinforcing its commitment to providing its advanced water treatment technologies to Asia, PWN Technologies is establishing an office in Singapore to meet the increasing demand for clean and safe drinking water in Asia, as well as serve its existing clients in Asia more effectively.

The innovative technology being introduced by PWN Technologies to Asia has been extensively proven and validated by PWN Water Supply Company North Holland. At the moment, PWN Technologies is constructing a pretreatment facility in Andijk based on suspended ion exchange (SIX) and ceramic membranes (CeraMac) enabling better water quality while reducing energy consumption and environmental impact.

The treatment facility in Andijk will be completed in 2013. However, PWN Technologies will already introduce this cutting edge water treatment technology to Asia through its office in Singapore. With this, the company will be able to meet the burgeoning demand for potable water in Asia's rapidly urbanising economies, working in close partnership with local organisations like the Public Utilties Board (PUB) of Singapore.

PWN Technologies' ongoing commitment to Asia is further shown by its participation in major trade fairs such as VietWater 2010, the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2009 and 2010, and its becoming a Founding Sponsor for the SIWW 2011.

Reduced environmental impact

SIX and CeraMac are the most recent in a series of innovations pioneered by PWN and introduced to the market by PWN Technologies. These include the process of advanced oxidation (UV/hydrogen peroxide) using UV light and hydrogen peroxide to break down pesticides, viruses, pharmaceutical residues, and other organic micro pollutants.

For media enquiries and to arrange interviews, kindly contact:
Daniel Chua, PWN Technologies Press Relations Manager Asia
E: Daniel@AONIAnow.com, M: +65 91776348

PWN Technologies invited at Ambassadors Conference Amsterdam

2011-01-21T00:00:00Z

On Tuesday January 18, Pieter Spohr (CEO PWN Technologies) and his staff participated in the Dutch Ambassador Conference in Amsterdam. They had meetings with Dutch ambassadors in the USA, UK, Singapore and Vietnam, about business opportunities and upcoming projects of PWN Technologies in these countries.

The Dutch government wants to support innovative companies like PWN Technologies in their international activities if necessary. Among others agreements were made about the role that ambassadors can play to strengthen the relationships with PWN Technologies' local partners.

PWN Technologies delivered first 2 Perfector VLE to Dutch USAR

2011-01-02T00:00:00Z

Dutch Urban Search & Rescue task force (USAR) asked PWN Technologies in March 2010 to develop a robust yet mobile water treatment unit that meets their needs.

During the rescue mission in Haiti in January 2010 Dutch Urban Search & Rescue task force (USAR) saw PWN Technologies' larger Emergency drinking water unit, the Perfector-E, in action and asked PWN Technologies to design and build a smaller unit for their own special needs.

Urban search and rescue involves the location, extrication and initial medical stabilization of victims trapped in confined spaces. Structural collapse is the most common cause of people becoming trapped, but victims may also be trapped as a result of transportation accidents, mine explosions, collapsed trenches, etc. Urban search and rescue teams deal with the aftermath of a variety of events, for example earthquakes, cyclones, storms, tornadoes, floods, dam failures, technological accidents, terrorist activities and hazardous materials releases.

USAR task forces are expected to be totally self-sufficient for the first 72 hours of a deployment. They therefore need mobile equipment that is durable enough to operate in extreme conditions.

In close cooperation with RWB Almelo, PWN Technologies designed and built the Perfector-VLE(Very Light, Emergency) to transform surface water – such as rivers, lakes and streams – into safe drinking water. Membrane filtration eliminates turbidity, all harmful micro-organisms and viruses. With a weight of only 85 kg this ultra light and robust water treatment unit produces 1,6 m3 (1600 liter) drinking water per day.

In December 2010 PWN Technologies delivered its first 2 Perfector VLE's including foldable water storage tanks to USAR.

The Perfector-VLE meets the demanding needs of mobile armed forces, emergency aid organizations and disaster rescue teams.

UPDATE #03

2010-12-18T00:00:00Z

PWN Technologies Quarterly Newsletter | December 2010

View the newsletter here: http://pwntechnologies.nl/newsletter/update-03/update-03.html

SIWW welcomes PWN Technologies as New Founding Sponsor

2010-12-09T00:00:00Z

Click for video of signing ceremony

Click for SIWW newsletter

PWN Technologies accepted as potential supplier for the United Nations

2010-12-03T00:00:00Z

PWN Technologies has been accepted as a potential supplier for the United Nations. The road to registration as a potential supplier was long and was paved with up- and downloading numerous forms, documents, certificates, balance sheets and references, but all our efforts have paid off.

The acceptance by the UN entitles PWN Technologies to answer to its tender alerts: e.g. participation in tenders; sending in requested proposals or executing studies for all types of projects related to drinking water facilities or drinking water solutions worldwide. The departments to which we may offer our services are: UNOPS, UNDP, UNPD, UNESCO and UNICEF.

With this UNGM registration, a global range of opportunities has opened up and creates yet another opportunity to impress the world with our knowledge and innovations.

Over a 100 WQTC delegates attend Reception of PWN Technologies in Savannah

2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

On 15 November 2010 PWN Technologies hosted an European Beer Tasting Reception including a Savannah style dinner, during the WQTC Conference 2010, the most important annual event in the US for the water industry.

Jonathan Clement, Director Strategic Business Development, gave an opening speech. He highlighted the worldwide accomplishments of PWN's innovative technology contributions. This was followed by a presentation by Peer Kamp, CTO, on the design of the largest ceramic membrane plant in the world: Andijk 3. This plant will be operational in 2013. Debbie Middendorp, Marketing Director, gave a brief overview of the emergency solutions of PWN Technologies: the Perfector E(Emergency) and the Perfector VLE(Very Light, Emergency). Pieter Spohr, CEO, concluded the presentations and emphasized the importance of the US-market for PWN Technologies.

Two videos were shown: one on the newest design of the largest ceramic membrane plantand the other one showed PWN's latest mission to Haiti, where 7 water emergency units were installed, the Perfector-E, which provided 250.000 people with safe drinking water.

In attendance a wide variety of guests including policy makers, water utilities, consultants and prominent water leaders. Among the attendees were Rob Renner, Executive Director of WRF, and several trustees from Water Quality Division of AWWA.

All the guests expressed their appreciation about the Haiti operation of PWN. There were many compliments on the impressive selection of Belgian and German beers and the location of the reception, overlooking the Savannah river.

PERNAM Debuts Successfully at VietWater 2010

2010-11-22T00:00:00Z

Ho Chi Minh City, 12 November 2010– PERNAM, the joint venture company formed by Dutch advanced water treatment solutions provider PWN Technologies and Vietnamese water treatment company HOWACO, marked its successful debut into the Vietnamese water purification industry with its first MOU signed within just two months of its founding in September 2010 and its well-received participation in VietWater 2010. The MOU was signed between Mr. Pham Ngoc Kiem, Vice-General Director of Quang Nam Water Supply Company (QWSC) and Mr. Ngo Xuan Truong, Managing Director of PERNAM. With Perfector technology provided by PERNAM, QWSC will be tripling its capacity from 5000 m3/day to 15000 m3/day.

VIETWATER 2010 Expo achieved a roaringsuccess as a total of 6,000 water and wastewater professionals attended the recently held held event at the Saigon Exhibition & Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City.

PERNAM's exhibition of Perfector technology attracted close to 2000 visitors at VietWater 2010, including former Dutch Minister for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Professor Cornelis Pieter Veerman who led a special delegation from the Netherlands and Mr Reinier Schoeman, National Coordinator Corporate Liaison & co-convener of the Progressive Business Forum. A delegation led by Mrs. Rejoice Massudaphasi, the Vice-Minister of Water and Environment Affairs of South Africa (African National Congress), also visited the booth. During their visits, the delegations acknowledged the positive impact of advanced water treatment technology.

Visitors experienced the Perfector-E's quick purification of highly polluted water into clean drinking water. With a capacity of 2000 litres/hr, the mobile Perfector-E has been effectively deployed worldwide, with 7 sent to Haiti in 2010 for quake disaster relief, 20 to Aceh after the 2004 tsunami, and units that continue to save lives from water borne diseases and contaminants in Chile, Pakistan and Uganda.

As part of PERNAM's active participation in VietWater 2010, Mr. Leo Commandeur, Director International Projects, PWN Technologies presented the topic 'The Perfector Series Package Treatment Systems for Safe Drinking Water'. Mr. Ngo Xuan Truong, Managing Director, PERNAM presented the topic 'Development plans with Perfector series in Vietnam'.

Said Mr. Ngo Xuan Truong during the presentation, 'We aim to make the PERNAM name well-known throughout Vietnam as a supplier of clean water and water purification technologies, with our participation in VietWater 2010 as a starting point in informing the Vietnamese water industry about our value proposition. We are very pleased to be partnering with PWN Technologies to bring Perfector technology to the Vietnamese market.'

Mr. Leo Commandeur added that 'PWN Technologies is proud to be supporting PERNAM with Perfector water treatment technology that is proven and sustainable, and in line with our vision, contribute to the health of Vietnam's people leading to better lives.'

About PERNAM

PERNAM ('Perfector Vietnam') is the Dutch-Vietnamese joint venture newly established by Dutch advanced water treatment solutions provider PWN Technologies and Vietnamese water treatment company HOWACO. PERNAM brings the latest innovative surface water treatment methods of PWN Technologies Perfector series to Vietnam.

The Perfector series has been successfully implemented in developing and upcoming countries worldwide. In Vietnam, the technological advantages of the Perfector-P and Perfector-R series are being enjoyed in Cao Lanh and Vinh Long. PERNAM is pleased to present the newest designs of the Perfector series, the Perfector-E and Perfector-VLE to the Vietnamese market.

About PWN Technologies BV

PWN Technologies, located in the Netherlands, provides advanced solutions to the water supply market worldwide. PWN Technologies offers a wide variety of solutions that are proven, validated and implemented in day-to-day operations. PWN Technologies is a subsidiary of PWN Water Supply Company North Holland. All revenues of PWN Technologies are invested in R&D programmes. This enables PWN Technologies to enhance its position as a leading solutions provider, solving the world's problems on water treatment.

With more than 90 years experience in developing innovative, validated, proven water treatment technologies, PWN Technologies provides the water supply market with solutions for drinking water challenges. These solutions include improved ion exchange pre-treatment systems, ceramic membrane filtrations, integrated water treatment systems and very-low cost, easy-to-install and very-easy-to-maintain packaged treatment systems.

About HOWACO Vietnam

HOWACO has been active for years in the south of Vietnam and is familiar with the Perfector-R and Perfector-P designs of PWN Technologies. HOWACO recently signed a license agreement with PWN Technologies for the marketing of Perfector-P as sole representative in Vietnam.

Netherlands Business Support Offices visited PWN Technologies

2010-11-11T00:00:00Z

A delegation of 24 representatives of the Netherlands Business Support Offices (NBSO), paid a visit to PWN Technologies, on November 4. NBSO's are formed by the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Economic Affairs, in order to support Dutch companies in their economic activities abroad. The representatives attending the meeting came from various countries, including Brasil, India, China and the Middle East, that are facing challenges when it comes to drinking water.

PWN Technologies' CEO Pieter Spohr and CTO Peer Kamp both gave a presentation about PWN Technologies and its activities, including the plan to build an new pretreatment installation (Andijk 3) based SIX-process (single ion exchange-process) and CeraMac (ceramic membranes).

The NBSO representatives were very curious about the ambitions of PWN Technologies and had a lot of questions to both officers about the strategy and position in the global water market. After the presentations, the guests paid a visit to water treatment plant Heemskerk, the worlds first integrated membrane plant; and innovative UF-RO design.

Several representatives were very optimistic about business opportunities in the countries where they are stationed. The NBSO's stated that they like to support the business activities of PWM Technologies in countries where desired.

Australians appointed PWN Technologies and Black & Veatch for investigation of non chlorine drinking water distribution

2010-11-11T00:00:00Z

The Cairns Regional council in Queensland, Australia has appointed a team of PWN Technologies and Black & Veatch to investigate distributing drinking water without chlorine. Throughout the world nearly all water is distributed with a disinfectant residual. One exception is that drinking water in the Netherlands and parts of Germany are distributed without a disinfectant residual. The chlorine free based approach is based on providing rigorous levels of source water treatment and carefully designed and maintained distributions systems. The council identified having the knowledge of the Dutch as critical to success of this project.

Jonathan Clement, of PWN Technologies, presented the science of the Dutch approach to the Council, Queensland Department of Health, and to a citizens reference group in recent project meeting in Cairns. A member of Queensland DOH stated that he was very happy that the Cairns regional council had selected such qualified advisors. All parties were encouraged by the long term success the Netherlands have had with the chlorine free approach. The intention is to develop a monitoring programme to understand the water system's integrity before engaging in the chlorine free trial. All eyes in Australia will be watching the progress of this project as it will be the first time a system has converted to distributing water without a disinfectant residual.

PWN Technologies Joins Singapore International Water Week's Founding Sponsors' Line-up

2010-10-30T00:00:00Z

PWN Technologies (PWNT) has signed a milestone agreement with the organisers of Singapore International Water Week to be a FoundingSponsor. To be held from 4 to 8 July 2011, Singapore International Water Week 2011 is the global platform for water solutions that brings policymakers, industry leaders, experts and practitioners together to address challenges, showcase technologies, discover opportunities and celebrate achievements in the water world.

Themed 'Sustainable Water Solutions for a Changing Urban Environment', the fourth instalment of the event will be held from 4 to 8 July 2011, and reinforces Singapore International Water Week's stature as a platform for solutions to address the latest and most pertinent water issues amidst a rapidly changing world. It also reflects a broader focus beyond urban water solutions and other issues that affect the urban environment such as climate change and the management of watersheds and river basins. The Agreement was signed between Mr. Jonathan Clement, PWNT's Director of Strategic Business Development, and Mr. Lloyd Tan, Director, Sales and Marketing of Singapore International Water Week 2011.

Says Mr. Jonathan Clement, 'Singapore International Water Week is one of the most unique water events in the world, bringing a high level of practical knowledge to a wide audience to address the most critical water issues through highly relevant workshops and forums. It is strongly in line with PWN Technologies' mission to strongly support these activities through the Singapore International Water Week.'

The Agreement is a significant milestone marking PWNT's deeper involvement in the region as a provider of water treatment technology and solutions, working in close collaboration with the PUB. As a Founding Sponsor, PWN Technologies will be able to leverage more effectively on the Singapore International Water Week as a platform to showcase its technologies, services and products to increase its business reach to the global water community.

Mr Lloyd Tan, Director, Sales and Marketing of Singapore International Water Week 2011, said, "The Singapore International Water Week welcomes like-minded partners who bring the same level of commitment and expertise to the global water industry. With PWNT's insights and experience in providing practical water solutions, we are confident that the fourth instalment of the Singapore International Water Week will once again be able to put forth new innovations that can tackle the water challenges we face in our current urban environment."

PWNT brings on board many achievements in advancing water treatment practices, including the world's first wide-scale use of membranes for drinking water, the invention of UV hydrogen peroxide treatment, and pioneering work in the economic application of ceramic membranes for water treatment.

Network reception The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort

2010-10-16T00:00:00Z

We would like to invite you as our guest to our network reception on 15 November 2010 from 6.30-9.30 pm at The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort. The resort is situated on the exclusive Hutchinson Island directly next to the Savannah International Trade & Convention Center. Friends and colleagues are welcome, please register!

During the programme we will serve a fine "Savannah" style dinner with a touch of Dutch flavor, accompanied with a wide range of Dutch, Belgium and German beers!

6.30 pm
Start reception

7.00 pm
Opening and introduction by Jonathan Clement, Director of Technology Application

7.10 pm
Andijk 3: Design of largest ceramic membrane plant in the world by Peer Kamp, CTO

7.20 pm
Emergency solutions by Debbie Middendorp, Marketing Director

7.25 pm
Closing remarks and invitation for dinner by Pieter Spohr, CEO

7.30 - 9.30 pm
Networking

We look forward to meet you on 15 November in Savannah!

Best Regards,
Team PWN Technologies

PWN Technologies sponsors LET 2011 in Amsterdam

2010-10-16T00:00:00Z

In 2011, The Leading-Edge Technology, IWA's signature technology conference, is returning to the Netherlands and takes place from 6-10 June 2011 in Amsterdam. PWN and Waternet will host this conference. Delegates and water experts from all over the world will gather to talk about the latest advances in the water and wastewater treatment. LET2011will provide an unique opportunity to hear from those who are leading in these fields, to network with colleagues and to identify cross-over topics where development in treatment technologies are interchangeable between water and wastewater. This leading-edge conference is an important and vital event not to be missed.

It covers technologies ranging from those just emerging from the laboratory to those just making their way to full commercial applications.

PWN Technologies has the honour to sponsor the conference dinner of LET 2011 in Amsterdam.

The 2011 edition of the LET conference will see its scope expand from its traditional focus on treatment technologies to include water and wastewater treatment technologies for developing countries, micro-algal systems, and emerging contaminants - which ones truly emerged?

For registration go to: www.LET2011.org

Singaporean interest in PWN Technologies

2010-09-07T00:00:00Z

A delegation of 20 representatives of small and medium enterprises from Singapore visited PWN Technologies on 7 September 2010. The delegation was on a fact finding trip in order to obtain a better understanding of water technology development in the Netherlands, and to establish a network with experts whom Singapore based small and medium enterprises can engage or collaborate.

The visit was hosted by Mr Jonathan Clement, Director of Business Strategy of PWN Technologies in cooperation with Mr Bart-Jeroen Bierens of NL Agency, a department of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Mr Peer Kamp, Chief Technology Officer of PWN Technologies held an animated presentation on innovative water treatment technologies. After his presentation, the Singaporean guests paid a visit to Heemskerk 2, one of the most modern water treatment plants in the Netherlands.

PUB delegation from Singapore visited PWN Technologies on 5-6 September 2010

2010-07-08T00:00:00Z

On 5-6 September 2010 a PUB (Public Utility Board) delegation visited PWN Technologies. The delegation of directors, plant managers and senior engineers visited the UV/H202 water treatment plant of Andijk and the pilot plant for innovative water treatment processes with ceramic membranes (CeraMac) and suspended ion exchange process (SIX).

This visit is an example of a long term relationship with each other on the exchange of R&D knowledge and the interest of PUB in the innovative water treatment technologies, Ceramac and SIX, of PWN Technologies. PUB is planning to build a SIX-Ceramac pilot plant in Singapore soon.

Update #1 - PWN Technologies' Quarterly Newsletter

2010-08-28T00:00:00Z

PWN Technologies Signs MOUs with Key Asian Partners

PWN Technologies has further strengthened its presence in Asia with significant Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) signed with key partners during the Singapore International Water Week 2010. MOUs with Howaco, Metawater and Rwb respetively were signed at a successful networking event hosted by PWN Technologies. An important MOU was also signed with PUB at a joint press conference held on 30 June 2010.

Read more in Update #1 - PWN Technologies' Quarterly Newsletter.
Now available as a free download.

Water's high-tech makeover

2010-07-08T00:00:00Z

The first in a three-part question-and-answer series on how innovative technology, good governance, and sound finance are improving the water world of today

The need to leverage on technology to develop innovative and sustainable solutions to meet our water challenges has become more urgent than ever.

Technology has enabled us to produce drinking water from non-conventional sources. Membranes, for example, have made possible the re- cycling of used water and the desalination of seawater. These have multiplier effects on our available water resources and have expanded supplies in both urban and suburban contexts.

Velserbroek, Netherlands- based PWN Technologies, meanwhile, is spearheading the evolution of alternative water technology.

Jonathan Clement, PWN's Director of Strategic Business Development and member of the Singapore International Water Week Water Convention programme committee, spoke to Daily Solutions about the urgency to solve water scarcity problems, and how new technology is paving the way in doing so.

DS: Why is the development of technology for alternative water resources so important?

Clement: It's actually one of the most important issues facing the world right now because of water scarcity. Conventional sources such as rivers and lakes have been used to their full extent. Many places don't even have conventional sources to begin with. So for the last 50 years, tech- nology development, until recently, focused on conventional sources of water which are easy to treat.

But in water-scarce regions, alternative water sources are necessary. One source is highly polluted ground water. Another example is rainwater harvesting. And another interesting one is urban run-off. In Singapore, a great deal of water runs off from the urban watershed. In the past, we never considered that you could take water from an urban area like a city and use it for drinking water. But now we are actually practising the collection of urban runoff for water usage.

The other source is coal-bed methane. Companies extracting methane from the ground are pumping out huge amounts of water. In the United States, 7.5 percent of total natural gas production is coal-bed methane. The question is, is this water being used?

But whether you're talking about urban water, coal-based water, or highly polluted groundwater, these sources can be treated to become drinking water.

DS: What percentage of alternative water makes up the collective pot of usable water?

Clement: It's still very minor at this point. It's difficult to put a percent- age on it. But it's growing very fast.

DS: What is PWN Technologies doing at Singapore International Water Week to advance water technology?

Clement: On Wednesday morning, we're signing a memorandum of understanding with Singapore's PUB. This will involve cooperation between the two water companies as we look for common areas of collaboration, such as in research and technology development.

There are two areas we have initially identified. We are going to co-operate in the area of ceramic membranes and also in the area of advanced oxidation, which is a robust treatment technology combining UV light and hydrogen peroxide. It has the ability to destroy microcontaminants and provide water disinfection. It's simple but advanced.

We have one process called Ceramac. It's a type of ceramic membrane system for the treatment of drinking water. What's unique about ceramic membranes is that they can last indefinitely, which make it sustainable. Conventional membranes need replacing every five to seven years. There's obviously some lifetime to ceramic membranes but it's extremely long.

DS: Is this technology making it to the developing world?

Clement: We are also signing a memorandum of understanding with a Vietnamese company called Howaco. That is a company which provides water treatment technology that PWN has developed. They are using the Perfector series, which is a simple, robust technology used in areas like Vietnam which are sometimes very remote where you don't have much technical operational power. It has simplified conventional drinking water treatment.

DS: The existence of Singapore International Water Week says something about the island nation's interest in water issues, but is Singapore really leading by example?

Clement: What's unique about Singapore is how they have balanced water sources. They have balanced conventional sources such as desalination from the sea with urban run-off. It's extremely well done in Singapore, and I think Singapore has set a benchmark for doing this. Singapore's situation is unique in being an island city-state. The sea is nearby. There's enough rainfall for urban run-off. But other countries have resources and don't always use them.

Editor's Note This article was reproduced in part from The Water Leader, an Institute of Water Policy newsletter

MOU for cooperation on PWNT's Perfector series signed with Howaco

2010-07-06T00:00:00Z

Howaco (Holland Water Supply Co. Ltd.) and PWN Technologies signed an MOU in Singapore on 27 June 2010 outlining plans for cooperation on PWN Technologies' Perfector series in Vietnam. Areas of interest identified are the development of project opportunities for the Perfector series in Vietnam, engineering in innovation (e.g. developments and/or modifications in the Perfector series) and engineering in production.

HOWACO already has a signed license agreement with PWNT for the marketing of Perfector-P as the sole representative of PWNT in Vietnam. In November 2009 a Perfector-R with a capacity of 60 liters per second was constructed in Vietnam to provide 30,000 people in Cao Lanh City, Dong Thap Province with drinking water. An extension of the facility's capacity to 60 liters per second is planned this year followed by another extension to 120 liters per second in 2012.

Signatories to the MOU were Mr Leo Commandeur, Director of PWN International Projects and Mr Xuan Truong Ngo, Director of Howaco. The signing was witnessed by Mr Pieter Spohr, CEO of PWN Technologies.

About Howaco

Howaco (Holland Water Supply Ltd. Co.) is a private water supply company in Long An Province – Vietnam, and one of the leading companies in Vietnam in the field of consulting, designing drinking water systems and applying modern Dutch technologies. Howaco is the first and only company that installed Perfectors R and P in Vietnam: water treatment plants with an excellent reputation. Its mission is to make the best water quality at the lowest cost, and to develop successful projects in Vietnam.

MOU signed with Metawater and Rwb on the development of ceramic membrane plants

2010-07-06T00:00:00Z

An MOU was signed with Japanese water engineering firm Metawater and Dutch water engineering and contracting firm Rwb on 27 June 2010. First steps in the collaboration potentially include the design and construction of the world's largest ceramic membrane plant in Andijk, The Netherlands, and the development of a demonstration test plant for PUB in Singapore. The MOU also outlined the formation of a long-term joint strategic alliance among the parties to deliver ceramic technology to selected global markets.

Signatories to the MOU were Mr Pieter Spohr, CEO of PWN Technologies, Mr Tomonori Satou, International Marketing Director of Metawater, and Mr André Reigersman, Managing Director of Rwb. The signing was witnessed by Mr Martien den Blanken, CEO of NV PWN, Mr Bas Brouwer, Process Engineer of Rwb and Mr Yoshi Kanto, International Engineering Department Manager of Metawater.

About METAWATER

Metawater Co., Ltd. is aiming to be a leading company in the water environmental industry combining unique water treatment technologies established in the long history of NGK Insulators, Ltd. and Fuji Electric Holdings Co., Ltd.

About Rwb Waterservices

Rwb Waterservices is a Dutch supplier of various types of water treatment, industrial water supply and potable water supply. Skilled, flexible and dedicated employees of RWB with an average experience of 20 years in water treatment, help you to put ideas into practice.

MOU for research collaboration signed with PUB

2010-07-06T00:00:00Z

PWN Technologies and PUB, Singapore's national water agency signed an MOU to develop research collaboration during a joint press conference held on 30 June 2010 as part of the Singapore International Water Week 2010, the global platform for water solutions.

The MOU signifies a new level of alliance and partnership between PWN Technologies and PUB, who will both collaborate where synergy and value in knowledge development and capability building will be achieved. Areas of interests identified so far are: (1) ceramic membranes for water treatment (2) membrane process optimization, and (3) advanced oxidation processes.

The cooperation will focus comprehensively on new technologies for water treatment processes and on jointly performed demonstrations of such new technologies in operational conditions. Synergistic cooperation would be based on the complementary strengths of PWN Technologies and PUB.

As part of the MOU, PWN and PUB will work together on innovative solutions.

Signatories to the MOU were Mr Pieter Spohr, CEO of PWN Technologies and Mr Tan Yok Gin, Assistant Chief Executive (Operations), PUB. The signing was witnessed by Mr Martien den Blanken, CEO of PWN, and Mr Chan Yoon Kum, Deputy Chief Executive of PUB.

About PUB

PUB is a statutory board under the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources. It is the national water agency, managing Singapore's water supply, water catchment and used water in an integrated way. PUB won the 2007 Stockholm Industry Water Award and was named Water Agency of the Year at the Global Water Awards 2006.

PWN Technologies presented the design of the largest ceramic membrane plant of the world at the SIWW 2010

2010-07-03T00:00:00Z

PWN Technologies hosted a Networking reception on Sunday 27 June, on the evening before the start of the Singapore International Water Week 2010, the most important annual event in Asia for the water industry.

At One on the Bund in Singapore, in the historic Clifford Pier along the waterfront charm of Marina Bay Pieter Spohr, CEO, gave an opening speech and was followed by Jonathan Clement, Director of Strategic Business Development. He stipulated the Global impact of PWN Technologies' solutions.

One of the highlights was the launch of the brandnew design of the largest ceramic membrane plant in the world by Peer Kamp, CTO. An animation showed the design of this innovative plant that will be built in the Netherlands and has a capacity of 120.000 m2 per day.

Leo Commandeur, Director International Projects, showed the specific emergency solutions and advanced water treatments for developing countries, including the development of a new very light water treatment unit for search and rescue teams world wide.

During the evening PWN technologies signed a MOU with Metawater Japan and RWB on the development of ceramic membrane plants. And for collaboration in the Vietnam market a MOU was signed with HOWACO. Both parties see huge opportunities in Vietnam regarding the use of the easily installed package water treatment systems, the Perfectors.

In attendance a wide variety of guests including the policy makers, water utilities, consultants and prominent water leaders. All the guests expressed their appreciation for the event. There were many compliments on the location of the reception and the quality and selection of food and wine.

PWN Technologies Signs MOUs with Key Asian Partners at SIWW 2010

2010-07-03T00:00:00Z

Singapore / Velserbroek

PWN Technologies BV (PWNT) has further strengthened its presence in Asia with significant MOUs signed with key partners during the Singapore International Water Week 2010. Two MOUs (with Howaco, and with Metawater and Rwb respectively) were signed at a successful networking event hosted by PWN Technologies on 27 June 2010 attended by 100 guests. An important MOU was also signed with PUB at a joint press conference held on 30 June 2010.

A. MOU for research collaboration signed with PUB

As part of the MOU, PWN and PUB will work together on innovative solutions.

B. MOU for cooperation on PWNT's Perfector series signed with Howaco

C. MOU signed with Metawater and Rwb on the development of ceramic membrane plants

About PWN Technologies BV

PWN Technologies, located in the Netherlands, provides advanced solutions to the water supply market worldwide. PWN offers a wide variety of solutions that are proven, validated and implemented in day-to-day operations. PWN Technologies is a subsidiary of PWN Water Supply Company North Holland. All revenues of PWN Technologies are invested in R&D programmes. This enables PWN Technologies to enhance its position as a leading solutions provider, solving the world's problems on water treatment.

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2010-05-06T00:00:00Z

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Market opportunities for Perfector R and P in Vietnam

2010-05-29T00:00:00Z

On 20 May Truong Ngo, CEO of Howaco (Holland Water Supply Company), visited PWN Technologies in Andijk to discuss the market opportunities in Vietnam for the Perfector R en P. As a sole representative, Howaco has a license to build and market the Perfector P.

In November 2009 a Perfector-R of 60 liter per second has been constructed in Vietnam. The installation provides 30,000 people in Cao Lanh with drinking water. An extension of the capacity with 60 liter per second is planned to start next year, followed by another extension of 120 liter per second in 2012.

As a result of the discussion, PWN Technologies will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Howaco in Singapore on 27 June at their networking event.

Metawater delegation from Japan and Europe visited PWN Technologies on 12 May 2010

2010-05-17T00:00:00Z

On 12 May 2010 a Metawater delegation led by Mr. Tomonori Satou, Director of Sales & Marketing Department, visited Andijk. They visited the water treatment plant of PWN and the pilot plant for innovative water treatment processes with ceramic membranes (CeraMac) and suspended ion exchange process (SIX).

Further cooperation on Ceramics was discussed also joined by Rwb. All parties confirmed that they want to build a long term relationship with each other.

Royal honour for Peer Kamp, CTO of PWN Technologies

2010-05-14T23:07:00Z

Peer Kamp, Chief Technology Officer of PWN Technologies, has received royal honour in the Netherlands for his achievements on the water treatment front and for creating innovative water treatment systems, which are applied worldwide. He is appointed as Ridder in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (Knight of the Order of Oranje Nassau).

Peer Kamp developed revolutionary applications of techniques to treat water. He was for instance the first to introduce a two step filtration process (ultrafilration and hyperfiltration), and the first to introduce the process of advanced oxidation (UV hydrogen peroxide treatment).

Peer Kamp also developed the Perfector E in two weeks time, after the tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004. The Perfector E is a self contained, easy to use, portable water treatment plant, especially designed as an emergency water unit. Perfectors E are also used in Haïti, after the devastating earthquake, last January.

PWN Technologies appoints Jonathan Clement as Director of Strategic Business Development

2010-04-29T23:07:00Z

PWN Technologies has appointed Jonathan Clement as Director of Strategic Business Development. He will be responsible for client relationships, developing new business and the application of technology.

Jonathan Clement was previously working at Black & Veatch for 18 years, most recently as a Global Technology Leader. His experience covers 10 years in the United States where he worked on advanced water technology projects with large water utilities. He was the principal investigator and co-investigator of 10 water research foundation (WRF) projects. One of his projects won the grand prize of excellence in research from the American Academy of Environmental engineers. Jonathan has also worked for nearly a decade in Southeast Asia and Australia on advanced water technology projects including membranes and reuse. He is the founder of the IWA's Leading Edge Water Technology Conference and was the Chairman for the first 5 years. He is also on the management committee of the IWA Water Reuse Specialist group.

Pieter Spohr (CEO PWN Technologies): 'We are very proud that Jonathan Clement has decided to join our company. He is very experienced and has an intimate knowledge of the global water world.'

Jonathan Clement: 'I have worked with PWN as a consultant for nearly a decade and have been admiring the excellent technology they have developed. I am very happy that I can be a part of that and bring these solutions to the global water market.'

R&D-delegation of Public Utility Board (PUB) Singapore visits PWN Technologies on 14 April 2010

2010-04-19T23:07:00Z

From left to right: Gilbert Galjaard (PWN R&D),
Aik Num Puah (PUB), Pieter Spohr (CEO PWN Technologies)

On 14 April 2010 Mr. Aik Num Puah and Mrs. Elaine Quek of PUB visited two water treatment plants of PWN, Heemskerk and Andijk. In Andijk they could also view the pilot plant for innovative water treatment processes with ceramic membranes (CeraMac) and suspended ion exchange process (SIX).

From left to right: Bram Martijn (PWN R&D),
Elaine Quek (PUB) and Gilbert Galjaard (PWN R&D)

Further cooperation in the field of R&D was discussed and in principle agreed on specific issues. Both companies confirmed that they want to build a long term relationship with each other. A formal document on the cooperation will be signed during the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2010.

More than 120 Ozwater delegates attend Reception of PWN Technologies

2010-03-15T22:56:00Z

From left to right: Mark Pascoe, Jonathan Clement,
Paul Reiter and David Garman

On 8 March 2010 PWN Technologies hosted an Australian Food & Wine Tasting Reception during Ozwater '10, the most important annual event in Australia for the water industry.

Jonathan Clement, Global Technology Leader of Black and Veatch, gave an opening speech. He highlighted the worldwide accomplishments of PWN's innovative technology contributions. This was followed by a brief overview by Peer Kamp, CTO, of the broad spectrum of PWN Technologies innovations from high end solutions, like the ion exchange process (SIX) and their ceramic membrane technology to their innovative solutions for developing countries at the other end of the spectrum. Two videos were shown: one on SIX and Ceramic and the other one showed PWN's latest mission to Haiti, where 7 water emergency units were installed, the Perfector-E, which provided 250.000 people with safe drinking water.

Guests were intrigued by the videos

In attendance a wide variety of guests including policy makers, water utilities, consultants and prominent water leaders. Among the attendees where Mark Pascoe, chairman of this year's Ozwater Conference, David Garman, president of IWA and Paul Reiter, executive director of IWA (see photo below). Also past AWA presidents Don Bursill and Chris Davis and Joseph Mantua from AWWA joined the reception.

All the guests expressed their appreciation about the Haiti operation of PWN. There were many compliments on the location of the reception, The River Room, overlooking the river and the sky line of Brisbane and the quality and selection of food and wine.

Peer Kamp, CTO PWN Technologies, presents on breakthrough development in ceramic membrane technology during Ozwater 2010

2010-03-14T22:56:00Z

In a Monday afternoon session on Ozwater (8-10 March 2010), the annual conference of the AWA, Peer Kamp gave a presentation on the company's most recent developments of their innovative block design for the application of ceramic membranes.

The presentation highlighted an innovative block design that was developed through extensive hydraulic analysis. The PWN block design overcomes the most limiting problem toward the application of ceramic membranes – high cost. The session was attended by over 70 people. The large number of questions from the audience was a clear indication of the level of interest in this area.

PWN Technologies hosts Australian Food & Wine Tasting Reception on 8 March 2010

2010-03-07T22:56:00Z

On 8 March 2010 PWN Technologies will host an Australian Food & Wine Tasting Reception during Ozwater '10, the most important annual event in Australia for the water industry.

The programme consists of a short opening speech held by Jonathan Clement, Global Technology Leader of Black and Veatch and a video impression on the water treatment solutions of PWN Technologies by Peer Kamp, CTO of PWN Technologies. During the evening a wide selection of Australian wines and authentic Australian food will be served.

During Australia's most important annual event for the water industry Peer Kamp will also give a presentation on a breakthrough development of cost effective ceramic membrane systems. Significant research and development has been going on across the world with regard to ceramic membranes. Ceramic membranes because of their robustness can play an important role in water reuse. In this presentation significant new developments of ceramics membranes both from a treatment and engineering perspective will be discussed.

Successful water aid mission of PWN in Haiti

2010-02-08T22:56:00Z

On Monday 18 January 2010 PWN Water Supply Company North Holland sent 7 Perfector-E's together with a team of six technicians to help the people of Haiti. The Perfector-E has been developed as a rapidly deployable installation in crisis situation to make unreliable surface water suitable for consumption.

Drinking water to more than 310.000 people

The technicians installed 5 Perfectorsin the areas of Gressier, Jacmel, Cayes and Mirabalais. The Perfectors offer drinking water to more than 250.000 people. The sixth Perfector will be installed shortly by Cordaid at a refugee shelter camp and will offer drinking water to another 60.000 people.

Cooperation

The PWN technicians were working in close cooperation with the Cooperating Relief Organizations member - Cordaid Foundation People in Need. Norit, a major purification company, contributed to the mission delivering 3 power generators and paying part of the expenses for staff and transport.

The Perfector-E

PWN and Norit developed the plant immediately after the tsunami in 2004. The Perfector-E was deployed on Sumatra in 2005 and 2009 when it was struck by natural disasters.

The installation is compact, simple and mobile (250 kilograms). The installation works on both a light aggregate of 5 kilowatts and on 220 volts. The installation produces 2000 liters of drinking water per hour. The Perfector-E does not make use of chemicals or any other additives. The plant is based on advanced technology and can do without maintenance for at least 3 months.

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PWN Technologies and Public Utilities Board (PUB) of Singapore hold joined workshop to discuss cooperation in Singapore

2010-01-30T17:18:00Z

SINGAPORE - PWN Technologies and the PUB held a 2 day workshop on 20 and 21 January in Singapore to discuss cooperation. PWN Technologies is the business structure of the Water Supply Company North Holland that specializes in advanced water treatment solution designs and engineering for more than 90 years.

PUB has for some time recognised that they share many things in common with PWN, particularly on the application of advanced water technology. This workshop was designed to bring technologists and water treatment plant directors from both sides together to explore similar research, project and planning needs.

In the workshop a wide variety of interesting short presentations addressing recent technology achievements and water treatment challenges were presented. Two main areas of cooperation were indentified; membrane filtration and advanced oxidation. In the coming months both companies will work further on developing a specific frame work for cooperation.

PWN Technologies appoints Aonia Pte Ltd as Asia Media Relations Office

2010-01-24T21:41:00Z

Singaporean Aonia Pte Ltd has been appointed by PWN Technologies as its Asia Media Relations Office, to start with Singapore. PWN Technologies is the business structure of the Water Supply Company North Holland and specializes in advanced water treatment solution designs and engineering for more than 90 years.

This appointment includes that Aonia will perform the role of issuing press releases, preparing media kits and advising PWN Technologies on the media opportunities available in Singapore, to start with. Monitoring and evaluating press coverages gained for PWN Technologies will also be included.

Creative Business Solutions Director of Aonia, Daniel Chua says: "We look forward to helping to grow PWN Technologies presence in Singapore and other Asian countries, and working with them to further improve the lives of people through their water treatment technologies."

Pieter Spohr, CEO of PWN Technologies says: "We worked successfully together with Aonia for our Company Launch on June 21st, 2009 during the Singapore International Water Week 2009 and find it extremely important to have a local media relations partner in Singapore supporting our business goals in Asia."

The partnership between PWN Technologies and Aonia Pte Ltd will seek to effectively promote the innovative, proven, well designed and integrated water treatment technologies and services of PWN Technologies in Singapore, as a hub to Asia.

For further media enquiries, please contact:
Daniel Chua at daniel@AoniaNow.comor +65 91776348.

PWN Technologies: seven mobile water treatment installations to Haiti

2010-01-19T20:34:00Z

PWN Technologies has made seven mobile water treatment installations type Perfector-E (Emergency) available to the suffering people of Haiti. The installations are currently transferred by air to the devastated island.

On board of the aircraft are also six technicians of PWN Water Supply Company North Holland, who will install the Perfector-E and teach the local people how to operate the installations. The technicians will stay in Haiti for at least two weeks. They will work in close cooperation with the Cordaid Foundation and the Cooperating Relief Organizations (SHO).

The Perfector-E has been developed as rapidly deployable installation in crisis situation to make unreliable surface water suitable for consumption. PWN and Norit developed the system in a response to the tsunami of 2004. The Perfector-E's have been deployed in natural disasters on Sumatra in 2004 and 2009.

The purification of the Perfector-E is based on a combination of membrane filtration and ultraviolet light. The membrane filter will remove any contamination from the water and the UV light provides the disinfection process.

The Perfector-E is compact, simple and mobile (250 kilos). The installation works both on a light aggregate of five kilowatts and 220 volts. The installation will generate two thousand liters of drinking water per hour. The Perfector-E does not use chemicals or other additives and is based on high technology and can run for three months without maintenance.

For more information please contact Gerbrant Corbee, tel. +31 23 5413 223

PWN Technologies and Clickwise Limited sign management agreement

2010-01-17T20:34:00Z

On September 6th, 2009 Daniel Rutten signed a PWN Technologies BV management agreement for 2010 on behalf of Clickwise Limited. Pieter Spohr, CEO PWN Technologies, is delighted to have Daniel on board.

Since 2000, Clickwise has been helping businesses around the globe meet their unique business and technology needs. Their abilities in web application development include the complete lifecycle management; from concept, design and development, to maintenance and support. Clickwise operates from Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, recognised on the world stage for its award-winning wines.

Daniel has 20 years of experience in the field of software engineering. He is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the web system architecture of PWN Technologies.

PWN Technologies sending its Perfectors-E to Haiti

2010-01-15T20:34:00Z

PWN Technologies, the technology subsidiary of the water utility of Noord-Holland (PWN) is exploring the possibilities to help Haiti, after the country has been hit by massive earthquakes, with their mobile water water treatment installations: the Perfector-E (E stands for emergency). The Perfector-E has been perfectly equiped to produce clear drinking water with almost no maintenance. The installation is very easy to operate.

Shortage of drinking water

The earthquake, centered near the impoverished Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, measured 7.0 on the Richter scale and at least 1.8 million people live within the area where the earthquake had its highest intensity. Many people are covered under the rubble of collapsed buildings. Houses have been damaged, the public water supply has been destroyed, as a result of which there is a serious shortage of drinking water. The area is hard to reach because of the devastations, also for trucks with bottled water. Contaminated drinking water can cause cholera and typhoid fever.

More than 2000 litres per hour

The Perfector- E is a compact and mobile purification installation that determines drinking water from surface water. One unit can filter 2000 litres surface water per hour to reliable drinking water. The Perfector has been originally developed directly after the tsunami by PWN, in association with Norit.The Perfectors were used before in the Indonesian Aceh to bridge the time to repair the regular water supply system. PWN Technologies will send 8 installations to Haiti including technicians.

PWN Technologies and KaVos sign management agreement

2010-01-15T20:12:00Z

On January 13, 2010 Michel de Vos signed a management agreement with PWN Technologies BV for 2010 on behalf of KaVos ICT.

Pieter Spohr, CEO PWN Technologies is confident that PWN Technologies benefits from this support.

KaVos is a very flexible, professional ICT support company. They are both flexible, agile and professional, Pieter explained. It is because of these competences we are hiring this company.

PWN Technologies and MRPR Communications did sign management agreement

2010-01-12T19:06:00Z

On January 8th, 2010 Machiel de Rooij signed a PWN Technologies BV management agreement for 2010 on behalf of MRPR Communications. Pieter Spohr, CEO PWN Technologies, is very pleased to have Machiel on board.

Machiel de Rooij is an expert in branding products, profiling organizations and companies in international markets, PA/PR in a national context and communications in general for many years. PWN Technologies will rely the years to come on his experience in branding, profiling and PA/PR in particular. Machiel and Pieter used to work quite closely together in the Broadband Foundation NBL the last 5-6 years.

As a PA/PR manager in PWN Technologies Machiel de Rooij will be responsible for PA/PR policies in the Netherlands. In particular this will be important for the international projects and the Perfector family (E, P and R).

Co Balm is joining PWN Technologies as a Personal Coach and a Team Performance Coach for the year 2010 and 2011

2010-01-12T18:34:00Z

On January 8th, 2010 Co Balm signed a PWN Technologies BV management agreement for 2010. Pieter Spohr, CEO PWN Technologies, is very pleased to have years of industrial experience on board.

Co has built his industrial competences in multinational corporations, like Siemens. He very much knows how to optimize and balance personal and professional drives and ambitions.

Co Balm is a former captain of industry, experienced in building technical oriented sales teams. PWN Technologies is looking forward to working with Co and will rely on his experience international business development in the years to come.

As a Personal Coach and a Team Performance Coach in PWN Technologies Co Balm will be responsible for optimizing the performance of teams and individuals in the international operations.

PWN Technologies and D'Launch Communications sign management agreement

2010-01-08T19:54:00Z

On 5 January 2010 Debbie Middendorp signed a management agreement for two years on behalf of D'Launch Communications. Pieter Spohr, CEO, who signed on behalf of PWN Technologies is very pleased to have D'Launch Communications on board.

For over ten years D'Launch Communications is a full-service consultancy and event organizing agency in communications. They already organized the launch of PWN Technologies in Singapore in June 2009 during the Singapore International Water Week and are now formally attached to PWN Technologies.

Debbie Middendorp will be Marketing and Communications Director. She will be responsible for branding the company and its water treatment technologies, SIX, Ceramac and Perfector Designs worldwide.

Arjen Nauta will be Manager Front- and Backoffice. He will be responsible for supporting the business and sales process and will be mainly the first point of contact for clients.

Both Arjen and Debbie are professionals in marketing, communication and sales and have more than 15 years experience in these areas.

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Two more Perfector-P's in operation in Cho Lach, Vietnam

In brief with Jonathan Clement

Waterdinner to celebrate visit Singaporean minister

PWN Technologies wins IWA Project Innovation Award 2012

PWN Technologies first to sign digital contract drawings

Dr. Peer Kamp guest speaker at H2O Seminar on 20 March in Singapore

PWN Technologies Announces Major Developments for the Asia-Pacific at Office Opening and Reveals CeraMac Demonstration Plant Test Results

CeraMac Demo Plant Results Exceed Expectations

Jonathan Clement in workshop ADB: 'Awareness of new technologies needed'

Opening soon: PWN Technologies Pte Ltd

Green light for construction Andijk III

R&D fully integrated in PWN Technologies

Seasonal greetings on behalf of PWN Technologies

CE designate of PUB visits CeraMac demoplant at CCK Waterworks

Opportunities for Perfector-R in Vietnam

PWN Technologies invited to give presentation to Vietnamese Ministers

Vietnamese Ambassador visited PWN Technologies in Andijk

PWN Technologies announces establishment of Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore at SIWW 2011

CeraMac demoplant Singapore: 18 months of stringent testing

CeraMac demoplant on Channel News Asia, 4 July 2011

A new technology is being tested for its potential to treat drinking water in Singapore

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) visited PWN Technologies

PWN Technologies at SIWW 2011 with 3rd annual network event and booth presentation

Benchmark shows Perfector-R as most cost-effective treatment unit

Vietnamese interest in Perfector-P and R solutions of PWN Technologies

Thai interest in solutions of PWN Technologies

PWN invests millions in innovative pretreatment

Andijk 3

Lower environmental burden

International interest

De Perfector-R: drinkwaterbereiding die werkt (Dutch only)

PWN internationaal de markt op met zuivering (Dutch only)

PWN Technologies Strengthens Commitment to Asia with Singapore Office; Invests millions of Euros in Technological Innovations

Reduced environmental impact

PWN Technologies invited at Ambassadors Conference Amsterdam

PWN Technologies delivered first 2 Perfector VLE to Dutch USAR

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PWN Technologies accepted as potential supplier for the United Nations

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