SWEET Water Partnership

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1 SWEET Water Partnership Jani Saarinen Innovation Partnerships Semirar 27 October 2010, Brussels

2 A leading water chemistry company Sites: ~100 Countries: 40 Personnel: ~5,000 Turnover: 2 billion euro Countries with Kemira sites 2

3 Water Technology in Kemira Utilisation of ferrosulfates New aluminium products Renewable rawmaterials Research related to customers water Sludge processes Development of comprehensive solutions Optimization of water chemicals New technologies -removal of oxygen -adsorbents -disinfection & oxidation Water Reuse and Membrane technologies Resource Efficient Biomass Utilisation Sustainable Water Chemistry PRODUCT- & PROCESS DEVELOPMENT CUSTOMER ORIENTATION COMPREHENSIVE SOLOUTIONS CENTER OF WATER EFFICIENCY EXCELLENCE 3

4 Water in the Earth s ecosystem Water cycle Precipitation Cloud Formation Condensing Water Vapour Water is not removed from or added to the eco-system Climate change is impacting the pattern of water availability and use Snow Evaporation Ocean contributes about 80% of total water vapour in air Lake Surface Runoff Groundwater Impervious Layer Ocean Salt Water Intrusion Source: 4

5 Freshwater availability Freshwater 2,5% km3 0.3% Lakes and river storage 30.8% Groundwater, including soil moisture, swamp water and permafrost 68.9% Glaciers and permanent snow cover Saltwater 97.5% km3 Total usable freshwater supply <1% of freshwater resources < 0.01% of all the water on earth Economically available freshwater supply is much lower than the total usable freshwater supply Source: Igor A.Shiklomanov; State Hydrological Institute (SHI, St Petersburg) and United Nations Educational. Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris / 5

6 Regional differences in water availability Projected availability of water per capita in 2025 Population faces water scarcity when annual water supplies drop below m3 per capita and water stress when annual water supplies drop below m3 per capita Source: Revenga et al 2000, from Pilot Analysis of Global Ecosystems: Freshwater systems. UNEP/Vital Water Graphics 6

7 Growing gap between global water demand and supply Water demand CAGR 2% Municipal Industry Municipal Industry Primary industrial growth from Asia Water supply 40% Groundwater Surface water Solving the gap through e.g. Desalination Wastewater reuse Rainwater harvesting Agriculture Agriculture Existing 1st Qtr 2nd 2030 Qtr 3rd Qtr Existing, 4th Qtr accessible withdrawals withdrawals supply 4200 Bm Bm Bm3 Source: Charting Our Water Future by 2030 water Resources Group, Adapted from Water 2030: Global Water Supply and Demand model; agricultural production based on IFPRI IMPACT-WATER base case 7

8 Multidisciplinary expertise required Measurement, monitoring and process control Separation and purification technologies Water Intensiveness Water efficiency and reuse Advanced materials and chemicals for water management Sustainability assessment 8

9 Finnish water competence network is broad University of Oulu Polymer and Wood Chemistry Process technology Controlling and monitoring Biochemistry University of Jyväskylä Analytical Chemistry Toxicology Tampere University of Technology Environmental Engineering Biotechnology Aalto University Water technology Environmental technologies Åbo Akademi University Biochemistry Analytical Chemistry Polymer Technology Wood and Paper Chemistry Process control Cewic (Centre of Expertise in the Water Industry Cluster) Oulu Aims at bringing the fragment Finnish water sector together and elevate the industry to a higher level by combining the academic, industrial and government research and development expertise into an internationally acknowledged force in the water industry. Oulu Innovation In Oulu, business, research institutes, universities and public bodies seamlessly combine to develop the best in water expertise. Water chemistry & Natural waters WANDER Nordic Water and Materials Institute, Rauma Ensuring and promoting the safety of drinking water quality to the tap of the consumer Enhancing the safety and service life of materials used in the drinking water mains and household plumbing Culminatum Innovation, Espoo Making new and existing know-how more efficiently available for business processes Technopolis Oulu Activities in Technopolis Laanila's operating environment include development of water and environmental management technology. Some 200 persons work at the site. Kuopio Innovation E.g. sensor technology to detect biofilm growth in drinking water systems. Lahti Science and Business Park Environmental expertise in Lahti focuses on soil and water research, clean energy production as well as waste treatment and recycling. Green Net Finland, Vantaa Major thematical focus areas are environmental monitoring and clean energy, with a special focus on energy efficiency in urban environment. University Of Kuopio Biomolecule Biological Chemistry and NMR Toxicology University of Joensuu Biological chemistry Nanochemistry Catalysis Toxicology Lappeenranta Univ. of Tech. Chemistry Chemical technology Membranes University of Helsinki Green chemistry Nanochemistry 9

10 Cooperation to improve Finnish water based know-how Kemira wants to act as an initiator (National Champion) and provide environmental technology branch to other companies: Participation to develop water technology based knowledge. Cooperation possibilities to develop business in global markets. Kemira operations model is based on cooperation and other companies desire to participate in technology integration and enhancement of competitiveness. Automation & integrated control systems Processes Chemistry Equipment 10

11 National Champions in Finnish Industry National Champions have had the central role in the development and transformation of Finnish society. The following factors have usually affected to the birth of National Champions: Changes in operation environment have forced companies to react quickly and refocus their business activities. Critical new knowledge has been collected by establishins strategic partnerships with other companies and partners. National Champions have creater wealth, developed professional labour, competed in international markets and made Finland internationally known by help of new technologies and knowledge. 11

12 Motor s responsibilities Create opportunities to combine competences of environmental technology companies on chosen field of technology. Provide exchange of knowledge and competences between partners. Utilise differentiated business models in global market via new competitive know-how. Create new and unique know-how in Finland and quarantee the availability of worldclass workforce. Single components are not crucial but the entity s ability to work together. 12

13 Participation in development of water knowledge through strategic partnership Kemira arranges meetings with companies from different customer industries Companies that combine each others knowldege base. Representation of top management creates basis for the agreement of common rules Goals of the strategic partnership will be defined together Agreement of areas of collaboration Decision of roles and responsibilities between the partners Decision of resources and timetables in order to reach the targets Business benefits from strategic partnership New business opportunities, new technologies and solutions Possibility to get faster access to new markets Opportunity to define more in detail the technical content of offering and control the managemt of costs. Energy Water Waste Food 13

14 SWEET - Center of Water Efficiency Excellence VTT and other strategic partners are building a unique competence base for growth around water efficiency The total investment is 120 MEUR Further investments in pilot and demonstration scale units The four-year program will occupy annually around 200 persons SWEET goals Provide a seed for advanced technology growth Develop solutions for the needs of customers together with strategic partners Create new business opportunities for Kemira and partner companies in the environmental technology sector 14

15 SWEET - Center of Water Efficiency Excellence Water Reuse Biomass Operations Fiber/Water Seperations Resource Efficient Biomass Utilisation Energy & Water Efficiency Cost Efficiency Environmental Friendliness Renewable Raw Materials Metal recovery Water Recycling/ Reuse Sustainable Water Chemistry 15

16 SWEET Program approach with key stakeholders New Product Development New Business Development Research & project partners VTT Aalto Univ. NTU Univ. of Alberta etc Strategic Partners Outotec PALL Metso Paper Outokumpu etc 16

17 R&D activities in water treatment New technologies and markets require novel competences and integration capabilities Different types of partnerships are required for technology and chemistry integration. Strategic partnerships with technology integrator capabilities, like Outotec and Metso Paper, to create access to new markets Project partnerships with specific technology capabilities, like SMEs, to fulfill existing knowledge gaps. Research partnerships with specific competence and resource capabilities, like University of Alberta, NTU, Aalto University, to create knowledge in new areas. Desalination Oil Sands Finland Distinguished Professorship (FiDiPro) Tissue 17

18 Our way to innovate Global megatrends Clean water and water intensiveness Global markets and business opportunities Water technology is one of the fastest growing markets in the world Customer and market demands Identification of customer and growth potential by help of strong synergy between Kemira and VTT. Risk taking and company driven Motor of environmental technology SWEET provides aggressive growth in the area of environmental technology Openness and collaboration Demand for collaboration in order to combine knowledge and accelerate the market entry. 18

19 Life on earth is dependent on sustainable use of Thank water, energy you! and other natural resources. Thank you!