Consortium Partners

Municipality of Oslo Water and Sewerage works – Norway

Website: http://www.vav.oslo.kommune.no



Oslo Water and Sewerage Works (VAV) ensure the drinking water supply and wastewater collection and treatment to the city's 550.000 inhabitants. It is a self-financing company within the municipality of Oslo. Oslo has a strong political strategy to meet the climate change up-front with robust technological solutions and an economic and administrative capability to make necessary investments and take up adequate technological developments. Thus, Oslo has major investments plans (250 MEuro over the next 5 years) to compensate for the major driving forces of change, namely climate change, ageing of infrastructure and migration. The political support also includes the ambition to participate and contribute internationally in meeting the new challenges that has already appeared and we are ready to use as well direct financial support as in-kind measures to support developments and take up new developments as pilot project. We have a tradition of quick uptake of new technologies and have already for many years provided financial and practical support for pilot investigations of new pipe renovation methods as well as condition monitoring technologies. Thus, we believe we have a competent organisation motivated to take up new technological developments as well as socio-economic challenges.

Contact person: Per KRISTIANSEN (Mr)

Address:

PILESTREDET

OSLO
NORGE

Aquateam Norwegian Water Technology Centre – Norway

Website: http://www.aquateam.no



Aquateam is an independent consulting company providing specialized services to the environmental sector (water, wastewater, sludge and organic wastes, contaminated land, and produced water from oil & gas operations). The company has conducted research and development and consultancy on numerous environmental projects to industries, local and state authorities, both nationally and internationally for 25 years. Aquateam`s services include applied research studies, prefeasibility and conceptual studies, and treatment plant operation, optimization, troubleshooting and operator training. Independent testing and documentation of products and processes at bench, pilot and full scale are regular activities, and a Scandinavian environmental technology verification (ETV) center for biological wastewater treatment processes has been established. Aquateam holds an accreditation for wastewater and sludge sampling.

Contact person: Bjarne PAULSRUD (Mr)

Address:

PO Box 6875
Hasleveien

OSLO
NORGE

SINTEF – Norway

Website: http://www.sintef.no



SINTEF is a multidisciplinary private research institute that performs contract research and development for industry and the public sector. It is Scandinavia's largest independent research organisation with about 2000 employees of whom around 70% are researchers. Contracts for industry and the public sector generate more than 90% of income. SINTEF performs projects primarily within the technological area, but also in natural sciences, medicine, and social sciences. SINTEF collaborates closely with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and the University of Oslo.

Contact person: Sveinung SÆGROV (Professor)

Address:

Strindveien

TRONDHEIM
NORGE