Official Participants: Partnership in Green Technologies
Within the context of the "German Initiative for Partnership in Green Technologies", Germany is presented itself internationally in 2008 and 2009 as a location for environmental technology. In this context, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) funded German research networks which are especially strong in fields such as:
- prevention/reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
- air and water pollution control
- waste management technologies
- waste and recycling
- secondary and renewable raw materials
- land reclamation and land use management
The zafh.net was started in 2002 as a project with the ambitious aim to establish a centre of competence and expertise on building energy research in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg (Germany). Three universities of applied sciences gathered their knowledge on different focuses to develop new energy management strategies and methods for a sustainable building operation. Solutions for networking had to be found at different locations using various hardware and software tools. The success of the zafh.net lies in the networking of scientists, developers, building managers. zafh.net operates automation devices via Internet or other communication channels. Various software tools run at different locations using distributed expertise for a better matching of energy supplies and energy demands. The foundation of the zafh.net R&D collective was supported by the Foundation Landesstiftung Baden-Württemberg.
The network "dewnet" has been established by the Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Germany, and three small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It combines international engineering and research expertise obtained from Europe, Africa, Southeast and Central Asia for: landscape system assessment and regionalisation integrating remote sensing, GIS, and modelling; integrated systems solutions in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) geophysical exploration, flood forecast and modelling of water and solute transport dynamics energy effective and water saving irrigation system management ecological and efficient irrigation system design electronic control system design environmental sensor development
The “German R&D Network for Promotion of Membrane Technology” DE-brane is coordinated by the RWTH Aachen University. The main objective is to implement an international research and development network to promote membrane technology in process water and wastewater treatment.
The Environmental Technology Network (UNO) Oldenburg is a consortium of scientific institutions and private organizations with extensive expertise in environmental research and the execution of large scale environmental projects, the transfer of know how and scientific results into practical applications as well as environmental education. The network participates in international research projects, the exchange of scientists and students, the development and application of environmental education programs.
Coordinated by Gicon, the network partners from Germany have joined in a longstanding cooperation in research and development within the framework of a great number of FMER-projects. Scientific contacts exist for many years between the German and Brazilian partners. The objective of the partner network is to bring together their know-how in the field of innovative methods of managing soil and groundwater contamination at sites of the petroleum industry in regions of different climatic, hydrological and pedological conditions as well as common marketing activities. The main regional focus lies on Brazil.
The initiative “Kompetenznetze Deutschland” by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) brings together the most innovative technology-oriented national networks of competence. These 116 networks, clustered into 9 industrial sectors share commonly formulated goals, are regionally anchored, and excel both in minimizing distance to markets and industry, and in their dynamics and flexibility. At least for 20 % of the networks environmental issues of industrial products and processes build important pillars of their activities. Extending these activities on an international level and contributing to the challenges of a sustainable global growth is an important objective.
In the field of environmental technology, the German-Malaysian research network has laid its focus on brownfield management and remediation. With the outstanding expertise of the partners, the network enables the development of effective strategies for remediation and brownfield management. The network is coordinated by the SRH Hochschule Heidelberg, School of Engineering and Architecture.
Leading organisations in environmental technologies in Hessen have formed a network to promote Hessian environmental expertise in Russia. This network is coordinated by the Ost-West-Wissenschaftszentrum (OWWZ). The project „Hessen goes East“ will communicate the research and technology site Hessen in Russia and strengthen the role of Hessen in the German-Russian cooperation in the range of environment.
The Fraunhofer Alliance SysWater is a network of 14 Fraunhofer Institutes working on Research and Development in water system technologies. The objective of the alliance is to transfer sustainable system solutions based on newest technologies for water supply, infrastructure, and wastewater treatment into. Social, economic, and ecologic consequences shall be recognised. Cross-linking to the fields of energy, waste management, and agriculture contributes to a more efficient and sustainable utilisation of the most essential resource water.
The network focuses several activities in the field of plasma technology, which itself is driven by different organisations, on environmental aspects. Due to the fact that in these organisations like the AK Plasma, Inplas and EFDS besides research institutes several companies supplying plasma machines are involved, the network is able, to not only to develop environmental friendly processes and products but moreover to supply appropriate machines to partner in other European countries. Partners in this network are dealing with processes to replace the use of hazardous chemical substances like chromsulphuric acid and others. Processes of waste gas cleaning are under development, for others the machine suppliers can already offer appropriate apparatuses.
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By promoting several environmental technologies projects, the BMBF aims to deepen cooperation between the private sector, universities and research institutes.
