Christian Grøn

The Nordic ETV experience –

NOWATECH and DANETV

Quality Manager, DHI, Denmark

ETV Information Event, European Commission, Brussels, November 8th 2010

Basics of ETV

”It does what it says on the tin”

Independent, comparable, relevant and globally accepted

documentation for performance of environmental technologies

Verifications done and in progress

Technology Area NumberApplication examples – technologies -

vendor

Water Treatment and

Monitoring8 (2)

Removal of organic matter, particles and

microorganisms in drinking water production –

coagulation and direct filtration - Ros AB

Energy Technologies 3 (0)

Increase in biogas yield from pig manure –

acidification and separation – Green Farm

Energy and Xergi A/S

Materials, Waste and

Resources0 (0) -

Cleaner Production and

Processes5 (0)

Extension of lifetime for degreasing baths –

ultrafiltration based removal of oil – Vilokan AB

Environmental Techno-

logies in Agriculture3 (1)

Reduction of ammonia and odor emissions

from pig houses – biological air filter – Rotor

A/S

Air Pollution, Monitoring

and Abatement2 (0)

Reduction of oil mist discharge with ventilation

air - electrostatic filter - SIMAS Filters A/S

Upsides

Equal opportunity in bidding,

standard compliance of

competitors verified for this

in the US

Objective evidence

for reduced environ-

mental impact

Approval of farm

expansion enhanced

Access to technology

list for vendor

Application refocused to address regulatory requirements

Limitations for application known to regulators

Performance verified for US applications

Downsides

• Typical duration - DANETV

– 9 – 12 months

• Costs - DANETV

– Verification and test range

o22,000 – 94,000 EURO

– Verification and test average

o 53,000 EURO

– Verification part average

o43%

– Verification average

o28,000 EURO

Practice and lessons learned

Scoping

Contact and

proposal

Contract

Verification protocol

Testing

Assess-ment and

verification

Reporting and

publication

Technology area selection

Application definition

Harmonization of

expectations

Protocol and plan detailed

and agreed upon

Needed?

The quality thing

Transparency and

trust for recognition

Quality

system

The quality thing in DANETV

Accreditation

body

Verification

body

Test body

Analytical

laboratory

Quality

assurance

and control

Quality assurance

and control

Results

Results

Verification

customer Quality assurance

and control

Results

The quality thing – Version 2.0

Accreditation or

certification

body

Verification

body

Test body

Analytical

laboratory

Quality

assurance

and control

Quality assurance

and control

Results

Results

Verification

customer Quality assurance

and control

Results

International recognition of ETV

US co-verifications

Coodinated tests and verifications

Verified once –accepted everywhere

National and regional tests and verifications

Conclusions

• Vendor, buyer and regulator benefits from and interests in ETV are

evident

• Delay and costs of verifications must be kept at the minimum

through lean (rules of) operation and direct subsidies

• Direct and structured dialog between verification body and vendor

is essential to obtain full value for money

• A cost efficient and trustworthy quality approach must be found

• Striving for the widest international recognition possible is of

paramount importance for the vendors, the buyers, the regulators

and the pre-programme

Want more information?

Christian Grøn

Quality Manager

DHI

+45 45 16 95 70

chg@dhigroup.com