The document summarizes the ecotechnology innovation programme of the public research centre Henri Tudor. The programme addresses innovative technologies for wastewater treatment, renewable energies, and energy efficient and innovative materials for environmental technologies. It provides an overview of the centre's areas of expertise, projects including a successful wastewater treatment project, and types of collaboration offered to companies to support innovation in ecotechnologies.

1. PROGRAMME
RETHINK EcoTEcHNology
THINK INNOVATION
The ECOTECHNOLOGY innovation programme addresses innovative technologies for wastewater
treatment, renewable energies, technologies with optimised energy performance and innovative materials
for environmental technologies.
Innovating together

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increase your
competitiveness
and develop new
markets with
ecotechnology
products and
processes

3. Who We are
We are a research centre that focuses on innovation within companies and public
organisations. Our goal is to make a significant contribution to strengthening the
competitiveness of companies, at a national, regional and European level. Over the
last 10 years, convinced that the sustainable management of natural resources and
the development and implementation of technologies with a low environmental
impact by companies will contribute to realising this goal, we have acquired expertise
in the field of ecotechnologies. Our competences in environmental assessment, lifecycle analysis (LCA), process and materials engineering and modelling now enable us
to participate in large-scale European projects, and to establish associations between
these projects and Luxembourg companies and organisations. A further asset is our
proximity to public administrations, to whom we provide scientific support within
the scope of the implementation of European policies regarding energy and water.
Finally, our approach, which incorporates all technological aspects, modelling and
simulation, innovative materials, the development of tools, and environmental
marketing, enables us to provide a total solution for our customers.
our aim (What We Want)
our offer inc
• Systems for the puri
for classic and emergin
networks, development, a
prototyping and modellin
• Energy systems: solar,
development, assessme
prototyping and modellin
• Innovative materials:
applications: more specifi
hydrogen energy product
• Environmental assessm
aspects into considera
analysis of the regulatory
competitive intelligence s
web monitoring, etc.);
We want to contribute to an environment that is favourable to the development of
ecotechnologies in Luxembourg and to assist European and international companies
in rising to the main challenges with which they are faced:
• Support services for the ev
assets.
• To increase their competitiveness and develop new markets by investing in
the development of environmental technologies;
Discover the programme’s pro
collaboration at www.tudor.lu
• To align their strategies with the EU 2020 objectives for smart growth, most
notably in the area of ecoinnovation.
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What We propose
In order to respond to the needs of companies and players within the public sector, we
have developed an innovation programme in which we mobilise all of our scientific
and technological skills in an interdisciplinary manner. The ECOTECHNOLOGY
programme mobilises players using the following themes:
• Innovative technologies for wastewater treatment;
• Renewable energies and technologies with optimised energy performance;
• Innovative materials for environmental technologies.
Launched in 2008, the WATERTE
"Tools and methods for the scien
evaluation of ecotechnologies in
wastewater sector" project aimed
promote the compliance of opera
within the wastewater sector vis-à-vis
European directives for the protec
of the natural aquatic environment
evaluating the existing tools, meth
and technologies and by providing th
decision-making assistance.
The project has made possible:
• The acquisition, developme
wastewater treatment, resp
evaluation tools and method
• The transfer of knowledge an
Our ambition is:
• To support Luxembourg companies that are active in the field of
ecotechnologies through collaborative research projects and access to public
resources (e.g. law of 5 June 2009 relating to the promotion of research,
development and innovation);
• To identify, develop, test and transfer innovative environmental services and
products;
• To encourage the collaboration between the various public and private
players and to develop multi-disciplinary approaches, e.g. within the scope of
the Ecoinnovation Cluster (www.ecoinnovationcluster.lu).
• The initiation and support o
treatment, in close collabor
communal associations).
One such example - a veritable su
Environmental & Recycling Techn
a moving-bed treatment process for
medium. This medium comes in the f
The research conducted in a 4m3 p
plant has shown this to be a compa
organic loads. The process allows the
to concentration and in terms of org
may also be used to increase the wa
investment. The product, which resu
by the Belgian authorities and is pen
The WATERTECH project was suppo
the ERDF.

4. our offer includes:
• Systems for the purification of wastewater: advanced treatments
for classic and emerging pollutants, decentralised treatments, sanitation
networks, development, assessment and optimisation using monitoring tools,
prototyping and modelling;
• Energy systems: solar, biomass, waste, heating and air conditioning,
development, assessment and optimisation using monitoring, tools,
prototyping and modelling;
• Innovative materials: the development of materials for ecotechnology
applications: more specifically, electrodes and membranes for biological and
hydrogen energy production systems;
• Environmental assessment and life-cycle analysis (taking environmental
aspects into consideration when designing processes and services),
analysis of the regulatory framework;
Economic intelligence services,
competitive intelligence services and information research services (patents,
web monitoring, etc.);
• Support services for the evaluation of intellectual property and intangible
assets.
Discover the programme’s projects, products and services and the types of
collaboration at www.tudor.lu/ecotechnology
projet phare
Launched in 2008, the WATERTECH
"Tools and methods for the scientific
evaluation of ecotechnologies in the
wastewater sector" project aimed to
promote the compliance of operators
within the wastewater sector vis-à-vis the
European directives for the protection
of the natural aquatic environment by
evaluating the existing tools, methods
and technologies and by providing the private and public players within the wastewater sector with
decision-making assistance.
The project has made possible:
• The acquisition, development and application of diagnostic instruments (prototypes for
wastewater treatment, respirometry, online analytic sensors) and, in a broader sense, of
evaluation tools and methods (process modelling and simulation, multi-criteria analysis);
• The transfer of knowledge and skills through training courses, conferences and publications;
• The initiation and support of technological innovation projects in the field of wastewater
treatment, in close collaboration with SMEs and public operators (communes and intercommunal associations).
One such example - a veritable success story - is the partnership contract with the company
Environmental & Recycling Technologies (ERT) Sàrl for the evaluation of the effectiveness of
a moving-bed treatment process for urban wastewater, based on the use of a "LEVAPOR" biofilm
medium. This medium comes in the form of a sponge that has been impregnated with active carbon.
The research conducted in a 4m3 pilot reactor situated in the Uebersyren wastewater treatment
plant has shown this to be a compact, robust and competitive process for the treatment of high
organic loads. The process allows the limit values imposed by legislation to be respected, with regard
to concentration and in terms of organic carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus removals. This process
may also be used to increase the wastewater treatment capacity of existing plants, without major
investment. The product, which resulted from research led by CRP Henri Tudor, has been approved
by the Belgian authorities and is pending certification by the French authorities.
The WATERTECH project was supported in Luxembourg by CRP Henri Tudor, and co-financed by
the ERDF.

5. hoW to innovate With us
We offer five types of collaboration:
1. collaborative research
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Identification of common interests, joint design and implementation
Joint financial participation and risk-taking
Possible national or European co-financing
Sharing of results and profits
2. research services
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A customised offer and Tudor’s innovation capacity dedicated to meeting your R&D needs
Company investments
Possible national co-financing
You hold the material rights to the results and profits of the collaboration
Calculation of your investment on a commercial rate base
3. delivery of innovative services
• Services with an innovative impact for your activity and defined in a commercial offer established at the
beginning of the collaboration
• Possible national co-financing
• You hold the material rights to the results and profits of the collaboration
• Calculation of your investment on a commercial rate base
• Possibility to work at cost or at a fixed price
4. netWorKing
• Joint participation in innovation networks
• Possible national or European co-financing
• Sharing of results
5. researchers available or Welcomed
• Highly-qualified staff (PhDs, postdocs, research engineers) at your disposal or training of
your personnel at Tudor
• Identification of common interests, joint design and implementation
• Joint financial participation and risk-taking
• Possible national or European co-financing
• Sharing of results and profits
To learn more about our five types of collaboration, download our brochure at
www.tudor.lu/collaborate
Interested?
Do not hesitate to contact:
Dr.-Ing. Alex Cornelissen, programme manager
Phone : +352 42 59 91 – 6519
ecotechnology@tudor.lu | www.tudor.lu/ecotechnology

6. our other innovation programmes
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New functional and intelligent materials
Materials analysis, testing and validation
Eco-design, products life cycle management
Energy optimisation and renewable energies
Process optimisation
COnstRuCtiOn
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New communication tools for construction projects
Process improvement within construction projects
Sustainable construction
New materials for construction
MObility
• ICT for sustainable mobility
• Clean technologies for mobility
tRAnsPORt & lOGistiCs
• Sectoral strategy for transport and
European integration
• Innovative and sustainable supply chains
• Co-modal transport
hEAlth
• Advanced ICT applied to the health care sector, e-Health
• Process, semantic and technical interoperability
in health care
• Biomedical engineering and regulatory affairs
• Feasibility studies, development, validation and analysis in
public health
PubliC sERviCEs
• New services, e-services and e-infrastructures
for the public sector
• Innovation in public management and policy support
• Organisation and change management in
the public sector
• Interoperability and European integration of public services
innOFinAnCE
• Innovation in the financial services
• Impact analysis of public policies and regulations
applicable to the financial sector
• Operational risk management and performance
measurement
huMAn CAPitAl
• ICT applied to learning and evaluation
• Anticipatory skills management
• Innovation in the strategic management of
human capital
• Individual and collective excellence of human capital
Discover our innovation programmes at www.tudor.lu/innovation-programmes
public research centre henri tudor
29, avenue John F. Kennedy | L-1855 Luxembourg-Kirchberg
Phone: +352 42 59 91 - 1 | Fax: +352 42 59 91 - 777
info@tudor.lu | www.tudor.lu
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