5th BMBF Forum for Sustainability
Research for Sustainability - Driver for Innovation
23 - 25 September 2008, ewerk, Berlin

Fona Forum
5th BMBF Forum For Sustainability

Session

    B Hightech for Sustainability - Collaboration of Science and Industry

B2 Germany – International Partner for Environmental Technology

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Date: 24/09/2008
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: Hall C

Target Audience: Research Institutions, companies, cluster and R&D-networks
Objectives: Exchange of experiences, building of international R&D partnerships
Format: Keynote, short presentations, discussion
Language: English

How does international collaboration support the advancement of environmental technology? Which areas are of special interest here? These questions will be discussed with representatives of innovation networks from different sectors in the field. They are part of an initiative of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research to promote German environmental technology in key target countries across the world and to strengthen the use of this technology worldwide.

The panel presents examples for international partnerships in selected areas of environmental technology. Representatives of German innovation networks will introduce their strategies to internationalise their R&D know how. On the basis of good practice examples the participants will examine how national R&D networks and also potential partners in the target countries can benefit from international cooperation in this field.

Open for German and international interested parties, the panel will provide a platform for exchanging experiences and initiating joint international activities.

Session Chair

Loskill, Renate
Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany (BMBF), Germany



Presentations

Keynote: German Environmental Technology – Strengths and Opportunities
Deerberg, Görge

Fraunhofer-Institute UMSICHT, Germany
download presentation (318 KB)

Membrane Technology - Key to Future Water Treatment
Country Focus: China

Köster, Stephan

Aachen University, Institute for Environmental Engineering, Germany

Innovative Methods of Managing Soil and Groundwater Contamination at Sites of the Petroleum Industry
Country Focus: Brazil and other Regions

Nitsche, Claus

GICON Großmann Ingenieur Consult GmbH, Germany

De-centralised, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Systems
Regional Focus: South East Europe

Bryniok, Dieter

Fraunhofer-Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology, Germany
download presentation (141 KB)


Session Results

Contribution of research to a competitive and sustainable Europe
  • Research and technologically support is very important for a competitive and se but we also need a dialog exchange and international cooperation
  • Environmental technologies are expected to be a lead market for Europe and on the global scale
Research priority areas for the foreseeable future
  • Substitution of oil: bio based economy
  • Role of research in sustainability: asessment, logistics connectivity of bio refinery
Other important issues or topics discussed during the session
  • The new EU-Member States are interested in direct coopertaion in this field
  • This sessions contributes to the ignition of cooperation


Organisation

Dr. Marion Mienert
Internationales Büro des BMBF beim DLR e.V.
Heinrich-Konen-Str. 1
Bonn
Tel.: (+49) 0228-38 21 479
Fax: (+49) 0228-38 21 444
Marion.mienert@dlr.de



FONA - Research for Sustainabiity

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    Research for Sustainability - Driver for Innovation


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BMBF Framework

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  • BMBF FrameworkResearch for Sustainable Development
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