19. Feb 2025

Clean and Water Valley Denmark sign strategic partnership agreement

Clean and Water Valley Denmark has signed a strategic cooperation agreement to strengthen Denmark’s position as a world leader in water technology. The agreement, signed on December 16th, marks the continued development of the two organizations’ already close collaboration.

Purpose of the partnership

The collaboration between Clean and WVDK aims to realize the water industry’s grand visions and ambitions, as expressed in the Business Lighthouse for Water Technology and the Export Strategy for Water. Water technology has enormous potential, and the collaboration will help realize this potential through increased innovation, internationalization, and export.

“This partnership is an important milestone for us as it demonstrates our shared ambition to drive innovation and internationalization in water technology,”

explains Kim Fredenslund, CEO of Clean.

Innovation partnerships and entrepreneurship

Water companies are very interested in engaging in innovation collaborations. Clean and WVDK will work to increase the visibility of funding opportunities and ensure that the best innovation collaborations are initiated. The partnership will also focus on supporting entrepreneurs, startups, and scaleups through initiatives such as the Beyond Beta project and a mentor corps for water technology startups.

Internationalization and export

Clean and WVDK both have a strong focus on internationalization and export. They will coordinate their international efforts to promote Danish water solutions globally. Both organizations have international activities and bilateral partners. The collaboration will thereby ensure that Danish water companies get the most out of these activities.

“We are excited to collaborate closely with Clean to bring the water industry’s vision to life and contribute to a sustainable future.”

explains Ulla Sparre, Director of Water Valley Denmark.

With this partnership agreement, Clean and Water Valley Denmark expects to create significant results and contribute to the global sustainable transition through innovation and collaboration.

Research, testing, and demonstration

The partnership between Clean and WVDK will also include research, testing, and demonstration of new water technologies. Both organizations work at the intersection of research and business and want to create a long-term foundation for innovation and growth in the water sector.

About Clean and Water Valley Denmark

Water Valley Denmark is a non-profit membership organization working to strengthen the entire innovation value chain within water technology, from research to export. The organization is founded by leading water technology suppliers and the largest Danish utilities. Their vision is to improve lives through innovation in water technology and to contribute to the Danish water industry’s ambition of CO2 and climate neutrality by 2030.

Clean is Denmark’s water and environment cluster, bringing together companies, utilities, knowledge institutions and the public sector for market-driven green innovation. Clean has been appointed by the Danish Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation to manage the Danish cluster effort within water and environmental technology and works to promote growth and employment in the water and environmental sector.

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