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European Commission Environmental Technology Verification (ETV)
Newsletter - January 2017
ETV Headline
EU ETV Pilot Programme: three years of supporting innovation
The EU Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Pilot Programme became operational in 2013 under the Eco-Innovation Action Plan as a new tool to help innovative environmental technologies reach the market. The testing-phase ended in December 2016 and will be evaluated in 2017 with the aim of drawing conclusions on the best way forward.
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ISO 14034: verified once, recognised everywhere
New environmental technologies and products will play a key role in boosting European competitiveness and in enabling the EU to take on a leading role as the world transitions to clean energy. However, such technologies can face considerable market barriers as they are innovations which, by definition, do not yet possess a successful track record.
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ETV News
ETV Statements of Verification delivered at the 20th European Forum on Eco-innovation
On 26 October, during the 20th European Forum on Eco-innovation in Tallinn, Estonia, an official ceremony was organised for the delivery of new ETV Statements of Verification.
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POWERSTEP project to verify two of its key technologies
POWERSTEP, an EU flagship project on energy-positive wastewater treatment in the H2020 programme, will begin to verify the performance of two of its key technologies under the EU ETV Pilot Programme.
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ETV attended Pollutec 2016
The 27th edition of the leading general trade show on the environment, Pollutec, took place from 29 November to 2 December in Lyon, France. The event brought together all industry sectors of the environment and gathered around 2500 exhibitors.
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RINA Services hosted a successful technical training for Spanish SMEs
For small and medium-sized Spanish enterprises interested in the Environmental Technology Verification process, RINA Services and Vertech Group organised a technical training course which took place on 18 November in Madrid, Spain.
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ETA-Danmark: completing re-accreditation and finalising a Verification Statement
The Danish Verification Body ETA-Danmark is pleased to inform that it has successfully completed the re-accreditation process with the Danish accreditation board (DANAK) based on ISO 17020 for the EU ETV General Verification Protocol (GVP).
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Report on valorisation of ETV verified technologies
A report produced for the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) gives insight into the adoption of ETV verified technologies and the impact of ETV on technology developers so as to identify and promote technologies verified by ETV.
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ETV: accelerating clean energy innovation
The European Commission has adopted a new package of measures to accelerate Europe’s transition to a competitive low-carbon economy. The ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans’ package includes new proposals to increase energy efficiency, boost renewable energy usage, reform the European energy market as well as puts forward a new working plan for eco-design.
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Recently Verified Technologies
AGRO-EKO Ltd.: verification is bearing fruit
AGRO-EKO Ltd. consider their decision to undergo ETV verification to have been very fruitful and share their experiences in an interview with the Czech ecological magazine Waste Management Forum. Interview by Kristina Veinbender, CEMC, ETV accredited verification body.
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Useful to Know
ETV newsletter - PDF version
Issue Number 09 - January 2017 - Download the Pdf
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Verification bodies close to you
Access the contact details of the ETV Verification Bodies close to you.
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