EVIDES INDUSTRIEWATER BV

Their core work

Evides Industriewater is a Dutch industrial water company that supplies process water, demineralized water, and wastewater treatment services to large industrial customers in the Rotterdam-Rijnmond area and beyond. In H2020 projects, they contribute real-world industrial water infrastructure and operational expertise, serving as a demonstration site and end-user for circular water technologies. Their participation focuses on recovering valuable resources (minerals, salts, heat) from industrial brine and wastewater streams, and on digitizing water management through cyber-physical systems and digital twins.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

With only three projects spanning 2016–2025, the evolution is modest but directional. Their earliest involvement (SuPER-W, 2016) focused on general wastewater resource recovery training, while their later projects shifted to specific industrial applications: first mineral recovery from brine (ZERO BRINE, 2017), then digital water management (AquaSPICE, 2020). The trajectory moves from physical resource recovery toward digitalization of industrial water processes.

Evides is moving from purely physical water treatment toward digitally-enabled circular water systems, making them a relevant partner for projects combining IoT/digital twins with industrial water infrastructure.

How they like to work

Evides never coordinates — they participate as an industrial end-user providing real infrastructure for demonstration and validation. With 63 unique partners across 16 countries from just 3 projects, they join large consortia (typical for Innovation Actions). Their value proposition is as a demonstration site operator rather than a research driver, which makes them easy to integrate into consortia needing industrial water infrastructure for pilots.

Despite only 3 projects, Evides has connected with 63 partners across 16 countries, reflecting their participation in large Innovation Action consortia. Their network spans across Europe with no obvious geographic bias beyond the Netherlands.

What sets them apart

Evides operates one of the largest industrial water supply networks in the Netherlands, giving them access to real brine streams, wastewater flows, and industrial customers that most research partners cannot provide. They bridge the gap between lab-scale water treatment research and full-scale industrial implementation. For consortium builders, they offer something rare: an actual industrial water operator willing to host pilots and provide real operational data.

Highlights from their portfolio

• ZERO BRINE
  Largest funding (EUR 212K) and most aligned with their core business — circular recovery of minerals and water from industrial brine at scale.
• AquaSPICE
  Most recent project (2020-2025) showing their digital transformation direction, combining cyber-physical systems with industrial water operations.