swissnex China Cleantech Exchange Grant

During the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai "Water Management", "Sustainable Construction" and "Mobility and Air Quality" were the main topics of the Future Cities Conference Week which took place at the Swiss Pavilion. The conference was organized by swissnex China in cooperation with ETH Zurich and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

As a follow up of the conference swissnex China decided to offer a financial support for potential exchanges between Swiss and Chinese partners involved in clean technology projects and therefoer created the swissnex China Cleantech Exchange Grant. The grant offers financial support to promising collaborations between Swiss and Chinese partners: researchers and professionals working in private or public sector who have the strong desire to find solutions for a better environment and build up sustainable collaborations between Switzerland and China.

The call for the swissnex China Cleantech Exchange Grant was sent to the participants of the Future Cities Conference Week in June 2011 and the two following applicants have been selected by swissnex china.

Urban sanitation - from households to receiving waters

This project is organized between the Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, the Swiss Federal Office of Environment and the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences (RCEES) and the  Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Eawag and RCEES research institutes are leaders in the field of water management and they see the potential in a collaboration in research, implementation and technology development. The planned exchange workshop in spring 2012 shall offer the platform to discuss about their common needs for research, development and technology implementation, future partners, in particular from industry and define conceptual framework for a joined proposal.

Workshop for renewable energies and environmental engineering in Shanghai

This workshop will be organized between the National engineering research centre for urban pollution control of the Tongji University. Shanghai and the private company HOLINGER. The National engineering research centre for urban pollution control has established the contact with the well known Swiss company HOLINGER since 2009. Both parties are engaged in clean technologies and environmental protection. They have the strong interest in enhancing the cooperation in these areas. The exchange workshop will be held in November 2011 and shall offer the participants an open discussion platform to share their experience and knowledge. This exchange workshop focuses more on potential market studies and future cooperation opportunities with clean technologies.

Workshop report (February 2012)

Presentation slides: Management of Biomass, Management of Kitchen Waste

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23 Sept 2011, Cleantech Switzerland's success in China

6 May 2011, Cleantech swissnex China Lecture