Environmental Technology Verification (ETV)

EU has launched a program for verification of new environmental technologies: the EU ETV - Environmental Technology Verification Pilot Programme which provides reliable information to technology owners across Europe about the effects of their environmental technologies. EU ETV facilitates the entry into the market for new, promising environmental technologies by reducing uncertainty among sceptical buyers.

The current growth in environmental technologies has resulted in a need from users and investors for an independent assessment of the performance of their technologies.

In simple terms, Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) is testing, verifying and documenting the performance of an environmental technology. The aim of ETV is to validate that the technology suits its purpose and performs as claimed. This means that an environmental technology can obtain a quality stamp from an independent verification unit.

The DHI DANETV Test Centre is established in compliance with the EU ETV pilot programme and is one of five independent test organisations under DANETV— Danish Centre for Verification of Climate and Environmental Technologies. The DHI DANETV test centre carries out testing for environmental technology products within the following technology areas (*technology area that is not part of EU ETV):

• Water monitoring and treatment technologies
• Materials, waste and resources
• Cleaner production and processes
• Soil and groundwater monitoring and treatment technologies