The WE2ST Water Technology Hub promotes academic-industry collaboration to solve municipal and industrial water problems across scales. Through world-class research and labs, the WE2ST Water Technology Hub provides an environment to develop, test, and validate technologies for global water challenges, while enhancing the education of engineers and scientists in Colorado, the United States, and around the world.
CAPABILITIES AND FACILITIES
Capabilities include pilot/demo-scale testing of conventional and advanced water treatment technologies;on-site water testing of general water quality, hydrocarbons (BTEX, PAHs, etc.) and Contaminants of Emerging Concern (pharmaceuticals, personal care products, etc.); and bench-scale testing and treatability of waterand wastewater.
The WE2ST Water Technology Hub is located in a 10,000 ft2 water treatment research facility in Denver. Previously owned by a midstream oil and gas company, NGL Energy Partners, the facility was used as a testbed for new wastewater treatment technologies. In 2017, NGL Energy Partners donated the facility equipment to Mines.
Concurrently, discussions with the Zoma Foundation led to a donation of funds to establish the new research center, which focuses on development of innovative technologies for treatment and reuse of industrial wastewater.
projects and areas of focus
Two inaugural projects will begin in 2019—a $700,000 Department of Energy grant in collaboration with University of California, Los Angeles on solar destination, and a small project in collaboration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratories on hydrokinetic energy desalination.
Industries
- Oil and gas
- Mining
- Power plants
- Paper and pulp
Municipalities
- Drinking water
- Potable reuse
- Wastewater
- Groundwater
- Surface water
Water, Energy and Food
- Fate and transport in plants
- Sustainable water uses
CONTACT US
James Rosenblum
Managing Director
Tzahi Cath
WE2ST Co-Director