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Open Innovation
Collaborating with Third Level Institutions
A Case Study
Hugh Henry
Head of Innovation and R&D
hugh.henry@bnm.ie
Company Profile
Vision
The principal guiding force shaping
Bord na Móna’s future is
Case Study
The HFBR Wastewater Treatment System
A BnM and NUIG Joint Project
The Problem!
Septic
Tank Percolation
area
Bedrock
Water
Table
Subsoil X
Puraflo
Modules
Sump
Percolation
area
The Solution!
Civil Engineering
Horizontal flow biofilm reactor (HFBR) (Patent no. US 2009/0152195 A1)
2. Horizontal flow biofilm reactor (HFBR)
An NUIG Invention
Simple Operation
Good Carboniferous Removal
Nitrogen Removal Achievable
Robust with Low Maintenance
Successful Lab trials on Municipal Wastewater Completed sheets
in a stack
Pilot Scale Units (Domestic Wastewater)
Current Status
Distributor/Licencing agreement in place between BnM and NUIG
• Commercial Territories
• Volume Sales Within a Stipulated Timeframe
• Royalties
• Review clause
Laboratory and pilot trials completed
Patents granted
Product design engineer preparing prototype unit design
Site selected in Ireland and the UK for demonstration of USPs
Next Steps
• Complete Prototype Development
• Prototype Testing/Demonstration
• User Acceptance Testing
• Development of Market/Customer USPs
• Market Launch (Q3 2012)
“Borrowed
Ideas”
10%
“Eliminate
Waste”
40%
“Continuous
Improvement”
40%
COURESTY OF CRANFIELD/AXA IRELAND
”New Ideas”
10%
Origin of Innovative Ideas
Thank You!
Hugh Henry
Head of Innovation and R&D
hugh.henry@bnm.ie
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