As a manufacturer of innovative environmental technology, getting an ETV certificate makes good sense. The certificate proves that the environmental impact claimed for your technology can actually be achieved.
An environmental technology verification – an ETV – proves that the technology you market delivers what you promise, e.g. that it has a particular function or meets certain (statutory) requirements. This may be low energy consumption, a cleaner technology or high performance.
The verification and subsequent certificate are carried out by an independent verification body with a high level of professional competence, ensuring the credibility of the ETV.
ETA-Danmark A/S is accredited by DANAK to perform verifications under the registration number 9099 for inspection according to ISO 14034 on verification of Environmental Technology.
We follow a procedure defined in ISO 14034. You will be involved in the process, and together with experts we will establish a description of how your technology should be tested to be verified. An important element of our accreditation is confidentiality within the process.
You can obtain an ETV for your technology in the areas of:
Water: Water treatment, measurement and monitoring
Materials and waste: Resource consumption, waste management and recycling
Energy: Technologies for renewable energy and energy savings
Soil and ground water: Measurement, monitoring and decontamination
Production and processes. Resource consumption, optimisation
Agriculture: Air purification, nutrient recovery from manure
Air: Air purification and monitoring.
See also the list of examples further down.
The verification is recognised within the EU and other countries, including Korea, the USA and Canada. The mutual recognition of an ETV means that you can market your products and use test results from one country to promote your product internationally.
We work with technologies within water, materials and waste, energy, soil and groundwater, production and processes, agriculture and air. It includes monitoring and treatment of water quality, waste recycling, production of energy from alternative sources, monitoring and cleaning of soil contamination, production process optimisation, reduction of the use of pesticides in agriculture and monitoring of emissions to air.
Below you will find examples of technologies within the seven areas that can be verified:
Technology areas
Water
Monitoring of water quality for microbial and chemical contaminants (e.g. test kit, probes, analysers)
Drinking water treatment for microbial and chemical contaminants (e.g. filtration, chemical disinfection, advanced oxidation) and seawater desalination
Wastewater treatment for microbial and chemical contaminants (e.g. separation techniques, biological treatment, electrochemical methods), small-scale treatment solutions for sparsely populated areas
Industrial water treatment (e.g. disinfection, filtration, purification)
Materials and waste
Recycling of industrial by-products or waste into secondary materials, recycling of construction waste into construction materials (e.g. brick cleaning), recycling of agricultural waste and by-products for non-agricultural purposes
Improved resource efficiency through material substitution, solid waste sorting techniques, reworking (e.g. plastics, mixed waste and metals) and material recycling
Reducing mercury contamination from solid waste (e.g. segregation, removal of mercury waste and safe storage)
New products made from biomass (healthcare products, fibre products, bioplastics, biofuels)
Energy
Production of heat and electricity from alternative sources (e.g. wind, sea, geothermal and biomass)
Reuse of energy from waste, biomass or by-products (e.g. biofuel production and combustion technologies)
Generic energy technologies (e.g. microturbines, hydrogen and fuel cells, heat pumps, combined heat and electricity production, heat exchangers), distribution, energy storage
Energy efficiency in industrial processes and buildings (e.g. thermal building envelope, wall insulation, energy efficient windows, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems)
Soil and ground water
Soil and ground water monitoring (e.g. test kits, probes, analysers)
In situ-cleaning of soil contamination (e.g. thermal treatment, aeration, chemical oxidation)
Handling of contaminated sediments, sludges and excavated soil
Production and processes
Cost reduction on material resources by process optimisation, e.g. reductions on the use of chemicals or carbon
Improved energy efficiency through process optimisation (i.e. specific techniques that can be applied to particular industrial processes)
Prevention and reduction of pollution and waste from processes (e.g. new surface coating methods)
Agriculture
Reduction of air pollution and odours (e.g. encapsulation techniques, air treatment), efficient use of water
Recycling of nutrients and organic carbon from livestock manure (e.g. separation, decomposition), reuse of sewage sludge from wastewater treatment plants and reuse of treated wastewater
Reduction of pesticide use and pollution (e.g. spreading equipment, precision application), prevention of pollution from nitrates and phosphates.
Air
Air emissions monitoring (e.g. sensors, analysers and monitors, including continuous emissions measurement)
