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Founded in 2001, the Berlin Centre of Competence for Water (KWB) integrates science, research, and consultancy to promote sustainable water management. We focus on applied research across the entire water cycle, collaborating with partners in academia, industry, and public administration to develop innovative solutions for future-ready cities.
KWB connects national and international stakeholders within the water sector through targeted networking, knowledge exchange, and public outreach, disseminating the latest trends in water research to both professionals and the wider community. With years of expertise, we also organise specialised conferences and workshops to foster dialogue within the water sector.
By linking innovative research with practical application, we support municipalities, policymakers, and infrastructure operators, driving forward creative water solutions for a sustainable future.
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Shareholders
Berlinwasser Holding GmbH
Berlinwasser Holding GmbH brings together investments, expertise, and know-how across various areas of the water sector, including water supply, wastewater disposal and treatment, as well as technical and engineering services. Berlinwasser Holding GmbH holds a 24.53% stake in KWB.
www.berlinwasser.de
Berliner Wasserbetriebe AöR
Berliner Wasserbetriebe supplies Berlin with drinking water, collects and treats wastewater, and operates and develops the infrastructure required for these services. They contribute their expertise and know-how in research and development to KWB and hold a 25.47% stake in KWB.
www.bwb.de
Technologiestiftung Berlin
In its function as a network moderator between science, industry and politics the Technologiestiftung Berlin encourages the formation of centres of competence in the region in promising, growth-oriented fields of technology, which apart from bio, traffic and information technology and medical engineering, also includes the water industry. The Technologiestiftung Berlin holds 50.00 % of KWB.
www.technologiestiftung-berlin.de
Supervisory Board
The activities of the KWB gGmbH are controlled by the the supervisory board, representing public institutions and private economic actors:
Kerstin Oster
Chairman of Supervisory Board of KWB
Member of the Managing Board Berliner Wasserbetriebe
Nicolas Zimmer
CEO Technologiestiftung Berlin
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Carsten Busch
HTW Berlin - University of Applied Sciences
Dr. Birgit Fritz-Taute
Head of Department at Berlin Senate Department for Urban Mobility, Transport, Climate Action and the Environment
Nina Heine
Shit2Power GmbH
Co-Founder & CEO
Thomas Krause
Head of Energy, Digitalisation, Innovation Department at Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Paul Uwe Thamsen
Technische Universität Berlin
Chair of Fluid System Dynamics
Dr. Gesche Grützmacher
Member of the Managing Board
Berliner Wasserbetriebe