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Given the high quality and diversity of the entries, the decision was not an easy one. Following intensive review, the projects that have made it onto the shortlist have now been finalised.<\/p>\n<p>The following projects, listed in alphabetical order, have been nominated for the next phase of the competition<br \/>\n(project title, lead applicant \/ institution):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Agro&amp;Blauw<br \/>\n<\/strong>Prof. Imca Sampers \/ University Ghent \/ HelloWater<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aqua Ludens<\/strong><br \/>\nDr.-Ing. Joep van den Broeke \/ KWR Water Research Institute<\/li>\n<li><strong>Digital WHO Water Safety Plan Platform for National-Scale Drinking Water Governance<br \/>\n<\/strong>David Jeczmionek \/ Techno-Merce<\/li>\n<li><strong>Einsatz eines polymeren Flockungsmittels auf Basis nachwachsender Rohstoffe<\/strong><br \/>\nPetra Scholten \/ Stadtwerke Essen AG<\/li>\n<li><strong>E2C Water Resilience Intelligence: A Digital Evidence Platform for Accelerating Water Innovation Deployment<\/strong><br \/>\nProf. Evina Katsou \/ Imperial College London<\/li>\n<li><strong>GCI-Rohrpassivsammler &#8211; Eine innovative Messeinrichtung zur Passivsammler-basierten \u00dcberwachung von PFAS und anderen Wasserinhaltsstoffen in Grundwasser, Trinkwasser und gekl\u00e4rtem Abwasser<\/strong><br \/>\nJ\u00f6rg-Helge Hein \/ GCI GmbH<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hydraulic-thermal model for predictive assessment of Legionella growth potential and performance in premise plumbing systems<\/strong><br \/>\nKevin Vargas \/ Norwegian University of Science and Technology<\/li>\n<li><strong>NPM AI &#8211; Advanced Network for NRW Management in Istanbul<\/strong><br \/>\nHizir Akbulut \/ VIVAVIS AG<\/li>\n<li><strong>PerfluorAd\u00ae \/ PerfluorAd+\u00ae: Integrierte, ressourcenschonende PFAS-Entfernung aus Wasser zum Schutz der Ressource Wasser<\/strong><br \/>\nDr.-Ing. Martin Cornelsen \/ Cornelsen Group<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reducing Persistent Pollutants at Source to Safeguard Drinking Water Supplies<\/strong><br \/>\nLuisa Orsini \/ Daphne Water Solutions Limited<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The applicants for the selected projects have been invited to submit supplementary documentation for the second phase of the application process. These will now be assessed by the jury as part of the further selection process.<\/p>\n<p>We would like to thank all applicants warmly for the many innovative and forward-looking submissions and look forward to the next stages of the competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The jury has made its shortlist: The selection process for the M\u00fclheim Water Award 2026 is moving on to the next round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":5794,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[154,14,146,117,155,151,153,57],"class_list":["post-5798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-concerning-the-muelheim-water-award","tag-iww","tag-muelheim-water-award-en","tag-mwa2026-en","tag-rww-en","tag-trinkwasserversorgung","tag-wasseranalytik","tag-water-analytics","tag-water-supply"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The shortlist for the MWA 2026 has been finalised - MWA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The jury has made its shortlist. 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