VHOPIS

Many green transition technologies are water-intensive. Water management is essential when implementing investments in the green transition. Hydrogen production, battery manufacturing and recycling, carbon capture, utilization and storage, biomass production, and biofuel production all require water resources, either as raw materials, for cooling, or, for example, as a sink for emissions management. These water-related needs are not sufficiently addressed across sectors in various strategies and legislation, which can lead to delays and suboptimal implementation of investment projects.

The project focuses on cross-sectoral and cross-administrative collaboration in the water sector to integrate water resource considerations into the planning, permitting, monitoring, and environmental impact assessment of clean transition investments. The project gathers information on best practices and identifies opportunities for cross-sectoral further development and novel collaboration. Its goal is to enhance the clarity, transparency, and efficiency of the operational environment for clean transition investments, for example, by improving local acceptability and accelerating information gathering during permitting processes.