ELIQUO Water & Energy BV

What ELIQUO Water & Energy BV does

ELIQUO Water & Energy BV, headquartered in Barneveld, Netherlands, designs and installs multi-technology processes for energy-self-sufficient municipal wastewater treatment with maximum recovery of valuable nutrients. The company was established in 2012 as SH+E Nederland BV within the SH+E Group, rebranded in 2014, and today operates as a subsidiary of ELIQUO Water Group GmbH — itself part of SKion Water GmbH, the water-focused investment vehicle of German entrepreneur Susanne Klatten. The BV employs approximately 28-30 people and serves a structurally narrow buyer pool of Dutch regional water authorities (waterschappen), with selective international reach into the Nordics (via the now-acquired Malmberg Water), Central Europe, and Australia.

The company's core product portfolio comprises seven proprietary technologies: Pearl® (wastewater treatment), ELOVAC® and ELOVAC®-P (vacuum degassing of digested sludge with optional phosphorus precipitation), ELODRY® (low-temperature sewage sludge dryer), LYSOTHERM® (energy-neutral sludge treatment), PYREG® (sludge mineralization/carbonization), and a Reject Water Treatment system. These are bundled into integrated multi-technology concepts covering wastewater treatment, sludge processing, biogas utilization, and nutrient management — addressing regulatory pain points under the EU Water Framework Directive and methane-emission-reduction targets.

ELIQUO generates revenue through four streams: (1) turn-key EPC contracting and project delivery (lumpy, project-based); (2) supply of proprietary equipment (hardware sales); (3) five-year post-installation maintenance and service contracts (recurring annuity); and (4) process automation services. The go-to-market is predominantly direct enterprise sales into Dutch waterschappen via public tendering, supplemented by channel partnerships for international markets. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and revenue figures are not reported; however, a single disclosed contract with Waterschap Hunze en Aa's is valued at approximately €6.5 million across three sites.

Name

ELIQUO Water & Energy BV

Legal name

ELIQUO Water & Energy B.V.

Website

https://eliquo-we.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ELIQUO Water & Energy BV is a Barneveld-based EPC contractor that designs and installs proprietary multi-technology systems for energy-neutral municipal wastewater and sludge treatment, serving primarily Dutch water boards (waterschappen) with selective international reach via the ELIQUO Water Group / SKion Water platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Wastewater and Sludge Treatment EPC

NAICS

Sewage Treatment Facilities (221320), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213)

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Wastewater & Effluent Treatment Services (BPALAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Advanced/Nutrient Removal (BNR/ENR: N, P) (EUANADAC), PFAS & Emerging Contaminants Removal (AFFF/Trace Organics) (EUANADAJ), Industrial Wastewater Reuse (Cooling/Process/Boiler Feed) (EUANADAM)

Keywords

• Wastewater treatment systems
• Sewage sludge treatment
• Biogas utilization technology
• Nutrient recovery solutions
• Municipal water EPC contracting

Headquarters

HQ city

Barneveld

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. EPC Contracting / Turn-key Solutions: Engineering, procurement, and construction contracting for multi-technology wastewater treatment projects including design, installation, and commissioning.
2. Equipment Supply: Supply of proprietary technologies including ELOVAC®, ELODRY®, Pearl®, LYSOTHERM®, and PYREG® systems for wastewater and sludge treatment.
3. Maintenance & Service Contracts: Post-installation maintenance services typically spanning 5 years per project, including ongoing support and optimization.
4. Process Automation Services: Automation systems for wastewater treatment process optimization.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ELIQUO Water & Energy BV designs, supplies, and installs proprietary wastewater and sludge treatment technologies (Pearl®, ELOVAC®, ELOVAC®-P, ELODRY®, LYSOTHERM®, PYREG®, Reject Water Treatment) for municipal wastewater treatment plants, delivered through turn-key EPC contracts, process automation systems, and multi-year maintenance services targeting Dutch water boards and select international utilities.

Product overview

ELIQUO Water & Energy BV offers a portfolio of proprietary water and wastewater treatment technologies and integrated services. Their core technology products include Pearl® for wastewater treatment, ELOVAC® and ELOVAC®-P for vacuum degassing of digested sludge, ELODRY® for sewage sludge drying, LYSOTHERM® for low-temperature sludge treatment, PYREG® for carbonization, and REJECT WATER TREATMENT systems. These technologies address multi-technology concepts across waste water treatment, sludge treatment, biogas utilization, and nutrient management. The company delivers these through turn-key solutions, process automation services, and maintenance & service offerings, serving primarily Dutch water authorities and selected international markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pearl®: Wastewater treatment technology
• ELOVAC®
• ELODRY®
• LYSOTHERM®
• ELOVAC®-P
• PYREG®
• REJECT WATER TREATMENT

Products and services

• Pearl® Proprietary wastewater treatment technology for enhanced purification processes at municipal wastewater plants, positioned as part of ELIQUO's multi-technology concepts for energy-self-sufficient sewage treatment.
• ELOVAC® Patented skid-mounted plug-and-play biosolids degassing system for digested sludge that reduces methane emissions during sludge treatment, eliminates struvite scaling, and improves dewatering results, distributed directly in the Netherlands and via Malmberg in Norway and Sweden.
• ELOVAC®-P Advanced variant of ELOVAC® with integrated phosphorus precipitation, providing simultaneous sludge degassing and phosphorus recovery for municipal wastewater treatment applications.
• ELODRY® Low-temperature sewage sludge dryer technology that reduces sludge volume and disposal costs, enabling energy-efficient sludge drying for municipal wastewater treatment plants.
• LYSOTHERM® Low-temperature sludge treatment technology designed for energy-neutral processing of digested sludge as part of ELIQUO's integrated sludge treatment concepts.
• PYREG® Technology for producing carbonisate (carbonization product) from sewage sludge mineralization, approved as a soil conditioner in the Czech Republic in March 2022, enabling recycling of nutrients from sludge.
• Reject Water Treatment Technology for treating reject water streams from wastewater treatment processes, addressing nitrogen- and phosphorus-rich side streams from sludge dewatering.
• Turn-key Solutions End-to-end project delivery service for municipal wastewater treatment projects covering process technology design, contract management, project leadership, procurement, construction supervision, and testing and commissioning.
• Process Automation Automation solutions and control systems for optimizing wastewater and sludge treatment processes, including those acquired through the 2022 GEAL automation specialist acquisition.
• Maintenance & Service Post-installation maintenance and service support for delivered systems, typically provided under multi-year (5-year) contracts tied to each delivered project.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 20% sludge disposal cost savings through ELOVAC® technology
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MalmbergcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 24 February 2022Malmberg, a Swedish family-owned cleantech company established in 1866, partnered with ELIQUO to introduce ELOVAC® vacuum degassing technology to the Norwegian and Swedish market. Malmberg brings decades of experience in municipal wastewater treatment and will develop Net Zero solutions for wastewater treatment plants by reducing methane emissions.
• Mecana Umwelttechnik GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationLong-standing partnership for cloth media filtration technology. ELIQUO collaborated with Mecana to deliver the first Dutch installation of cloth filtration for phosphorus removal at RWZI Gieten, based on micro-fiber technology.
• Biogas Holland BVminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject partner for biogas installation renovations at Waterschap Hunze en Aa's facilities in Assen and Scheemda.
• Moekotte BVminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject partner for biogas installation renovations at Waterschap Hunze en Aa's facilities.
• Visser & Smit BouwminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction partner for wastewater treatment plant renovation projects.
• FUNKE SenergiecoreTechnology or IntegrationSupplier of WKK (Combined Heat and Power) systems for biogas utilization and cogeneration at wastewater treatment plants.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mecana Umwelttechnik: Swiss cloth-media filtration specialist that is a current ELIQUO technology partner. Comparable scope on tertiary wastewater filtration and phosphorus removal, and a potential substitute supplier in WWTP tenders.
• Cambi: Norwegian thermal hydrolysis and sludge-treatment technology provider. Overlaps with ELIQUO's ELODRY®/LYSOTHERM®/PYREG® sludge processing portfolio and competes for the same biosolids capex budgets.
• Ovivo: Canadian-headquartered water and wastewater treatment specialist, also a portfolio company of SKion Water. Competes with ELIQUO on municipal wastewater and biosolids technologies and shares group-level synergies.
• EnviroWater Group (Skion Water portfolio): SKion Water portfolio group of municipal water and wastewater technology companies. Sister-company relationship to ELIQUO and natural partner or internal competitor for European WWTP opportunities.
• WABAG Group: Austrian/Indian EPC contractor focused on municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment plants. Direct competitor for turn-key WWTP contracts in Europe and adjacent geographies.
• Paques: Dutch-headquartered water and gas treatment specialist also owned by SKion Water. Overlaps directly with ELIQUO on biogas/anaerobic treatment and nutrient recovery at municipal WWTPs, and competes for the same Dutch water-board customers and tender scores.

Broad incumbents

• Suez Water Technologies & Solutions: International water and wastewater treatment major with municipal EPC and sludge-processing offerings. A direct competitor in EU public tenders for nutrient removal, sludge treatment and energy recovery.
• Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI): Engineering specialist in anaerobic digestion, biogas and sludge-to-energy plants. Overlaps with ELIQUO's biogas utilisation, PYREG® carbonisation and energy-neutral WWTP offering at municipal scale.
• Veolia Water Technologies (Kruger / Sidem): Global water-technology EPC arm of Veolia offering turn-key wastewater and sludge treatment plants. Competes with ELIQUO in Dutch and European public tenders and offers broader-financed, multi-technology solutions.

Regional players

• ELIQUO HYDROK UK: Sister entity within ELIQUO Water Group providing wastewater treatment services in the UK. Closely comparable technology and EPC business model but operating in a different geography from ELIQUO Water & Energy BV.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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