DRIZZLE - Centre for Stormwater Management, phase 2
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Luleå tekniska universitet |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 36 000 000 |
| Project duration | November 2022 - October 2027 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Venture | Competence centre |
Purpose and goal
DRIZZLE´s vision is thus to develop ground-breaking, research-based stormwater solutions, which minimize the pollution load on receiving waters, and which capture the opportunities that stormwater runoff can offer.
Expected effects and result
The active collaboration within DRIZZLE gives the companies access to knowledge in the research front that they use in the development of their goods and services; the research activities are based on the needs of companies and municipalities, which also affects the content of LTU´s courses. This gives LTU the opportunity to offer even more attractive academic courses, which ultimately gives access to employees with strategic competence. In addition, the possibility for further R&D investments being attracted to and retained in Sweden, which benefits society at large.
Planned approach and implementation
To achieve the long-term goals the work will follow DRIZZLE’s guiding principles: Cooperation, actively encourage cooperation among stakeholders, between research and practice; Openness, research must be carried out in a spirit of openness to enable conditions for active collaboration; Relevance, research must be consistent with the vision of DRIZZLE, society needs and substantially contribute to sustainable urban development; Originality, research must address an identified knowledge gap; and Quality, research must be of high international standard.