The Future Outlook on Cleaner Production and Water Treatment Technologies produced by TESTNET WP1support the development of a European ETV system by providing information for various stakeholders (technology developers, purchasers, permitters, financers, etc.) on relevant technological and societal developments in those specific focus areas. The report contributes also identifies promising subsets of ESTs to be considered by the ETV system. The roles and contributions of the ETV systems in the dynamics of RTD activities and market entry are discussed too.

The next step will be to gather more detailed information on respective ESTs in close-to-market and diffusion phases, followed by examination of market potential and environmental benefits for some interesting cases. Finding meaningful criteria for entering the verification process and assessing the challenges of the ETV system becomes then possible. Stakeholders’ viewpoints are considered important for ensuring relevant results.