Organizer
DVGW (in cooperation with BDEW)
DVGW
For almost 150 years, DVGW Deutscher Verein des Gas- und Wasserfaches e.V. has been setting safety and quality standards for the gas and water industries. The association is committed to the successful technical self-regulation of the gas and water sectors. German laws define general protection and safety objectives, while more detailed requirements are developed by DVGW experts. The association provides practically oriented services to promote and foster further development in the sector. As a technical standardization body, it actively initiates exchanges of experience and information with a view to ensuring safe and reliable gas and water supplies. Both economically and politically, DVGW is independent. There are about 12,000 DVGW members, making it the association of the energy distribution sector with the largest membership.
Internet: http://www.dvgw.de/english-pages/dvgw/
BDEW
Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft (BDEW), Berlin, is the central point of contact for all matters connected with natural gas, electricity, district heat, water and wastewater. The BDEW slogan, "Energy. Water. Life", clearly demonstrates the association's field of activities and its main claim. The products and services of its member companies ensure quality of life - now and in the future. The industry association BDEW is committed to sustainable energy and water supplies and wastewater disposal. The association represents about 1,800 companies, ranging from local and municipal to regional and national utilities. These companies account for about 90 per cent of electricity sales, 60 per cent of district heat sales, 90 per cent of natural gas sales, 60 per cent of drinking water production and 60 per cent of wastewater disposal in Germany.
