RBS Wave GmbH

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Esad Osmancevic, Senior Consultant for Research and Product Development at RBS wave GmbH, shares insights into his role and the company's collaboration with the Cluster of Excellence SimTech. He led the Network Management team from 2000 to April 2022 and has since been responsible for consulting, research, and product development. RBS wave GmbH, a subsidiary of EnBW, offers services in infrastructure, energy, and water with around 180 employees.

Osmancevic highlights the successful projects with SimTech, particularly in the field of network management for drinking water supply. Elevated temperatures in drinking water pipe networks pose significant challenges, and RBS wave has developed foundational research to address these issues. Collaboration with SimTech has enabled further research, particularly in developing models and tools to project extreme events and assess the impacts of climate change on water supply.

The partnership with SimTech originated from previous collaborations with the Institute for Water and Environmental System Modeling at the University of Stuttgart. Seeking financial support from SimTech allowed RBS wave to build upon their existing research and experimental facilities.

Osmancevic praises the collaboration as exceptional, emphasizing the fruitful connection between industry and science, which helps solve practical problems. He sees significant potential in this partnership, especially in understanding the influence of climate on water supply and ensuring a reliable drinking water supply for both the population and the economy.

Looking ahead, Osmancevic expresses satisfaction with the current state of the collaboration, noting no immediate need for improvement. He envisions future cooperation focusing on innovative solutions for secure water supply, emphasizing the development of early warning systems to manage the relationship between water demand and available resources.