New design for making residential areas gas-free generates carbon savings

15 March 2019

Delft University of Technology, Greenvis,  Deltares and other parties are working together to investigate the technical and economic feasibility of the ‘DeZONNET’ concept. The idea consists of a low-temperature heat network fed by solar heat…

More than 100 water professionals taking part in North American Deltares Software Days

15 March 2019

The North American Deltares Software Days held at The Water Campus in Baton Rouge this week brings together more than 100 professionals interested in becoming more proficient in Delft-FEWS (used for flood forecast, reservoir operations,…

Extension of coastal forecasting system for port and fishing operations in Mozambique

15 March 2019

Several public organisations in southeast Africa use similar forecasting systems. The software used in these forecasting systems – Delft-FEWS, Delft3D and SWAN – is free of charge. Forecasting used in daily operations Mozambique’s coastline is…

Delta Life no 11

5 March 2019

Climate change requires not only new ways of building, but also a different way of thinking about our built environment. At least, that is the argument presented by architect Reinier de Graaf of the world-famous…

European soil is under pressure: sharing knowledge helps to make the right decisions

22 February 2019

The availability of land and soil in Europe is under enormous pressure. We need the soil for housing, food and biomass production, water management, leisure, biodiversity and culture. But our soil is also threatened by…

Deltares involvement on dams and reservoirs in India

18 February 2019

Official presentation handbook Deltares expert Dr Sanjay Giri prepared a handbook for Assessing and Managing Reservoir Sedimentation, synthesizing national and international experiences, technologies, case studies and practices related to a broad spectrum of sediment-induced problems….

Deltares strengthens ties with the Government of Bangladesh

15 February 2019

Deltares will be supporting the Ministry and their sub-ordinate institutes through capacity building, training and advice. Bangladesh faces a challenging future given the impact of climate change and Deltares will particularly support their ability to…

Pioneering large-scale study of land subsidence in Vietnam by Utrecht researcher

14 February 2019

Vietnam made the transition to a market economy in the late 1980s. That led to higher agricultural production, an increasing population and more urbanisation. And more demand for groundwater as a result. The extraction of…

Kenya’s most harmful water weeds become the fuel of the future

8 February 2019

Kisumu city on the shore of Lake Victoria is Kenya’s third largest city. Kisumu County, which borders the lake, is one of the hardest-hit areas: a rotting layer of water hyacinths has developed here which…

The effects of calving icebergs on (tsunami) waves: results large-scale tests now published in Nature

30 January 2019

Study of five ice falling ice mechanisms Mass balance analysis of ice sheets is a key component to understand the effects of global warming. A significant component of ice sheet and shelf mass balance is…