Fresh groundwater under the sea: a potential source of water?

10 January 2022

In a recently published study, scientists from Utrecht University and Deltares estimated the volumes of fresh groundwater in geological layers that are currently below the seafloor. Fresh groundwater can be found up to 100 km…

Tackling the challenges and opportunities of climate forced mobility in Africa

14 December 2021

Leading the consultation on Coastal and Delta Areas of the Africa Climate Mobility Initiative (ACMI), we are now looking for stakeholders with particular knowledge of current and future climate impacts, human mobility dynamics, and adaptation…

Results and impact of the open innovation network TO2

13 December 2021

TO2MORROW is our publication on the results and impact of both our joint effort and that of our network. This edition offers an overview of a few of those challenges, their solutions and expected impact….

Deltares team secures second place in forecasting challenge Atlantic Ocean with new development in particle tracking

8 December 2021

31 participating teams The team ended in second place out of a total of 31 participating teams (see scoreboard in Figure 2). They followed a physically-based modeling approach, which was integrated into a forecasting platform…

Accurate surface water mapping with optical and SAR data

2 December 2021

High accuracies can be achieved in surface water mapping using optical and SAR data. Optical data are better at capturing spatial detail, while SAR data provide a better seasonal characterization. Both supervised and unsupervised learning…

Faster, higher-resolution modelling of fresh groundwater resources

29 November 2021

It is becoming increasingly important for water management authorities to know how the available stocks are affected by extreme drought, salinisation, sea level rise and land subsidence due to the excessive extraction of groundwater, and…

Testing monitoring techniques for underground high temperature storage

25 November 2021

Tests are being conducted in the Deltares Water-Soil Flume with various measuring techniques to monitor the heat distribution of High temperature aquifer thermal energy storage (HTATES) in the subsurface. This will further the optimal use…

Towards an effective approach for foundation problems: knowledge agenda in view

19 November 2021

Foundation problems affect many parties. First of all, property owners, who are themselves responsible for the foundations. However, remedying foundation problems is often a complex and expensive business. In addition, it is often difficult for…

Europe invests in research to remove substances of concern from the environment

17 November 2021

Five Dutch parties are involved in this PROMISCES project, including RIVM and the Delfland water authority. A total of 27 European research parties from eight countries are working together on a range of solutions for…

Expansion of offshore solar farm in North Sea

15 November 2021

Working with Deltares and other partners, a range of knowledge questions are being investigated relating to the harvesting of offshore solar energy. Oceans of Energy wants to scale up this system further in the coming…