Deltares demonstrates serious games to the Italian parliament

22 November 2016

The Netherlands as inspiration To promote the Italian game industry, the Italian gaming industry branch organisation AESVI arranged a day for the major game companies, universities and government institutions in Italy to network and share…

Energy saving by implementing first smart thermal grid for buildings

21 November 2016

During this initial research phase, the behaviour of TU Delft’s existing heating network and the characteristics of the buildings on the campus were mapped out using simulation models. This formed the basis for harmonising supply…

Dutch team wins Defra Innovation Award

16 November 2016

The competition requested submissions in response to the question: If you were responsible for managing the Eden catchment in Cumbria, what flood risk management approaches would you recommend, and why? The winners were announced at…

Cone Penetration Tests for quantifying and predicting land subsidence in peat areas

14 November 2016

There is often peat in coastal subsurfaces. Peat areas on the coast are increasingly being submerged due to land subsidence, with all the inevitable high costs and harmful consequences such as increased flood risk and…

‘Juego serio Puerto de Futuro’ is launched for use in Latin America

11 November 2016

There is a need for sustainable port development since the port industry keeps on growing and placing increasing pressure on the system’, says Cor Schipper, a marine biologist at Deltares. ‘The rapid growth in the…

First International Conference on the Material Point Method for Modelling Large Deformation and Soil–Water–Structure Interaction

7 November 2016

The conference provides an international forum for presenting and discussing the latest developments in both the fundamental basis and the applicability of state-of-the-art computational methods that can be effectively used for solving a variety of…

Deltares signs MoU in New Zealand

6 November 2016

Deltares, the Dutch institute for independent and applied scientific research in the field of water and the subsurface, has high expectations for the alliance with the New Zealand partner: the two organisations complement each other…

Deltares: Water is invaluable for making global energy sustainable

4 November 2016

Deltares points out that the global focus in renewables is currently on electricity, even though electricity accounts for just a quarter of primary energy consumption. Heating and cooling account for twice as much: fifty percent…

Dutch King Willem-Alexander launches new Deltares tool ‘Smart Scanner for Water Resilient Cities’ in Brisbane

4 November 2016

Smart ICT solutions for water management in cities Major cities worldwide will have to cope with the effects of climate change. It will rain more often and harder, making problems with water and flooding increasingly…

Mining sector benefits from remote sensing

17 October 2016

Mine tailings are residues that remain after a mill has extracted or purified the mined ore. This residual material is generally dumped back on the mine site as a ‘landfill’ or so-called ‘Tailings Storage Facility’….