Release of our R&D Highlights 2020

22 July 2020

We show how we establish connections by working with business and other research institutes and what knowledge we develop to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to global social issues. In this edition we address current…

Free testing time in experimental facilities Deltares for SMEs and start-ups

21 July 2020

Supporting innovative SME initiatives Deltares develops knowledge on wide-ranging water-related topics using state-of-the-art physical experimental facilities and aims to support innovative SME initiatives. To accelerate this interaction with SMEs , Deltares offers effective cooperation, including…

New Report and Webtool Provide Insight into Iraq’s Looming Water Crisis: IOM and Deltares

10 July 2020

Intake from the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers – Iraq’s primary sources of water – is decreasing at an unprecedented rate. Concurrently, climate change is leading to increasing average temperatures and decreasing annual rainfall, causing…

Deltares member of independent panel of experts for flood modelling in Queensland

9 July 2020

The five members are Ferdinand Diermanse (Deltares), Mark Babister (WMA Water), Tina O’Connell (HDR Pty Ltd), Steve Clark (Water Technology) and Martin Giles (BMT). The panel will test and provide expert advice on all existing…

Annemieke Nijhof new Deltares Managing Director with effect from 1 October

30 June 2020

Nijhof has extensive experience in the worlds of both government and business. As the Director-General of Water at the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management (now Infrastructure and Water Management), she was responsible…

Study of container losses in shipping lanes above the Wadden Islands

27 June 2020

Deltares provided a description of the wind, current, water levels and wave conditions at the time of the disaster on the basis of detailed calculations. Arne van der Hout, a researcher at Deltares: ‘The water…

Approach now available for monitoring the ecological effects of aquathermal energy

26 June 2020

TEO systems take heat from surface water in summer and store it in the subsurface so it can be used in winter to heat homes and other buildings. Extracting heat from the surface water means…

Major differences in flow velocity and positive feedback effect explain large scour holes

5 June 2020

Rijkswaterstaat monitors the formation of these holes intensively and, where necessary, deposits steel slag or rock to maintain the stability of the barrier. Broekema’s study represents an important step towards an enduring solution and the…

Foam in Scheveningen due to a large plankton bloom and strong northerly winds

5 June 2020

Reconstruction of the last four days The reconstruction from the available data reveals that a conjunction of weather conditions from the end of April led to the large quantity of foam in the corner of…

How can the Majuro Atoll adapt to the growing risks of natural hazards and sea level rise? A new study

29 May 2020

Marshall Islands The Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) is one of the world’s smallest, most isolated, and vulnerable nations. RMI’s population is estimated at about 59,000, half of which lives in the capital city of…