Better use of technical knowledge can cut maintenance costs for infrastructure

Land subsidence is one of the world’s underrated problems

Municipal authorities and their advisers need a better understanding of the opportunities afforded by technical solutions and new developments to mitigate the high maintenance costs associated with land subsidence. This is the conclusion of a…

Hydrorig: new fishing gear uses water as a tickler chain

Traditional beam trawls are fitted out with heavy tickler chains that are intended to drive flatfish out of the seabed. That can harm other fish living on the seabed, which may also end up in…

Developer Of SlowMill conducts product tests in Delta Flume

Entrepreneur Erwin Croughs tested his SlowMill product in the Delta Flume in collaboration with Deltares. The SlowMill produces energy from water flows. KennisNetwerken brings the developer of the SlowMill into contact with knowledge partners Innovation…

Low-energy fishing for razor shells

Ensis B.V. director Adri Bout believes that handling operations and fishing for razor shells (ensis) can be done better and more sustainably. Razor shells hide in the sand, and they are removed using a basket,…

Morphological study for a cable landfall

Delft3D 4 Suite (structured)

BP has conducted a project on the re-development of the Valhall field in the North Sea. This project planned to install High Voltage Direct Current cables from the mainland of Norway towards the Valhall field….

Metocean Database for the offshore waters of Abu Dhabi, U.A.E

Middle East – Gulf Area (GCC region)

Deltares developed a highly accurate and detailed database of operational and extreme metocean parameters for the offshore waters of Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. The metocean database provides basic information for the planning of offshore installations and…

REFRESH Adaptive Strategies to Mitigate the Impacts of Climate Change on European Freshwater Ecosystems

Understanding how freshwater ecosystems will respond to future climate change is essential for the development of policies and strategies to protect aquatic and riparian ecosystems. Deltares participates in a European research project to develop the…

Sustainable Soil Upgrading by Developing Cost-effective, Biogeochemical Remediation Approaches

Over the last two decades, the advances made in in-situ remediation have mainly originated from an engineering perspective, focusing on the intended interaction between remedial agents and contaminants. However, any remediation treatment also affects the “natural” soil conditions. These…

SCENES, Waterscenario’s for Europe and Neighbouring States

Deltares participated in the EU funded SCENES project. This project developed and analysed a set of comprehensive scenarios of Europe’s freshwater futures up to 2025. It covers all of Greater Europe reaching to the Caucasus…

Micore

The project was specifically targeted to contribute to the development of a probabilistic mapping of the morphological impact of marine storms and to the production of early warning and information systems to support long-term disaster reduction….