Projects - Page 5 of 20

Cristoforo Colombo

Salvage and wreck removal

Developed a refloat concept of the vessel together with the client by means of dredging, building a dike and usage of geomembrane. Investigated geotechnical data and assessed risk involved in the stability and integrity of…

Baltic Ace

Salvage and wreck removal

Investigated and advised the P&I Club on suitability of soil conditions around the Baltic Ace area to enable lowering by dredging. This was achieved by analyzing available geological and geotechnical data. When the dredging option…

Nutrient Monitoring Network for Agriculture-Specific Surface Water

Monitoring and modelling of ecosystems

Intensive farming in the Netherlands produces vast amounts of manure that is spread on fields and pastures. This manure, in combination with other fertilizers, results in excessive concentrations of nitrogen and phosphate in soil, groundwater…

Time traveling in the Netherlands: Paleo-maps

Characterisation and visualisation of the subsurface

Deltares developed this app to enable the wide public, everyone with a smartphone, to time-travel through the landscape of the Netherlands and become more aware of our past and of the ground layers below our…

Energy saving by implementing first smart thermal grid for buildings

Heating and cooling networks

TU Delft and Deltares have joined forces with Deerns, Kuijpers, Priva and Van Beek to realise the first smart thermal grid for buildings in the Netherlands on the TU Delft campus. Smart thermal grids help…

Operational forecasting and decision support system for the São Francisco River reservoir system

Energy from hydropower

With a length of 2,914 kilometres, the São Francisco River is one of the longest rivers in South America. 11 reservoirs are located in the São Francisco River and its tributaries. The Três Marias hydropower…

Smart drainage of Dutch lowland

About 60 % of the Netherlands is located behind dikes below sea level. The water management history of Dutch polders dates back to the 11th century. Such lowland areas are called polder. Polders do not…

River basin management for water security in Indonesia

Information systems for freshwater security

Household and urban water security in Indonesia is an important challenge. Only 20% of households have piped water access and 54% have access to sanitation in rural areas. In urban settings, piped urban water supply…

Water resources inventory for the Republic of Azerbaijan

Nexus water-energy-food

The Republic of Azerbaijan is suffering from a water deficit and is confronted with a growing population, climate change. Another challenge is the country’s intention to further diversify its economy and (re)development of the agriculture…

Investigating possibilities for sand extraction off the Dutch coast

Characterisation and visualisation of the subsurface

Rijkswaterstaat -the Dutch authority responsible for the design, construction, management and maintenance of the main infrastructure facilities in the Netherlands- needs millions of cubic metres of sand every year to maintain the Dutch coast and…