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On this page you will find an overview of current projects being carried out by Deltares.

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152 projects found

  1. Living Labs for living soils

    A healthy soil-water system provides important services to people and the planet. Healthy soils provide a good foundation for crops, making them important for food security. They store and retain water, so they contribute to climate resilience. They provide habitat for plants, fungi, bacteria and animals, thus contributing to biodiversity. This…     Resilient cities Drought Subsidence

  2. ISLANDR runs land remediation

    Europe deals with a vast number of contaminated areas which are in many cases difficult to remediate and redevelop, because the costs exceed the benefits. Especially portfolios of sites, diffuse contamination and areas impacted by the consequences of the green transition, such as former mining areas, are difficult to tackle. To support the Eu…     Health water, soil

  3. Spatial planning and design with soils

    Climate change, demographic pressures, and resource overconsumption impact the soil-sediment-water system, undermining ecosystem stability and human wellbeing. With 60-70% of Europe’s soils are classified as unhealthy, urgent intervention is needed for societal and ecological resilience. The EU Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ is committed to…

  4. How to make our soil healthy

    It's estimated that between 60% and 70% of all soils in the EU are unhealthy due to erosion, compaction, sealing, pollution, loss of organic carbon, nutrients, water, and biodiversity. To put the importance of healthy soils on the map, the European Commission has launched the mission 'A Soil Deal for Europe' with the aim of establishing 100…     Health water, soil

  5. Water as Leverage

    Water is crucial to our lives; it shapes our environment, allows us to grow food, impacts our health, fosters biodiversity, and fuels our economies. Yet global developments such as climate change and rapid urbanisation put this precious resource under pressure. Cities around the world feel the effects of these challenges, yet they can also help…

  6. Singapore adopts Dutch polder concept as new land reclamation method at Pulau Tekong

    Singapore is reclaiming land through the development of a polder at the north-western tip of Pulau Tekong, an island north-east of mainland Singapore. This cost-saving method, used for the first time in Singapore, will be adopted by the Housing & Development Board (HDB) for the upcoming land reclamation project. When the polder is completed…     Future proof infrastructure

  7. Sufficient freshwater in adaptive delta

    The Dutch government's Delta Program works to ensure the availability of sufficient freshwater, also in the future. The Delta Decision Freshwater, part of the Delta Program, must ensure that sufficient fresh water is available for essential applications such as drinking water and agriculture. Deltares contributes to the quantitative…     Water supply

  8. Sustainable decommissioning of offshore wind turbine foundations

    The current lifetime of offshore wind farms in the North Sea is, in general, limited to 25 years. At the end of its life, turbine owners have the responsibility to completely decommission the wind turbine structure, including its monopile foundation. In this project, hydraulic pile extraction, which allows for the complete removal of the monopile…     Energy transition

  9. Smart dike reinforcement using smooth block revetments

    Dozens of kilometres of dike are strengthened every year in the Netherlands. In collaboration with Rijkswaterstaat, the local water authorities and commercial parties, Deltares is looking at whether smooth block revetments are a smart solution to protect dikes against wave action.

  10. TRANS2 for more future-proof waterways

    Waterborne transport faces major challenges, including geopolitical instability, labour market tightness, energy transition (sustainability), the nitrogen crisis and technological developments keep the sector busy. Outdated bridges and locks and longer periods of low or high flow also cause regular delays. To make waterborne transport more robust…

  11. Improving sponge effect landscapes

    Sponge effects involve natural ways of retaining water in the water and soil system. This helps reduce the impact of flooding and drought, as well as preventing further loss of biodiversity.     Resilient cities Health water, soil Floods Water supply Drought

  12. From a ‘green soup’ to clean water in the ditch

    BioValves developed an innovative mobile water filtration system inspired by how mussels work. Thanks to a grant from the NEW-TTT programme, BioValves got the chance to further develop and validate their idea. The hydraulic performance of the water filtration system was thoroughly tested in Deltares' research facilities.     Health water, soil