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Enough water and dry feet in the city

21 March 2019 — With summer in view, many people are wondering whether it will be as hot and dry as last year. And what about those cloudbursts – can our drains cope or will the streets soon be flooded on a...
Society of Toxicology 2019 Annual Meeting in Baltimore

Milou Dingemans PhD — KWR toxicologist Milou Dingemans attended the Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology to explore new toxicological information,…
Large scale subsurface heat storage is complementary to geothermal energy

Martin Bloemendal MSc PhD — The Delft Aardwarmte Project (DAP) started as a student project to develop research, education and own use of…
The keys to the post-fossil energy age

14 March 2019 — A sustainable energy system can only thrive if it includes a satisfactory energy-storage system. Besides heat, green hydrogen…
How to deal with micropollutants in water

Roberta Hofman PhD MSc — Additional treatment steps for WWTPs; Learning by doing, doing while learning As WWTPs in general haven’t been designed…

Research

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Water-wise World

Climate change, pollution, population growth, the future presents us with problems directly related to the watercycle. KWR generates knowledge to enable the water sector to operate water-wisely. Our scientific findings and the resulting practical innovations contribute, worldwide, to a sustainable urban watercycle.

Subjects & projects

KWR’s foundation is the knowledge we develop on the basis of our leading, applied scientific research into the watercycle. We are experts in a wide range of specialist fields and we inspire the water sector to define its research issues and questions. Together, we build the knowledge needed to address complex water challenges.

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Collaboration

We collaborate with water companies, universities and businesses, both in the Netherlands and internationally. In such a context, as a researcher, you’ll find it interesting to be a connecting link and to shape the development of knowledge.

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Our experts

The people who work at KWR are pushing the boundaries of water science. Professional specialists who employ their expertise to solve clients’ water-practice problems. By being curious, forward-thinking and on the lookout for opportunities, our researchers are able, time and again, to develop new knowledge.

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Tools & Products

Together with the water sector, we have developed a solid knowledge base. We are building an international reference framework of successful tools and products. And we seek out partnerships with market players for the commercialisation of market-ready products.

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In the library of KWR you’ll find all public reports, peer-reviewed papers, theses, articles from journals and public media.

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