Water storage

Circular Rain

With Circular Rain we are investigating an innovative storage, purification and use of rainwater. By buffering and simultaneously...

Smarter sprinkling using subsurface water storage, combined with iron removal

In the Netherlands groundwater is extracted for applications in the agricultural, industrial and drinking water sectors. At the...

Cool heads and dry feet thanks to blue-green roof

01 November 2018 — At the annual National Delta Congress, outgoing Delta Programme Commissioner, Wim Kuijken, shined the spotlight on Smartroof 2.0.

Innovative blue-green roof cools the city and prevents flooding

08 September 2017 — On Friday, 8 September, the innovative, blue-green SmartRoof 2.0 was opened at the Marineterrein in Amsterdam. The hot,...

Sija Stofberg PhD

Sija Stofberg is a researcher in the Geohydrology team. She works on projects in the field of groundwater,...

‘The future of the water economy is circular’

30 March 2017 — ‘There is nothing in the urban watercycle that is negotiable. Water is a matter of quality and safety...

AquaNES

Water scarcity, excess water in cities and micro-pollutants in the water cycle are challenges for now and the...

Smartroof 2.0

Heat stress is a growing problem in the urban environment. In this TKI project, industry, real-estate managers, and...

Collaboration in knowledge and research programme Lumbricus formalised

15 December 2016 — The collaboration between the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment and a consortium of water boards, knowledge institutions...

Sustainable use of freshwater resources

Access to sufficient and clean freshwater is not a given. Globally, the water sector is confronted with ever-increasing...

SUBSOL

Coastal areas are the most productive and economically dominant regions of the world. The high water demand in...

Ecohydrology

What is the impact of climate change, nutrients, and water and land management on biodiversity and groundwater recharge?...

Geohydrology

Population growth and climate change are exerting an increased pressure on food, water and energy supplies. In addressing...

Effluent reuse – Harnaschpolder

Technology The greenhouse horticultural sector in the Netherlands requires large quantities of high-quality irrigation water at an attractive...

Effluent reuse – TOM Dinteloord

The successful realisation of the greenhouse horticulture area of Nieuw Prinsenland (Dinteloord) requires that the supply of irrigation...

Allied Waters

Allied Waters is a public-private partnership (PPP) dedicated to commercialising game-changing innovations in the watercycle with the aim...

European research

Horizon 2020 is a large European research and innovation programme aimed at strengthening European competitiveness. In consultation with...

More and more interest in KWR’s Freshmaker

27 August 2015 — In 2013, together with ZLTO and Meeuwse Goes BV, KWR developed the Freshmaker technique, a method for storing...

On the way to ‘biologically stable’ drinking water

01 January 2015 — In 2015, within the joint research programme for the water companies, KWR worked on the further development of...