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DELTARES, September 2018 27 More reports on www.deltares.nl SAFE BATHING NEAR THE SANDMOTOR WATER AND THE SUBSURFACE UNDER- EXPLOITED IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION Discussions about renewable energy focus mainly on solar panels, wind turbines and insulation. Nevertheless, water and the subsurface can also play a major role in the energy transition. Especially when it comes to sustainable heat supplies and energy storage. As far as Deltares is concerned, the larger-scale use of the subsurface and surface water is essential here. For example in the form of aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) or the extraction of heat from surface water. There is also a lot of potential in the underground storage of water with high temperatures. Would you like to knowmore about how Deltares is working on the energy transition? See: https://bit.ly/2AXL80H Deltares will continue to work on bather safety at the Sand Motor in the coming years. There were concerns about bather safety before the construction of the Sand Motor, the artificial peninsula on the coast between Scheveningen and Hoek van Holland. It was thought that the continuous changes in the shape of the peninsula could lead to unpredictable situations and get bathers into difficulties. Which is why Deltares teamed up with other organisations to develop an app that shows forecasts of currents and beach width in the coastal area around the Sand Motor. See: zandmotorapp.deltares.nl