Delta Life Nr. 6 September 2016

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FRONT
COVER
Switching to
sustainable, renewable
energy: every country
made important
promises at the climate
summit in Paris late last
year. Now the challenge
is to achieve those
ambitions. Water power
can play an important
role. Meanwhile, the
scientific world has
not been standing still,
and there are more and
more ways of generating
energy from tides,
currents and waves. But
we can also use water to
provide more balance in
the energy network.
More on page 9. And also:
3. Deltares in brief
16. Centrefold on renewable energy
20. From kitchen sink to delta flume
22. Testing ground: making work on the seabed safer and
cheaper
22. Knowledge at work: from satellite image to water maps
24. Cast-iron solution from the dawn of time:
natural sheet piling
27. Butter, cheese and land subsidence
28. Deltares software
29. Deltares organisation
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‘PUT A PRICE TAG
ON NATURE’
Kitty van der Heijden uses hard numbers
to fight for a sustainable and socially
responsible approach to natural resources.
What is at the top of her wish list? ‘Water,
water and water.’
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ENERGY AND WATER
DOSSIER
Water plays an important role in the
transition to renewable energy. It is not
only a source of renewable energy, it is also
a way of storing energy better and using it
more efficiently.
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SHIPWRECKS
IN THE WAY
A ship sinks every week in an awkward
location. Wreck clearance is a profession
in its own right. Deltares makes the
calculations needed.
CREDITS
Delta Life is published by Deltares, an independent
institute for applied research in the field of water,
subsurface and infrastructure. Throughout the
world, we work on smart solutions, innovations
and applications for people, environment and
society. Our main focus is on deltas, coastal
regions and river basins.
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