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Aquifer

Projects

Sustainability
Sustainable use of freshwater resources
SUBSOL

Coastal areas are the most productive and economically dominant regions of the world. The high water demand in these regions, however, puts tremendous pressure on their freshwater resources and ecosystems. This leads to problems like seasonal water…

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Sustainability
Sustainable use of freshwater resources
New applications of subsurface water storage in practice

Subsurface water storage and supply-building offer multiple opportunities for the development of robust water systems and their responsible exploitation. Pilots can contribute to demonstrating the application range and…

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Enabling technologies
Innovative water treatment technologies
Circular water provision in horticulture: Water to the greenhouse – Freshwater provision and well technology

Water supply is of crucial importance for greenhouse horticulture. An adequate supply of fresh (irrigation) water has to be available – during dry periods as well – and…

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Sustainability
Sustainable use of freshwater resources
HDDW Dunea

Over the past few years, intensive collaborations between drinking water companies, KWR Water Research Institute and various market players has led to great progress in the development of Horizontal Directional Drilled Wells (HDDWs), that is, horizontal well…

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Sustainability
Sustainable resources
Effluent reuse – TOM Dinteloord

The successful realisation of the greenhouse horticulture area of Nieuw Prinsenland (Dinteloord) requires that the supply of irrigation water be made sustainable. There is insufficient rainwater to meet the needs of the greenhouse horticulturalists, and there are…

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Experts

Stijn Beernink MSc
Scientific researcher
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Stijn Beernink MSc

Scientific researcher

Stijn Beernink is a researcher on the Geohydrology team. He works on different geohydrological questions, with a special interest in aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES), high temperature storage (HTO), and…

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stijn.beernink@kwrwater.nl

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Sharon Clevers MSc
Scientific researcher
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Sharon Clevers MSc

Scientific researcher

Sharon Clevers works as a hydrologist on the Ecohydrology team. In 2016, she completed her Master's in hydrology and integrated water management at Wageningen University. She graduated following geohydrological research…

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sharon.clevers@kwrwater.nl

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News

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Is 20% water reduction in the industrial sector feasible?

21 June 2023 — Last Thursday, June 8, Frank Oesterholt and I (Gilian Schout) attended the National Water Symposium at RHDHV's offices…

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Data-acquisition for HT-ATES design combined with geothermal drilling

24 February 2022 — 15 months in, the first data-acquisition drilling was performed to research the potential of the underground for subsurface…

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Blog

The importance of Power-to-X concepts in future energy systems

16 September 2019 — Els van der Roest attended a conference on Smart Energy Systems in Copenhagen, were she presented some of…

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News

Subsurface as a solution for a robust freshwater supply

05 August 2016 — Using the subsurface to resolve water issues: it’s a well-known approach for the Dutch water companies, who…

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Water Sector

Koen Zuurbier obtains doctorate with dissertation on Aquifer Storage & Recovery

09 May 2016 — On 10 May 2016 Koen Zuurbier was awarded his doctorate by TU Delft for his research into the temporary subsurface storage…

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