Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology is a university that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Study identifies strategies to mitigate laughing gas emissions during wastewater treatment
Laughing gas (nitrous oxide or N₂O) is primarily released by the microorganisms responsible for cleaning our wastewater. These microbes live in complex communities, with each group performing a specific role. Emissions vary throughout the day and across seasons, and the intricate microbial processes behind them remain largely unknown—making it difficult to design effective strategies to […]
Waal river draws more water, signaling potential Rhine system shift
Historical observations and model computations point to the Rhine system having crossed a tipping point. Since extreme peak flows in the 1990s, the Waal has gradually attracted more water at the Pannerdense Kop bifurcation. This is shown in research by TU Delft, Leiden University, Utrecht University, and Rijkswaterstaat published in Geophysical Research Letters. Right downstream of where the […]
Large meltwater accumulation revealed inside Greenland Ice Sheet
A new study published in Nature unveils a surprising discovery: a substantial amount of meltwater is temporarily stored within the Greenland Ice Sheet during summer months. For the first time, an international group of researchers was able to quantify meltwater with positioning data. The finding challenges current models of how ice sheets contribute to global sea level rise.
Leveraging digital twins in water disaster management systems for flood mitigation
Dutch Research Council (NOW) and the Indian Department of Science and Technology are funding three new joint projects with India, including one project led by TU Delft assistant professor Dr.Ranjith Kuttantharappel Soman- Resilient HydroTwin: Participatory Integrated Digital Twin for Adaptive Urban Resilience to Water Extremities. Dr Johan Ninan, Dr Maria Nogal Macho and Dr Marian […]
7.4 million euros for research into products from wastewater
Showering, cleaning, flushing toilets, and industrial production are all processes that use a great deal of water. But what happens to the waste in the water, to everything that is flushed away and disappears into the sewer system together with the water? Each year, we produce approximately 30 kg of organic material (biomass) per person […]
European Commission greenlights €17 million international water project
The European Commission has signed the grant agreement for WATER MINING, a 17 million euro project aimed at demonstrating innovative water resource solutions. As part of the project, demonstrations in Cyprus, Spain, Portugal, Italy and The Netherlands will be built to show novel efficient ways to reclaim nutrients, minerals, energy and water from industrial and […]
The Hague worst hit in the case of extreme precipitation
TU Delft and consultancy firm HKV have developed a precipitation index in order to compare the risks that different cities face from extreme precipitation. The method has been applied to the Dutch provincial capitals. The Hague is revealed as being the most affected.