Projects

Project profile SMARTtide SMARTtide is the most highly resolved 2D hydrodynamic model available to the public for tidal energy extraction modelling, site selection and feasibility level optimisation. Read more	Project profile UrbanFlood Investigating the use of sensors within flood embankments to support online early warning systems and real time monitoring. Read more	Project profile Thirty years working with the Port of Dover HR Wallingford has been working with the Port of Dover developers for 30 years, working on a wide range of projects Read more
Project profile International guidance on levees HR Wallingford is helping to produce international guidance on levees that brings together current knowledge and experience in to a single, comprehensive handbook. Read more	Project profile CCRA, the UK's first climate change assessment HR Wallingford led this pioneering work for the UK Government to assess climate change related risks up to the year 2100. Read more	Project profile A new way to assess the likelihood of scour risk on bridges HR Wallingford has developed a new scour assessment method that allows decision makers to have greater confidence in the risk assessments on which they are basing their infrastructure investment decisions. Read more
Project profile Assessing the vulnerability of marine habitats to climate change We helped the Countryside Council for Wales understand what challenges climate change will pose for the marine habitats and ecosystems. Read more	Project profile BLAST : Bringing land and sea together BLAST addressed coastal management in the North Sea. Seventeen organisations from seven countries collaborated to harmonise and integrate spatial data across the land-sea boundary. Read more	Project profile Bristol deep water terminal We’ve been helping the Bristol Port Company manage and monitor the environmental impacts of this major development. Read more
Project profile Clearing the waters HR Wallingford developed the Environment Agency's Clearing the Waters guidance for ports and harbours on how to comply with the Water Framework Directive. Read more	Project profile Developing a mega port for Kuwait The Mubarak Al-Kabeer port project, now under construction, brought together many of HR Wallingford’s core activities for port studies. The mix of studies linking numerical and physical modelling was a strength of our approach. Read more	Project profile Developing National SuDS Standards We are part of a team working with Defra to develop National SuDS Standards and guidance for the drainage industry Read more
Project profile Dispersion of invasive species HR Wallingford’s work on the spread of manila clam has improved our understanding of how an invasive species can spread in UK waters. Read more	Project profile Emergency action plans and evacuation models The east coast of England faces a particular hazard from storm surge in the North Sea, such as occurred in January 1953. We investigated the most effective way to evacuate the region in the event of a flood emergency. Read more	Project profile Environmental support for Gladstone LNG We ensured that our client complied with the environmental approvals and permits for the capital dredging and port development for exporting liquefied natural gas. Read more
Project profile Expert advice for marine licensing HR Wallingford has an on-going agreement with the Marine Management Organisation to provide advice to support marine licensing in all aspects of marine and coastal ecology physical processes. Read more	Project profile FLOODsite: Integrated flood risk analysis and management HR Wallingford was responsible for co-ordinating and managing the FLOODsite project, the largest ever EC project on floods Read more	Project profile FluidEarth: integrated modelling solutions FluidEarth is an HR Wallingford initiative to bring together a community of specialists to research and implement integrated computer modelling approaches to environmental systems. Read more
Project profile Helping the Thames Tideway Tunnel create a cleaner, healthier river We are supporting the £4.1 billion Thames Tideway Tunnel (super sewer) project. This major construction project will tackle the growing problem of overflows from London’s sewers into the tidal River Thames. Read more	Project profile Kio Kho Ma dam break study This dam break study to analysed the failure of two dams in Lampang Province, Thailand. Our results formed part of a full risk assessment and contributed to the development of an Emergency Preparedness Plan for the sites. Read more	Project profile Predicting the impact of underwater noise on marine life HR Wallingford has developed a new tool to predict the propagation of underwater noise and its potential impact on marine life. HAMMER is our Hydro-Acoustic Model for Mitigation and Ecological Response. Read more

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