Projects
Understanding how water moves, behaves and influences communities and industries across the globe.
Water is becoming scarcer in many places and increasingly volatile in others. Building sustainable communities, industries and infrastructure is becoming more challenging. Our wide range of projects highlights our innovation, our creativity, and our focus on finding solutions that rise to that challenge and positively impact our clients and the communities they serve.
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Automating biodiversity impact assessments with Earth observation
HR Wallingford is developing a groundbreaking new tool that will transform how biodiversity impacts are assessed in infrastructure development across the UK. EO4Biodiversity will help public bodies, companies, and infrastructure developers quickly and automatically assess how different development
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A new Environmental Destination framework
To help secure a sustainable water future for the UK and Ireland, HR Wallingford partnered with APEM and WSP to develop the Environmental Destination Investigation Framework. Commissioned by UKWIR, this innovative framework complements the National Framework for Water Resources and provides a clear
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A national deep water testing facility for floating offshore wind
Floating offshore wind offers access to powerful deep-sea wind resources, essential for achieving net-zero goals. But there are major challenges: engineering stability in harsh marine environments, complex mooring and cabling, high development costs, limited large-scale testing, and regulatory
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International Guidelines on Natural and Nature-based Features for Flood Risk Management
As climate change accelerates and extreme weather become more frequent, communities around the world are re-evaluating how they manage flood risk. Traditional "grey" infrastructure - like concrete levees and floodwalls - has long been the default. But these solutions often come with high costs
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Empowering communities to manage local flood risk
As floods become more frequent and severe, more communities in the UK are facing the devastating impacts of these events. This project aims to equip local community groups with the knowledge and tools they need to play an active role in managing flood risk in their areas. It also provides risk
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Flood early warning system to support tropical cyclone relief
We have helped to provide advance warning of potential flooding ahead of 14 tropical cyclones between 2020 and 2025. We supplied information rapidly to the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and aid agencies, so they had time to plan and coordinate the distribution of humanitarian relief
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Setting the standards for fish passes
Accurate flow measurements at weirs are essential for managing flood risk, which is increasing with climate change. Allowing fish to pass safely while not affecting the accuracy of these measurements is crucial. We have been investigating the impact of fish passes on flow measurement for decades
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