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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SEUSS, innovative modelling to safeguard marine ecosystems worldwide.
Satellite-Enhanced Underwater Sound Services, (SEUSS) is an underwater sound modelling service that we have developed as part of a European Space Agency-funded project. It integrates satellite-derived data with advanced acoustic modelling to improve the accuracy of Environmental Impact Assessments,
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Fatigue research to optimise offshore wind design
Offshore wind turbines, a vital part of global net zero ambitions, must be able to withstand continuous exposure to wind and wave forces throughout their 20–25-year design life. Our research project aims to accurately assess the fatigue life of the substructures, which will help optimise design and
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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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Facilitating the growth of Port Qasim
Ship size has increased dramatically over the last 30 years, and port infrastructure needs to keep pace with this growth. We redesigned the navigation approach channel to Port Qasim so that it can accommodate ultra large container ships, supporting Pakistan’s aspirations to increase cargo capacity
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Insuring the benefits of nature-based solutions in the Caribbean
Coral reefs and mangroves help to protect communities in the Caribbean from coastal flooding. Insurance could help to manage the risks to these natural assets, but this requires an accurate economic quantification of their benefits. Our work with the World Bank explored the impact of nature-based
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Optimising intake and outfall designs in a complex coastal environment
HR Wallingford’s expert guidance was pivotal in achieving substantial cost savings for a desalination plant in a manufacturing facility off the coast of India, underscoring the value of our specialist knowledge in seawater intake and outfall design. By navigating the complexities of this challenging
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