Electrical Power: specialists in electricity supply

Replacing a defective transformer quickly. Arranging extra electrical capacity for an industrial expansion. Evaluating large-scale infrastructure plans with connections to the national grid. Taking care of emergency supplies after a failure in the power supply. Royal Haskoning’s Electrical Power technicians and consultants know all about these things. The extremely experienced and highly-trained specialists in the generation, transport, distribution and use of electricity are active worldwide offering the most reliable, economical and sustainable solutions for the supply of electricity. The service concentrates on a breakdown service, capacity problems and consultancy.

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Optimising port security for the Drecht cities

As important links in the transport chain, international and national ports and large flows of freight are a vulnerable target for criminal and terrorist threats. The International Maritime Organisation (a UN agency) at global level and the European Union at European level have drawn up safety directives for maritime security to protect against direct and indirect threats. Royal Haskoning is helping the Drechtsteden local authority with the next step: the total security of port areas as an (obligatory) extension to the ISPS (International Ship Port Facility Security) code.

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Plaquemines spillways for lowering water levels in New Orleans

Marcel van de Waart is taking a PhD in Civil Engineering at the University of Twente. As part of his thesis he worked for Royal Haskoning in New Orleans, using a computer model which predicts the water levels around New Orleans and Plaquemines Parish during hurricanes. Three years ago Hurricane Katrina caused floods with catastrophic results. Consultants from Royal Haskoning are advising New Orleans about sustainable solutions in the battle against floods. When all of the data from Marcel’s model calculations have been processed his findings will be submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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Newsflash
New company name: Chuchawal Royal Haskoning

On 11 August chief shareholder Chuchawal Pringpuangkeo, and Jan Bout, chairman of the Board of Management of Royal Haskoning, announced the new name of Chuchawal – De Weger Internationaal Ltd., Chuchawal Royal Haskoning Ltd.

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Delta Competition 2008

On 18 November an international panel of judges (chaired by Julian Hunt, professor of Climate Modelling at University College London) will announce the winner of the second Delta Competition. As the initiator of this international competition Royal Haskoning is asking the future generation to come up with ideas in the search for sustainable solutions for the problems – and opportunities – that climate change brings with it in densely populated delta areas. This year Royal Haskoning is holding this competition for the second time in order to encourage students to think up innovative ideas and daring strategies in the light of climate change in delta areas anywhere in the world. An international panel of judges will reward the best individual paper (€ 5000) and team paper (€ 10,000). The best papers will be published.

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Royal Haskoning active in international emissions trading

One of the important objectives of the Kyoto Protocol signed by the industrialised nations is to reduce CO2 emissions. The fact that, aside from emission reduction, signatories may also achieve a part of their reduction by environmentally-favourable measures abroad or by buying emission rights is also well known. What is new is that the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have commissioned Royal Haskoning to act as Carbon Manager and supervise the entire process of this international emissions trading from A to Z. Carbon manager Jos Braam and carbon expert Henk Oosterdijk commented, ‘Instead of being concerned exclusively with the development and engineering of CO2 reduction projects, we are now also involved in the trading itself.’

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A chat with André Rongen

In a large, international organisation like Royal Haskoning thousands of people make their own individual impressions on the company’s results. Every now and then we like to put one of them in the spotlight.

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Royal Haskoning at the World Expo in Zaragoza

Water and sustainable development were the themes of the World Expo in Zaragoza. The Netherlands made a good impression with the latest thinking in coastal and water works, as the country for water management, water technology, delta technology and climate change. There was a particular focus on 'Building with Nature' and the ‘International Year of Sanitation'. The presentation by Royal Haskoning got a royal boost with the extended visit from Prince Willem Alexander and Princess Maxima. The organisation was one of the eight sponsors that made the Dutch contribution possible.

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