by Bipasha van der Zijde | Sep 16, 2025 | Blog, News
Thickening large areas of ice by pumping seawater onto it, in extreme cold conditions, presents several challenges. One of the hurdles we’ve encountered is ensuring even spread the water. To tackle this, we’ve been testing hoses to optimise the distribution of water...
by Tom Meijeraan | Sep 20, 2024 | Blog, News
In April 2024 we conducted a field test to verify the impact potential of our ice thickening method. This was the first time this method was tried out in the Arctic in a comprehensive way, collecting a wealth of data and observations. We have summarized our findings...
by Fonger Ypma | Apr 26, 2024 | Blog, Research
Arrival Mid-April, we arrived in Svalbard, for our field test at the Vallunden lake near Svea, an old coal mine. This is part of our collaboration with UNIS (The University Centre in Svalbard) and Delft University. The joint team consisted of Aleksey Shestov of UNIS,...
by Fonger Ypma | Feb 26, 2024 | Blog
Mid-January, it was finally time to go to the Arctic. Fonger accompanied an expedition organized by Real Ice, a UK initiative with a similar mission as Arctic Reflections, and with the Cambridge Center for Climate Repair. This proved to be a valuable trip! The aim to...
