Via Energy Daily, a look at the watergy challenge facing China’s planned shale oil development: disclaimer: image is for illustration purposes only As China readies for the water-intensive process of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to tap into massive reserves of shale natural gas, concerns are rising regarding the country’s already limited water supply. China has […]
Read more »Via The Nature Conservancy, a report on another aspect of the watergy nexus: fish & freshwater biodiversity: The water-energy nexus is the subject of huge debate and research: How can the United States meet future energy demands while conserving precious water resources? The focus has mostly been on how various energy sources impact both water […]
Read more »Via RenewEconomy, a report on how water scarcity could drive even more of a push towards renewable energy: In 2010, more water – 583 billion cubic metres – than is discharged each year by the mighty Ganges River in India was used to meet the world’s growing energy needs. It’s an interesting statistic, but why […]
Read more »Via The Global Water Forum, a look at a recent report by The Center for Water-Energy Efficiency (CWEE): Water and energy resource systems are fundamentally interrelated. Secure and reliable access to both resources is critical to basic survival, as well as ongoing economic development, at all scales and in every region of the world. At […]
Read more »Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a look at a key global energy report highlighting the water constraints of energy production: North Dakota is in the midst of a hydrocarbon production boom, as gas and oil developers tap the Bakken Shale. But the boom also is generating civic resistance in the arid region because it requires […]
Read more »Via Consumer Energy Report, an article on a recent study on the watergy nexus: A team of researchers from the University of Texas at Austin has released a detailed report on energy use in pumping, treating, delivering, and preparing water for end use makes up no less than 12.6 percent of the nation’s total annual […]
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