Via the World Bank, commentary on the watergy nexus: The world’s energy systems are inextricably linked with water systems. With demand rising for both resources, water scarcity can threaten the long-term viability of energy projects and hinder development. To mitigate the risks of the challenge, the World Bank has launched Thirsty Energy, a global initiative […]
Read more »Via the World Bank, an interesting graphic on watergy:
Read more »Via The Christian Science Monitor, a report on how California’s water crisis threatens to hamper oil and gas production and put an end to a Bakken-like bonanza: Drilling for oil in California dates back to the late 19th Century, allowing it to become the country’s top producer by the beginning of the 20th. One hundred years later, […]
Read more »Courtesy of The Wall Street Journal, an interesting report on the watergy nexus: Water shortages are threatening energy output and increasing costs in some of the world’s most prolific sectors including shale gas in the U.S., crude oil in the Middle East and coal in China, and the situation is set to worsen, Wood Mackenzie […]
Read more »Via the Water, Food, and Energy Security Platform, an announcement of a new World Bank initiative: To mitigate the challenges of the nexus, the World Bank Group recently started Thirsty Energy, a global initiative in partnership. Thirsty Energy will contribute to the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) initiative by evaluating trade-offs and synergies between water […]
Read more »Via the Union of Concerned Scientists, a report on the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ recent announcement of an important energy-water resolution: NARUC may not be a household name, but it, as the national body of state public utility commissioners (PUCs), deals with a whole lot of important issues for consumers in every state. […]
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