September 23rd, 2023
Via Reuters, a report on the dramatic plunge in Asian hydropower production due to extreme weather and drought: Hydropower generation in Asia has plunged at the fastest rate in decades amid sharp declines in China and India, data shows, forcing power regulators battling volatile electricity demand and erratic weather to rely more on fossil fuels. […]
Read more »Deprived of Colorado River Water, An Oil Company’s Plans in Utah May Have Dried Up
September 20th, 2023
Via Grist, an article on how an Estonian oil company’s plan to produce enough oil in 30 years to spew the equivalent of carbon emissions from 63 coal plants has dried up due to a conservation nonprofit’s efforts to protect the water required for its activities: The Uinta Basin in northeastern Utah is one of […]
Read more »September 17th, 2023
Via Inside Climate News, a report on a Fracker in Pennsylvania who wants to take 1.5M gallons a day from a small, biodiverse creek: Sometimes, when evaluating a river, size matters. If you need to supply 40 million people in seven states with drinking water, you would hope for a body of water that resembles the […]
Read more »The Swansong of African Hydropower?
August 29th, 2023
Via Energy Daily, a look at the future of African hydropower: Abundant rainfall, massive gorges, enormous waterfalls: the geography of Africa has all the elements for producing electricity from river flow. For decades, many African countries have relied on hydropower for electricity generation, including projects that inspire as much awe as controversy. One only needs […]
Read more »August 11th, 2023
Via South China Morning Post, a report that China has broken ground on major project that could boost renewable energy production in Gobi Desert: It will be the first pumped storage hydropower station in Qinghai, home to the highest installed clean energy capacity in China The facility is part of a series of projects in […]
Read more »The Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Why is Energy so Important for Food and Water Security?
August 10th, 2023
Via RES4Africa Foundation, an article addressing the complexities associated with water, energy and food security on the African continent:Mail Sustainable development in Africa is a multifaceted challenge, characterised by many moving parts. Among them, the interconnection of water, energy, and food is a key factor that must not be disregarded; consider for a second the complex interplay […]
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