August 13th, 2022
Via BBC, a report on the impact of drought on electricity generation in Europe: The ongoing drought in the UK and Europe is putting electricity generation under pressure, say experts. Electricity from hydropower – which uses water to generate power – has dropped by 20% overall. And nuclear facilities, which are cooled using river water, […]
Read more »As Drought Shrivels Lake Powell, Millions Face Power Crisis
July 16th, 2022
Via The Guardian, an article on how – with water levels falling ‘lower than thought possible’ at Glen Canyon dam – energy production could halt as soon as July 2023: Bob Martin, the deputy power manager at the Glen Canyon dam, gestures at the band of whitish, chalky residue running along the steep canyon walls […]
Read more »July 3rd, 2022
Via the World Bank, a look at how adding large-scale floating solar plants would not only make electricity greener and affordable but improve Sri Lanka’s competitiveness: Floating solar could bring multiple benefits such as better land utilisation, improved efficiency and it gives potential to help Sri Lanka meet its renewable energy goals Globally over 30 […]
Read more »Could Nuclear Desalination Help Defeat Water Scarcity?
June 22nd, 2022
Via BBC, an interesting look at the potential for nuclear desalination to help address global water scarcity: There are communities on every continent running short of water, according to the United Nations. Unfortunately, although our planet is swathed by oceans and seas, only a tiny fraction of Earth’s water - about 2.5% – is fresh, and demand for drinking water […]
Read more »May 17th, 2022
Via The Wilson Center’s New Security Beat, a look at the watergy nexus of hydrogen fuel and the impact that water scarcity in South Africa may have upon the industry: Hydrogen fuel is becoming a central pillar of global decarbonization strategies. The hype over green hydrogen (the “fuel of the future”) and its potential to provide an […]
Read more »Hydropower’s Future: Clouded by Droughts, Floods and Climate Change
May 17th, 2022
Via The Conversation, an article on how hydropower’s future is clouded by droughts, floods and climate change, but it’s also essential to the US electric grid: The water in Lake Powell, one of the nation’s largest reservoirs, has fallen so low amid the Western drought that federal officials are resorting to emergency measures to avoid shutting down hydroelectric power at […]
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