August 15th, 2018
Via Eureka , a look at the watergy footprint for fracking: The amount of water used per well for hydraulic fracturing surged by up to 770 percent between 2011 and 2016 in all major U.S. shale gas and oil production regions, a new Duke University study finds. The volume of brine-laden wastewater that fracked oil […]
Read more »‘Battery of Asia’: Laos’s Controversial Hydro Ambitions
July 27th, 2018
Via Terra Daily, a report on Laos’ hydroelectric ambitions: Mountainous and landlocked Laos, known as the “Battery of Asia”, is building dozens of dams at breakneck speed so it can sell energy to power-hungry neighbours as a fast track out of poverty. But the communist country’s ambitious power plans are highly controversial. Most energy is […]
Read more »June 21st, 2018
Via The Third Pole, a look at whether two Chinese dams in Nepal affect the Belt and Road Initiative: Nepal’s Energy Minister Barshaman Pun had an important message when he spoke to the Chinese media recently. His mission was to mitigate damage caused by negative press over the “cancellation” of a billion dollar contract awarded […]
Read more »Hydroelectric Power And The Watergy Nexus
May 16th, 2018
Via IWA’s The Source, a look at hydroelectric power: Climate change can no longer be ignored. Despite the current US Administration downgrading the threat of climate change in its National Security Strategy, in the wake of hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria – to name just a few – even the most staunch climate deniers may […]
Read more »May 11th, 2018
Via the World Resources Institute, an interesting look at the watergy nexus of the world’s twenty (20) most water stressed countries: Most power generation consumes water, whether to cool steam in thermoelectric plants or power turbines for hydropower. And the global demand for both water and electricity will continue to increase substantially in the coming decades. Although […]
Read more »Thirsty Energy
April 30th, 2018
Via the World Bank, a new report on the watergy nexus: About 5 years ago we embarked on a global initiative titled “Thirsty Energy” to respond to water-energy nexus challenges around the world. The initiative, a joint effort of the Water and the Energy Global Practices at the World Bank, has finally come to an […]
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