June 15th, 2017
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, an interesting look at how one India’s province is taking on the watergy challenge: Before he agreed to serve as minister of state and take command of his country’s mammoth energy production and distribution sector, Piyush Goyal developed one of India’s most spirited political careers. “A man of ideas and […]
Read more »The Next Big Hurdle For Oil And Gas Is Water Use
June 1st, 2017
Via ValueWalk, a report on the watergy nexus: In The Rime of the Ancient Mariner from 1834, English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge famously quipped “Water, water, everywhere / But not a drop to drink”. The lines speak to the irony of sailing the high seas: there’s unfathomable amounts of water in every direction, but it’s […]
Read more »May 4th, 2017
Via Global Water Forum, a look at China’s water-energy nexus: In the last decade, many studies have shed light on the interconnectedness of the provision of water and energy resources. For example, water is an indispensable input for various stages of energy production, particularly as a cooling medium for the operational stage of power generation.1 […]
Read more »South Asia’s Energy Crisis: Water Scarcity and its Implications for Hydroelectricity
May 2nd, 2017
Via Future Directions International, an article on South Asia’s watergy crisis: Key Points Demand for electricity in South Asia will continue to increase. While coal is likely to continue to be the main energy source, diversification efforts could decrease its share. The role of hydroelectric production has been to stabilise the grid, it is not […]
Read more »May 1st, 2017
Via Clean Technica, a report on the tension between water and fracking in the Midwest: The fracking boom has combined with conventional oil and gas drilling to raise a sea of troubles against the doorstep of Oklahoma. Water scarcity is one of those troubles. In a new report aimed at avoiding chronic water shortages, a […]
Read more »Hydropower Boom in China and Along Asia’s Rivers Outpaces Regional Electricity Demand
April 28th, 2017
Via Third Pole.net, a report on whether the expansion of hydropower is Asia will shift the region towards a low carbon future, or simply over exploit a fragile ecosystem: For the past two decades, China has been in the midst of an unprecedented dam-building boom, developing over 300 gigawatts (GW) of hydropower. But coal-fuelled development […]
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