April 8th, 2017
Via Robert McGrath’s blog, an article on a recent report on the nexus between dams and irrigation: A new study by Ruijie Zeng and colleagues at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, examines the relationship between hydropower (dams) and irrigation (mainly for food production [1]. Hydropower dams are often assumed to benefit agriculture, catching and regulating wild […]
Read more »Water Scarcity Behind Decline in Thermal Power Generation in India
March 17th, 2017
Via The Wire, a report on the watergy impact of India’s current drought: As India continues to rely on conventional sources of energy, with thermal power contributing a major proportion of all the electricity produced in the country, acute shortage of water around power plants appears to be having an impact on the power output with […]
Read more »March 9th, 2017
Via the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), an article examining if water scarcity will constrain an expected rise in drilling activity: With oil prices stabilizing in response to recent OPEC production cuts, drilling activity in the US is again on the rise. As competition heats up in the most prolific production areas in the US, investors are […]
Read more »Desalination: Efforts To Reduce Its Watergy Footprint
March 4th, 2017
Via News Deeply, commentary on desalination and efforts to reduce the energy side of the watergy equation: AS CALIFORNIA LABORED under a severe drought for more than five years, industry and media debated the pros and cons of desalination coming to the rescue of the drought-stricken state. About a dozen or so desalination plants have been […]
Read more »February 15th, 2017
Via Advanced Energy Economy, an article on water and energy efficiency solutions: As droughts and population growth have sharpened the focus on water use, water efficiency solutions have emerged across multiple sectors and technologies. The following is an overview of some key solutions for efficient water use: Installing efficient appliances and devices, including low-flow plumbing fixtures, in homes […]
Read more »The Water Sector’s Energy Use
January 30th, 2017
Via Congressional Research Service, a new report providing background on energy for facilities that treat and deliver water to end users and also dispose of and discharge wastewater: Water and energy are resources that are reciprocally and mutually linked, because meeting energy needs requires water, often in large quantities, for mining, fuel production, hydropower, and […]
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