March 23rd, 2016
Courtesy of The New York Times, an interesting report on the linkage between China’s coal production to its water shortages: China’s consumption of coal, a major contributor to climate change and the country’s horrific air pollution, is worsening a severe water shortage in the northern part of the country, Greenpeace said in a reportreleased Tuesday. China’s coal-fired power plants consume […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Water Scarcity’s Impact On India’s Power Generation
March 21st, 2016
Via The Third Pole, a report on how two years of poor rainfall have led to such low water levels in Indian reservoirs that most hydropower plants are running at a small fraction of their capacity, while a thermal plant has shut down due to lack of water in the Ganga: Two consecutive years of […]
Read more »February 25th, 2016
Via the Environmental Leaders, a look at the potential impace of water shortages on the U.S. energy revolution: With the shale gas boom reverberating across the United States, the country has found an abundant and cheap energy source — one that is reducing energy costs for corporations while also cutting the emissions of industrials and […]
Read more »Impacts of California’s Ongoing Drought on Hydroelectricity Generation
February 10th, 2016
Via the Pacific Institute, an interesting new report assessing the costs to California of lost hydroelectricity during the four years of drought from October 2011 to the end of September 2015. Synopsis is as follows: Under normal conditions, electricity for the state’s millions of users is produced from a blend of many sources, with natural gas […]
Read more »January 7th, 2016
Via Bloomberg, a report on the impact that global warming will have upon power generation in the years ahead: More than two-thirds of the world’s power plants may have trouble running at full capacity as the warming climate affects water supplies, according to a new study. Reduced streamflows and rising water temperatures may reduce monthly generating […]
Read more »Global Energy Demand’s Adverse Effects On Freshwater In Developing Nations
November 20th, 2015
Via Terra Daily, an interesting report on the watergy nexus in developing countries: Global energy demand from developed nations has an adverse impact on freshwater resources in less developed nations according to a new study. While current energy policy focuses on preventing greenhouse gas emissions, the results show that freshwater impacts also need to be […]
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