November 11th, 2015
Courtesy of China Water Risk, a detailed look at how how Ningxia (China) manages water for coal & shares strategies to reduce future water stress: Highlights Ningxia is water-stressed and home to a large coal base Coal contributes 50% of industrial output; but 91.5% coal fired installed cap in high water-stressed regions From 2004 to […]
Read more »Low Water Levels Force Tanzania To Switch Off Hydropower Plants
October 14th, 2015
Via Future Directions International, a report on how Tanzania – faced with increased pressure on water sources and climatic variability – is beginning to turn to gas-fuelled electricity plants: Background Low water levels have forced Tanzania to turn off all its hydropower plants. Even prior to the shutdown many residents and businesses complained about a […]
Read more »August 26th, 2015
Via the Huffington Post, commentary on the watergy nexus: This week, global experts gather in Stockholm for World Water Week amidst a backdrop of water-related crises worldwide. The U.S. state of California is experiencing a record-breaking four-year drought. Brazil and South Africa have electricity, water and food supply shortages due to low precipitation. Puerto Rico […]
Read more »Chinese Firm’s Mega Offer For Hydroelectric Power Generation In Pakistan
August 23rd, 2015
Via a LinkedIn reference, some details on a Chinese firm’s mega offer for hydroelectric power generation in Pakistan: On July 3, 2015, the Express Tribune reported that a mega Chinese firm has expressed willingness to pump almost $50 billion for hydroelectric projects in Pakistan. China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG), a state-owned power company which was established in September […]
Read more »August 20th, 2015
Via news24, a sobering report on how the Tanzanian government is confronting the energy food nexus by declaring hydropower plants as protected areas, thus preventing farmers from using the water resources for irrigation: Tanzania, home to Mt Kilimanjaro and the Serengeti National Park, has a tradition of protecting land for the sake of ecological diversity […]
Read more »In California, Big Oil Finds Water Is Its Most Prized Commodity
July 11th, 2015
Via the Chicago Tribune, an article on how California’s drought is causing oil companies to reconsider their wastewater: California’s epic drought is pushing Big Oil to solve a problem it’s struggled with for decades: what to do with the billions of gallons of wastewater that gush out of wells every year. Golden State drillers have […]
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