July 4th, 2015
Via ArtsElectronic, a slightly different perspective on the watergy nexus, namely India’s efforts to build solar canals: An experimental project in India is combining solar photovoltaic panels with an irrigation system in an attempt to save water while generating electricity. A 1 MW array has been built over nearly half a mile of the Narmada […]
Read more »Fracking’s Water Footprint Is On The Rise
July 3rd, 2015
Via ClimateProgress, an article on a recent study on the amount of water used in hydraulic fracturing — better known as fracking: According to a new study released by the U.S. Geological Survey, the amount of water used in controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing — better known as fracking — is on the rise. Released Tuesday, the […]
Read more »June 29th, 2015
Via The Energy Collective, commentary on the watergy nexus: Water is essential for the production of energy. Energy facilities both consume water and have impacts on the aquatic ecosystems they interact with. These interactions are complex however and it is a mistake to over-simplify – one we must avoid if we are to meet our […]
Read more »Africa’s Watergy Nexus: Farmers Lose Water Access As Tanzania’s Hydropower Runs Dry
June 29th, 2015
Via Reuters, a look at the impact the watergy nexus is having in Tanzania: Tanzania, home to Mt. Kilimanjaro and the Serengeti National Park, has a tradition of protecting land for the sake of ecological diversity and beauty. Now the country has a new reason to add to its protected sites list: electricity. Faced with […]
Read more »June 25th, 2015
Via the Daily Beast, an interesting – yet sobering – report on hydroelectric-reliant North Korea’s watergy challenges: Kim Jong Un’s next big crisis may be harder to Photoshop over, unless his propaganda artists have very strong battery backups. North Korea is experiencing severe power outages as a crippling drought has led to increased failures by its […]
Read more »Water Scarcity Could Deter Northern Mexican Energy Developers
June 24th, 2015
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, an interesting look at the watergy constraints impacting shale energy exploration in northern Mexico: Before world oil prices collapsed late last year, shop owners closest to the banks of the Rio Grande River in Piedras Negras joked that they could hear the groans of Texas drilling rigs advancing toward their […]
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