July 26th, 2013
Via Bloomberg, a look at China’s watergy challenge: At first glance, Daliuta in northern China appears to have a river running through it. A closer look reveals the stretch of water in the center is a pond, dammed at both ends. Beyond the barriers, the Wulanmulun’s bed is dry. Daliuta in Shaanxi province sits on […]
Read more »Where Is All Of The Water Going? A Look At Which Energy Resources Are Gulping Down Our Water
July 26th, 2013
Via EDF, a look at which energy resources are pulling most heavily upon water resources: If you’re like so many conscientious consumers, you’ve experienced the disappointment that comes when you realize the lean turkey breast you bought has 300% of your daily value of sodium, negating the benefits of its high-protein and low-fat content. Instantly, […]
Read more »July 26th, 2013
Via National Geographic, a look at how water stress threatens future energy production: Riverbend Steam Station, a coal-fired power plant on North Carolina’s Catawba River. Nationwide, thermoelectric power production requires more than 200 billion gallons of water a day, most of it to cool the plants. Duke Energy plans to retire Riverbend in 2015 as […]
Read more »Thirsty Clean Energy May Add To Water Stressed World
July 21st, 2013
Via the New Scientist, a report on the impact that clean energy may have upon global water supplies: As the world gets hotter and drier thanks to our predilection for burning fossil fuels, the technologies we need to reduce emissions could be too thirsty to be sustainable. The choices we make balancing power and water […]
Read more »July 17th, 2013
Via The Christian Science Monitor, a report on the watergy implications of how fracking for oil and gas amid water scarcity has created a public-private crossroads, with both sides attempting to further their goals: Recycling and Reusing Becoming an Imperative There is no greater example of the water-energy nexus than the juncture where water meets the […]
Read more »A Thirst For Power: Does China Have Enough Water to Burn Coal?
July 8th, 2013
Via Scientific American, an interesting look at China’s thirst for power, specifically the disconnect between China’s rising demand for coal but the parched country’s growing challenges in finding enough water to cool its coal-fired power plants: By many measures, this northern Chinese city is an ideal candidate for being China’s Wyoming. It has more brown […]
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