January 9th, 2013
Via The New York Times, an article on India’s growing water stress and its plans to construct a large number of dams to help address its watergy constraint: As we noted here last week, over 600 million people lost power in India last summer, setting a modern record for the number of people affected by […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Water Reserves And World’s Warming Atmosphere Wait For Natural Gas Breakthrough
December 5th, 2012
Courtesy of The Circle of Blue, an interesting analysis of the impact of China’s plans to develop its shale gas reserves: Liu Zhongqi’s mud-and-brick home sits in a cluster of hillside houses in the village of Lao Chang, a serene half-circle of settlement on the west side of this misty Sichuan Province valley. A few […]
Read more »November 30th, 2012
Via Energy Daily, a look at the watergy challenge facing China’s planned shale oil development: disclaimer: image is for illustration purposes only As China readies for the water-intensive process of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to tap into massive reserves of shale natural gas, concerns are rising regarding the country’s already limited water supply. China has […]
Read more »An Energy Diet: Cut Back On Water, Pay More Attention To Fish
November 23rd, 2012
Via The Nature Conservancy, a report on another aspect of the watergy nexus: fish & freshwater biodiversity: The water-energy nexus is the subject of huge debate and research: How can the United States meet future energy demands while conserving precious water resources? The focus has mostly been on how various energy sources impact both water […]
Read more »November 22nd, 2012
Via RenewEconomy, a report on how water scarcity could drive even more of a push towards renewable energy: In 2010, more water – 583 billion cubic metres – than is discharged each year by the mighty Ganges River in India was used to meet the world’s growing energy needs. It’s an interesting statistic, but why […]
Read more »A Thirst For Power: A Global Analysis Of Water Consumption For Energy Production
November 17th, 2012
Via The Global Water Forum, a look at a recent report by The Center for Water-Energy Efficiency (CWEE): Water and energy resource systems are fundamentally interrelated. Secure and reliable access to both resources is critical to basic survival, as well as ongoing economic development, at all scales and in every region of the world. At […]
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