October 23rd, 2012
Via The Hill, a look at a recent US Government Accountability Organization (GAO) report on the watergy nexus: The federal government must better monitor the nation’s water supply as expanded domestic energy production threatens to further strain water resources, warns a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released Tuesday. With an earlier Congressional Research Service study […]
Read more »Water + Energy = A Texas Nexus
October 15th, 2012
Courtesy of the Triple Pundit, a report on Texas’ impending watergy challenge: If you haven’t yet heard the term “water-energy nexus” – you will. Even if you haven’t heard the term, you will likely feel the impact of the water-energy nexus at some point in the near future. Simply put, there is a critical link […]
Read more »October 15th, 2012
Via The River Network, a report on the watergy challenge facing the energy sector: This summer has been a call-to-action for those of us following water and energy issues. Starting in July, power plant shutdowns in Illinois and then on the Connecticut River demonstrated the vulnerability of thermoelectric power when too much waste heat looks […]
Read more »Freshwater Use By Power Plants: Electricity’s Thirst For A Scarce Resource
October 15th, 2012
Via Coyote Gulch, a look back at a recent report by the Union of Concerned Scientists and a more recent editorial from the Denver Post: Here’s a guest commentary about the report, running in The Denver Post (Alice Madden/Peter C. Frumhoff). Here’s an excerpt: Electricity generation from coal and nuclear plants requires water — a […]
Read more »October 5th, 2012
Via China Dialogue, a report on how Chinese cities like Beijing and farming heartlands are at risk of water shortages from the nation’s surging demand for power: China builds an average of three new power stations a week; by 2030 it plans to add more power capacity than exists in the US, the UK and […]
Read more »Water ‘Directly Responsible’ for 12.6% of US Energy Use
October 5th, 2012
Via Environmental Leader, a report on the watergy nexus: Over 12 percent of US energy use is directly related to water consumption, according to research from The University of Texas at Austin. In Evaluating the energy consumed for water use in the United States slightly more than 46 quads of energy, or just under half […]
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