November 13th, 2012
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a look at a key global energy report highlighting the water constraints of energy production: North Dakota is in the midst of a hydrocarbon production boom, as gas and oil developers tap the Bakken Shale. But the boom also is generating civic resistance in the arid region because it requires […]
Read more »Report: Water Accounts For 12.6 Percent Of U.S. Energy Consumption
November 1st, 2012
Via Consumer Energy Report, an article on a recent study on the watergy nexus: A team of researchers from the University of Texas at Austin has released a detailed report on energy use in pumping, treating, delivering, and preparing water for end use makes up no less than 12.6 percent of the nation’s total annual […]
Read more »October 23rd, 2012
Courtesy of the Association of California Water Agencies, a report on California’s watergy challenge: A white paper on actions that can be undertaken by California’s water sector to help achieve the state’s energy efficiency and environmental goals is now available online. The paper, called California’s Water-Energy Nexus: Pathways to implementation, was written on behalf of […]
Read more »Report: Energy Production Threatens To Strain Nation’s Water Supply
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 »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 »Can the Energy Sector Adapt to Drought?
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 […]
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