July 28th, 2012
Courtesy of The River Network, an article on the watergy nexus’ impact during the current drought plaguing much of the U.S.: This month across much of America our electric grid was cranked up to record levels to meet the air conditioning needs of another extreme heat event. At the same time, the scientific journal Nature […]
Read more »Will Drought Cause The Next Blackout?
July 25th, 2012
Via the New York Times, a look at the watergy nexus in light of the continuing drought: WE’RE now in the midst of the nation’s most widespread drought in 60 years, stretching across 29 states and threatening farmers, their crops and livestock. But there is another risk as water becomes more scarce. Power plants may […]
Read more »July 22nd, 2012
Via The Gulf News, a look at the watergy nexus in the Middle East: While we are always reminded in the media about the questions of energy security, water resources are equally important and increasingly linked to energy in what became known as the energy water nexus, or how much of each is needed to […]
Read more »California’s Watergy Conundrum
July 19th, 2012
Via Aguanomics, one student’s look at California’s watergy dilemma: The Edmonston Pumping Station pushes water 2,000 feet over the Tehachapi Mountains and into Los Angeles at 142,000 gallons per minute, a feat unrivaled any other water system in the world. The annual energy expenditure to transport this water would be enough to power a third […]
Read more »July 3rd, 2012
Via Think Progress, another look at a recent report on the watergy nexus: The 20th century was characterized by the frenzied acquisition, storage, and use of oil. But many experts believe that the 21st century will be remembered as the century of water. One of the most alarming emerging issues is the symbiotic — and […]
Read more »Burning Our Rivers: The Water Footprint of Electricity
June 30th, 2012
Via River Network, some thoughts on a new report examining the water footprint of power generation: What goes into our grid matters a lot. Thermoelectric energy is the fastest growing use of water in the country. Reservoirs used for hydropower evaporate more water than all of the cooling towers in the country combined. Looked at […]
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