February 1st, 2011
Via The Energy Collective, an article about a fascinating new report published by Western Resource Advocates titled ‘Every Drop Counts: Valuing the Water Used to Generate Electricity.’ Analyzing the water use for electrical power generation, in competition with growing agricultural and domestic water demand, this report concludes: At a minimum, utilities across the region should […]
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January 24th, 2011
An interesting report from the Congressional Research Service entitled Energy’s Water Demand: Trends, Vulnerabilities, and Management was submitted earlier this month to Congress. Some of the key points include: “…Projections attribute to the energy sector 85% of the growth in domestic water consumption between 2005 and 2030. Water already plays a significant role in the […]
Read more »January 20th, 2011
Via The Journal of Energy Security, an interesting article on how the 21st century’s age of freshwater scarcity requires that water and energy strategies be integrated and managed together in order to achieve energy security. As the report notes: “Wars of the 21st century will be fought over water, ” Former UN Secretary General Boutros […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Working With China To Reduce the Tightening Watergy Nexus
January 18th, 2011
Courtesy of The Circle of Blue, a look at the need for the U.S. and China to collaborate to resolve confrontation between rising energy demand and water scarcity in both countries. As the article notes, there is powerful evidence that China’s dry and energy-rich northern and western provinces do not have enough water to both […]
Read more »January 6th, 2011
Via JAWRA’s blog, a reference to an interesting report on the impact that energy production will have upon water consumption: The article investigates how meeting domestic energy production targets for both fossil and renewable fuels may affect future water demand. It combines projections of energy production with estimates of water consumption on a per-unit basis for […]
Read more »Water Smart = Energy Smart
December 28th, 2010
Via The Johnson Foundation, a summary of an interesting presentation given recently on the watergy nexus: “…When you drive by an empty office building at night and see lights left on, you probably think about the energy that’s being wasted, but do you also think about the water that’s wasted while the electric meter spins? […]
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