January 20th, 2024
Via Voice of San Diego, an article on how one southern California water authority is proposing to float solar panels on its reservoir but some in the community feel it’s being rushed: A south San Diego water district is thinking about powering itself with energy from the sun. Leaders at Sweetwater Authority, which serves National City, […]
Read more »Proposed Hydrogen Pipeline Could Diminish Navajo Water Supply
January 5th, 2024
Via Navajo-Hopi Observer, a look at how a proposed hydrogen pipeline could diminish Navajo water supply: Jessica Keetso remembers running through puddles with her cousins during the monsoon seasons of her childhood in the Black Mesa (Dził Yijiin) region on the Navajo Nation in Northeastern Arizona. Their muddied legs would ache after a day’s worth […]
Read more »December 18th, 2023
Via BBC, a report on the excessive watergy impact of Bitcoin: Every Bitcoin transaction uses, on average, enough water to fill “a back yard swimming pool”, a new study suggests. That’s around six million times more than is used in a typical credit card swipe, Alex de Vries of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, calculates. The figure […]
Read more »Solar Power’s Water Problem in the Gulf
December 17th, 2023
Via Bourse and Bazaar, a look at solar power’s water problem in the Gulf: Since the inauguration of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai in 2013, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has become home to an increasing number of solar power installations. The UAE has so far invested the most in […]
Read more »December 15th, 2023
Via KrAsia, a look at the water footprint of hydrogen production: While hydrogen production is currently not deemed a water-intensive industry, there are indications that it can exert significant pressure in regions with scant water resources. In September 2020, China announced its goal of peaking carbon emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060. The country’s […]
Read more »Solar Panels On Water Canals: Why Aren’t They More Widespread?
November 28th, 2023
Via Associated Press, a look at solar panels on water canals and why they are not more widely used yet: Back in 2015, California’s dry earth was crunching under a fourth year of drought. Then-Governor Jerry Brown ordered an unprecedented 25% reduction in home water use. Farmers, who use the most water, volunteered too to avoid […]
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