Via The River Network, an interesting look at watergy challenges currently impacting Norway: The interconnections between water, energy and climate change cannot be made more perfectly clear than by the current conditions of Norway. With the nation relying almost entirely on hydroelectricity, coupled with massively depleted hydro reservoirs, the temporary shut down of seven neighboring […]
Read more »Via National Geographic, a look at energy’s huge slice of our water footprint pie: We don’t think much about water when we flick on a light, power up our computer, or open the fridge for a drink. But there’s some H20 hiding behind every activity that uses energy – which, of course, includes almost everything […]
Read more »Via Water Efficiency Journal, a report on how – in response to shareholder requests – three leading electric utilities (Dominion, Southern and PPL) have agreed to significantly expand reporting and disclosure on water availability risks and plans for mitigating those risks. As the article notes: “…The agreements come as prolonged droughts, growing water demand and […]
Read more »Via CleanTechies blog, an interesting analysis of the water intensities of power generation and the upside thereof related to wind power: Amongst the many oft-repeated arguments against wind power — that it is intermittent, unreliable, expensive, noisy, dangerous to wildlife, or aesthetically unappealing — one argument you will not hear from wind power detractors is […]
Read more »Courtesy of The Circle of Blue, a detailed look at China’s ambitious water conservation and transfer program, started in 2003, to help hold off the looming confrontation between its scarce water reserves and growing coal-based industrial sector. As the article notes: “…On Sept. 7, 2007, during a morning briefing in Beijing on China’s newest five-year […]
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