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 »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 »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 »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 […]
Read more »Via Coyote Gulch, a look back at a recent report by the Union of Concerned Scientists and a more recent editorial from the Denver Post: Here’s a guest commentary about the report, running in The Denver Post (Alice Madden/Peter C. Frumhoff). Here’s an excerpt: Electricity generation from coal and nuclear plants requires water — a […]
Read more »Via China Dialogue, a report on how Chinese cities like Beijing and farming heartlands are at risk of water shortages from the nation’s surging demand for power: China builds an average of three new power stations a week; by 2030 it plans to add more power capacity than exists in the US, the UK and […]
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