March 10th, 2024
Via Inside Climate News, a report on industrial plants search for water in the southern U.S.: Texas regulators last month approved water rights for a new, 2,500-acre reservoir to meet the growing needs of chemical plants, refineries and other industries on the Gulf Coast. A draft permit issued Feb. 23 by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality […]
Read more »In $100M Colorado River Deal, Water and Power Collide
February 12th, 2024
Via Aspen Public Radio, a look at how – in a proposed $100 million Colorado River deal – water and power collide: Colorado’s Glenwood Canyon is as busy as it is majestic. At the base of its snowy, near-vertical walls, the narrow chasm hums with life. On one side, the Colorado River tumbles through whitewater rapids. […]
Read more »February 8th, 2024
Via Yale e360, a look at how fenerative artificial intelligence uses massive amounts of energy for computation and data storage and billions of gallons of water to cool the equipment at data centers. Now, legislators and regulators — in the U.S. and the EU — are starting to demand accountability: Two months after its release […]
Read more »Project Octopus: International Partnership Linking Desalination and Carbon Capture
February 8th, 2024
Via Aquatech Trade, a report on a new innovative desalination and carbon capture project: A new partnership will co-develop the first fully integrated water management and carbon dioxide removal system at a desalination plant in South Korea. Uniting climate and water for “world first” pilot A new pilot project in South Korea will use atmospheric […]
Read more »January 23rd, 2024
Via China Water Risk, a report on the most and least water-efficient clean hydrogen production technologies, we talk to Luo, Director at Bluerisk and co-author of the report ‘Water for Hydrogen Production’: In December 2023 during COP28, The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Bluerisk published a new report “Water for Hydrogen Production”. The report, which is the first of its […]
Read more »San Diego Could Be First to Float Solar on Drinking Water
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, […]
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