September 30th, 2023
Courtesy of HeatMap, a look at climate change’s impact on American hydro power: Climate change and energy production are in a kind of twisted embrace. There’s the obvious aspect of it: Much of the energy produced today comes from burning hydrocarbons, which leads to further building up of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, causing climate […]
Read more »UAE’s $2.2B Sustainable Water Supply Project
September 25th, 2023
Via The National, an article on a project involving developing and operating facilities to sustainably treat and supply seawater for Adnoc’s onshore operations: Adnoc and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, better known as Taqa, have completed the financial closing of their $2.2 billion sustainable water supply project, which is aimed at supporting Adnoc’s decarbonisation efforts. The project […]
Read more »September 23rd, 2023
Via Reuters, a report on the dramatic plunge in Asian hydropower production due to extreme weather and drought: Hydropower generation in Asia has plunged at the fastest rate in decades amid sharp declines in China and India, data shows, forcing power regulators battling volatile electricity demand and erratic weather to rely more on fossil fuels. […]
Read more »Deprived of Colorado River Water, An Oil Company’s Plans in Utah May Have Dried Up
September 20th, 2023
Via Grist, an article on how an Estonian oil company’s plan to produce enough oil in 30 years to spew the equivalent of carbon emissions from 63 coal plants has dried up due to a conservation nonprofit’s efforts to protect the water required for its activities: The Uinta Basin in northeastern Utah is one of […]
Read more »September 17th, 2023
Via Inside Climate News, a report on a Fracker in Pennsylvania who wants to take 1.5M gallons a day from a small, biodiverse creek: Sometimes, when evaluating a river, size matters. If you need to supply 40 million people in seven states with drinking water, you would hope for a body of water that resembles the […]
Read more »The Swansong of African Hydropower?
August 29th, 2023
Via Energy Daily, a look at the future of African hydropower: Abundant rainfall, massive gorges, enormous waterfalls: the geography of Africa has all the elements for producing electricity from river flow. For decades, many African countries have relied on hydropower for electricity generation, including projects that inspire as much awe as controversy. One only needs […]
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