Water Use
Water Use for Energy
In the energy sector, water is used for extracting fuels, growing energy crops, manufacturing generation technologies, generating power, and cooling and cleaning generation facilities.
Resources CESC
Tools and Websites
Columbia Water Center: Water-Food-Energy Nexus
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Columbia Water Center
Publication
Connecting Water and Energy: Assessing the Impacts of Carbon and Water Constraints on China’s Power Sector
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Applied Energy
Date:
1 January 2017
Tools and Websites
Energy-Water Nexus Crosscut
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U.S. Department of Energy
Tools and Websites
Environmental Defense Fund: Energy-Water Nexus
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Environmental Defense Fund
Tools and Websites
Grace Communications Foundation: Nexus Food, Water and Energy
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Grace Communications Foundation
Publication
Overview of the Water-Energy Nexus in the United States
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National Conference of State Legislatures
Date:
19 February 2014
Tools and Websites
Pacific Institute: Water-Energy Nexus
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Pacific Institute
Publication
Tools and Websites
Peru
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Water and Wastewater Companies for Climate Mitigation (WaCCliM)
Publication
Renewable Energy in the Water, Energy and Food Nexus
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International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Date:
1 January 2015
Publication
The Road to Resilience: Managing the Risks of the Energy-Water-Food Nexus
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World Energy Perspectives of the World Energy Council
Date:
1 September 2016
Publication
The Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Kazakhstan: Challenges and Opportunities
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Energy Procedia
Date:
1 September 2017
Tools and Websites
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)-Key Issues: Energy-Water Nexus
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U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Tools and Websites
United Nations Water: Water, Food and Energy
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United Nations
Publication
Water Energy Nexus: Excerpt from the World Energy Outlook 2016
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International Engery Agency
Date:
27 March 2018
Publication
Water–Energy Nexus: a Case of Biogas Production from Energy Crops Evaluated by Water Footprint and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Methods
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Journal of Cleaner Production (Volume 101)
Date:
15 August 2015
Tools and Websites
Water, Energy and Food
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National Science Foundation
NBC Learn
Date:
7 February 2017
Publication
Water–Energy Nexus: a Case of Biogas Production from Energy Crops Evaluated by Water Footprint and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Methods
Sources:
Journal of Cleaner Production (Volume 101)
Date:
15 August 2015
Tools and Websites
Water, Energy and Food
Sources:
National Science Foundation
NBC Learn
Date:
7 February 2017