Technologies
Technology Solutions
Technology solutions can be leveraged to address challenges and capitalize on opportunities at the intersection of the energy, water and food sectors. These solutions integrate the use of energy, water and food resources to develop positive cross-sectoral outcomes. Integrated technology solutions can include such activities as building elevated solar panels to allow the use of underlying land to grow crops and harvesting rainfall from the panels for crop irrigation. Technology can also help improve the efficiency of energy and water use, and can reduce land-use impacts associated with agriculture.
Resources CESC
Publication
Energy Efficiency 2023
Sources:
International Energy Agency
Date:
1 November 2023
Tools and Websites
Eurostat's Interactive Visualisation Tools
Sources:
Eurostat
Deployment Data
2022 Transportation Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) Data
Sources:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Date:
1 December 2023
Deployment Data
2023 Electricity Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) Data Download
Sources:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Date:
1 January 2023
Publication
Agrivoltaic Systems to Optimise Land Use for Electric Energy Production
Sources:
Applied Energy
Date:
15 June 2018
Publication
Aquavoltaics: Synergies for Dual Use of Water Area for Solar Photovoltaic Electricity Generation and Aquaculture
Sources:
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Date:
1 December 2017
Tools and Websites
Columbia Water Center: Water-Food-Energy Nexus
Sources:
Columbia Water Center
Publication
Food Processing Industry Energy and Water Consumption in the Pacific Northwest
Sources:
Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies
Date:
1 June 2018
Publication
Resource Recovery and Recycling in Sanitation is Key to Health, Water and Food Security
Sources:
Procedia Technology
Publication
Scale Dependence of Controls on Groundwater Vulnerability in the Water–Energy–Food Nexus, California Coastal Basin Aquifer System
Sources:
Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
Date:
1 June 2017
Publication
Southeast Asia Case Studies
Sources:
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Date:
31 January 2018
Publication
Colocation Opportunities for Large Solar Infrastructures and Agriculture in Drylands
Sources:
Applied Energy
Tools and Websites
World Bank: Water Website
Sources:
World Bank
Tools and Websites
World Bank: Water Website
Sources:
World Bank
Tools and Websites
U.S. Administration of International Development (USAID): On The Waterfront
Sources:
U.S. Administration of International Development (USAID)