Thirsty Energy

The tradeoffs between energy and water have been gaining international attention in recent years as demand for both resources mount and governments continue to struggle to ensure reliable supply to meet sectoral needs. As almost all energy generation processes require significant amounts of water, and water requires energy for treatment and transport, these two resources are inextricably linked. This relationship is the energy-water nexus. Section one of this paper examines the existing models, literature, and management frameworks on the nexus, as it seeks to determine what gaps exist. Section two describes the water demands of power generation in order to identify potential areas of future uncertainty and delineate areas where integrated energy-water management may improve the reliability of operating power plants and the viability of schemes. Finally, section three describes possible solutions that may alleviate challenges resulting from the link between energy and water by improving energy efficiency and integrating water resources management into energy planning.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Rodriguez, Diego J., Delgado, Anna, DeLaquil, Pat, Sohns, Antonia
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013-06
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AIR EMISSIONS, AIR POLLUTION, AIR TEMPERATURES, ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES, AMBIENT CONDITIONS, ANAEROBIC DIGESTION, APPROACH, AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, AQUATIC LIFE, ARID AREAS, AVAILABILITY, AVAILABILITY OF WATER, AVAILABLE WATER, AVAILABLE WATER RESOURCES, BALANCE, BASINS, BIOMASS, BOILER, BRACKISH WATER, BROAD RANGE, CARBON CAPTURE, CARBON DIOXIDE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE IMPACTS, CLIMATE VARIABILITY, COAL, COAL PLANT, COAL POWER PLANTS, COAL WASHING, COAL-FIRED POWER, COGENERATION, COMBUSTION, COMPETITION FOR WATER, CONTAMINANTS, CONVENTIONAL ENERGY, CONVENTIONAL OIL, CONVENTIONAL POWER PLANTS, COOLING SYSTEMS, COOLING TOWER, COOLING TOWERS, COOLING WATER, CROP PRODUCTION, CYCLE POWER PLANTS, DECISION MAKERS, DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY, DEMAND FOR ENERGY, DEMAND FOR HEAT, DEMAND FOR WATER, DESALINATION, DISSOLVED OXYGEN, DISTRICT HEATING, DRINKING WATER, DROUGHT, DRY COOLING, ELECTRIC ENERGY, ELECTRIC GENERATOR, ELECTRIC POWER, ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION, ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS, ELECTRICAL GENERATION, ELECTRICITY CAPACITY, ELECTRICITY DEMAND, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, ELECTRICITY GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES, EMPLOYMENT, ENERGY ALTERNATIVES, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ENERGY DEMAND, ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, ENERGY GENERATION, ENERGY INPUT, ENERGY MANAGEMENT, ENERGY MIX, ENERGY NEEDS, ENERGY OUTLOOK, ENERGY OUTPUT, ENERGY PLANNERS, ENERGY PLANNING, ENERGY POLICIES, ENERGY REQUIREMENTS, ENERGY RESOURCES, ENERGY SAVINGS, ENERGY SHORTAGES, ENERGY SOURCES, ENERGY SUPPLY, ENERGY SYSTEMS, ENERGY USE, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, EVAPORATION, FEEDSTOCK, FLUE GAS, FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION, FOOD PRODUCTION, FOOD SECURITY, FOSSIL, FOSSIL ENERGY, FOSSIL FUEL, FOSSIL FUEL POWER, FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS, FRESHWATER AVAILABILITY, FRESHWATER RESOURCES, FRESHWATER SUPPLY, FUEL, FUEL EXTRACTION, FUELS, GAS, GAS EXTRACTION, GAS TURBINES, GENERATION, GEOTHERMAL ENERGY, GLOBAL WARMING, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROUNDWATER, GROUNDWATER SOURCES, HEAT, HEAT DEMAND, HEAT EXCHANGER, HEAT GENERATION, HEAT INPUT, HEAT PRODUCTION, HEAT SOURCE, HEAT TRANSFER, HOT WATER, HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE, HYDROPOWER, HYDROPOWER CAPACITY, HYDROPOWER GENERATION, HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL, HYDROPOWER PROJECT, IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY, INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS, INDUSTRIAL USES, IRRIGATION AGRICULTURE, LAND USE, MANAGEMENT OF WATER, MERCURY, METHANE, MUNICIPAL WATER, NATURAL GAS, NATURAL RESOURCES, NITROGEN, NITROGEN OXIDES, NUCLEAR ENERGY, NUCLEAR POWER, NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, OIL EQUIVALENT, OXYGEN, PEAK LOADS, PILOT PROJECTS, PLANT EFFICIENCY, PLANT OPERATIONS, POLLUTANTS, POLLUTION CONTROL, POTABLE WATER, POWER, POWER DEMAND, POWER GENERATION, POWER PLANT FLUE, POWER PLANT OPERATORS, POWER PLANTS, POWER SECTOR, POWER STATION, POWER SYSTEM, POWER_ PLANT, PRIMARY ENERGY, PRIMARY ENERGY PRODUCTION, PUMPING, QUANTITIES OF WATER, RECYCLING, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RENEWABLE GENERATION, RIVER BASIN, RIVERS, SCARCE WATER, SCARCE WATER RESOURCES, SEAWATER, SOLAR ENERGY, SOLAR THERMAL, SOURCE OF ENERGY, SPACE HEATING, STEAM CYCLE, STEAM ENERGY, STEAM GENERATION, STEAM HEAT, STEAM TURBINE, SULFUR, SURFACE RUNOFF, SURFACE WATER, THERMAL CAPACITY, THERMAL PLANT, THERMAL PLANTS, THERMAL POLLUTION, THERMAL POWER, THERMAL POWER GENERATION, THERMAL POWER PLANT, THERMAL POWER PLANTS, TOXIC CHEMICALS, TURBINE, TURBINES, URBAN WATER, URBAN WATER SUPPLY, UTILITIES, WASTEWATER, WASTEWATER TREATMENT, WATER ALLOCATION, WATER AVAILABILITY, WATER CONSUMPTION, WATER DEMAND, WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, WATER INVESTMENTS, WATER MANAGEMENT, WATER POLICIES, WATER QUALITY, WATER SCARCITY, WATER SECTOR, WATER SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, WATER SERVICES, WATER SHORTAGES, WATER SUPPLY, WATER USE, WATER USES, WATER WITHDRAWALS, WET COOLING, WIND,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17932041/thirsty-energy https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16536
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