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Addressing the Energy-Water Nexus: Need for Improved Data and Decision Support Tools December 10, 2014
Addressing the Energy-Water Nexus: Need for Improved Data and Decision Support Tools December 10, 2014
Pages 25-32
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The is dominated by once-through water use for cooling broad overview provided in the first meeting set the in thermoelectric power generation, and in the West stage for the second meeting in December 2013, which it is dominated by irrigation. The 2010 report focused on power plants and associated issues, identified other recent water use trends: including water availability, the role technology plays in • Water withdrawals in 2010 were at 355 billion addressing the energy-water nexus, public-private gallons per day -- 13 percent less than total partnerships, and the need for comprehensive data on withdrawals in 2005.
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presented on the need for improved data on water Thermoelectric power generation withdraws consumption, future growth, and new sectors water for cooling systems, Dr. Roy said.
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Most power plants using once-through cooling To better understand increased water demand on a systems were in the eastern half of the United basin-wide scale, the Nature Conservancy scaled up States and were mainly coal and nuclear power from stream- and species-specific studies to plants. These plants are large sources of water characterizing needs for specific river types and withdrawal but are low in water consumption.
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agricultural irrigation wells and pumps permitted by TVA operates an extensive network of over 240 rain the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' and 60 stream gauges and conducts inflow and Environmental Protection Division to have a water runoff modeling for storm events in conjunction with metering device installed. Currently, over 11,000 the National Weather Service.
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Only two of the identify research priorities, and provide priority pathways were unique to shale gas development pathways for voluntary actions by industry or further relative to conventional gas development. Also, regulation.
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Bauer management, treatment, distribution, and end use added. systems; • Enhance the reliability and resilience of energy DECISION-BASED FRAMEWORKS FOR and water systems; LOCAL DECISION-MAKING • Increase safe and productive use of nontraditional water sources; Michael Sale, executive director of the Low • Promote responsible energy operations with Impact Hydropower Institute, discussed the respect to water quality, ecosystem, and seismic importance of hydropower as a renewable energy impacts; and source and as part of the U.S.
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2020, there would need to be a 25 to 30 percent Coal and nuclear power generation are more reduction in energy production. One innovative efficient as base loading, and the variability approach to improving the regulatory and economic associated with intermittent solar and wind energy outcomes is introducing tradable flow credits, which production makes hydropower a more efficient peak municipalities receiving the water supply would use energy source due to its ability to be turned on and to pay the hydropower producers to retain water in off with fluctuating demand.
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S Geological Survey; Tara Moberg, emphasis on recycling and desalination; however, The Nature Conservancy; James Everett, these processes will need significant technological Tennessee Valley Authority River Forecast Center; advances, said Dr.
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