Thirsty Energy

Rodriguez, Diego J. ; Delgado, Anna ; DeLaquil, Pat ; Sohns, Antonia

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY;    AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION;    AIR EMISSIONS;    AIR POLLUTION;    AIR TEMPERATURES;   

RP-ID  :  78923

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The tradeoffs between energy and waterhave been gaining international attention in recent years asdemand for both resources mount and governments continue tostruggle to ensure reliable supply to meet sectoral needs.As almost all energy generation processes requiresignificant amounts of water, and water requires energy fortreatment and transport, these two resources areinextricably linked. This relationship is the energy-waternexus. Section one of this paper examines the existingmodels, literature, and management frameworks on the nexus,as it seeks to determine what gaps exist. Section twodescribes the water demands of power generation in order toidentify potential areas of future uncertainty and delineateareas where integrated energy-water management may improvethe reliability of operating power plants and the viabilityof schemes. Finally, section three describes possiblesolutions that may alleviate challenges resulting from thelink between energy and water by improving energy efficiencyand integrating water resources management into energy planning.