Cooling water use in thermoelectric power generation and its associated challenges for addressing water-energy nexus

SY Pan, SW Snyder, AI Packman, YJ Lin… - Water-Energy Nexus, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric power plants traditionally have required huge volumes of water to condense
steam from the turbine exhaust. The complex interdependency between water and energy …

Tracking flows and network dynamics of virtual water in electricity transmission across China

Y Zhang, S Hou, S Chen, H Long, J Liu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Expansion of electric grid has induced increasing stress on regional water resources. Yet,
few insights have been gained into the network dynamics of virtual water flows embodied in …

Energy-water nexus in electricity trade network: A case study of interprovincial electricity trade in China

Y Zhang, J Fang, S Wang, H Yao - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The large amount of electricity generation is exerting tremendous pressure on water
resources. Moreover, the spatial mismatch between water and electricity demand is …

Environmental impact of geothermal power plants

M Bošnjaković, M Stojkov, M Jurjević - Tehnički vjesnik, 2019 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Today, there is a growing awareness of the need for environmental protection and a
healthy ecological environment. Given the growing popularity of renewable energy sources …

[HTML][HTML] Low carbon electricity systems for Great Britain in 2050: An energy-land-water perspective

J Price, M Zeyringer, D Konadu, ZS Mourão, A Moore… - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The decarbonisation of the power sector is key to achieving the Paris Agreement goal of
limiting global mean surface temperature rise to well below 2° C. This will require rapid …

Vulnerability of the Russian power industry to the climate change

VV Klimenko, EV Fedotova, AG Tereshin - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Assessment of the climate-related impacts on energy systems usually implies regression
approaches. That restricts generalization of the published results for the regions which are …

The scope and understanding of the water–electricity nexus

C Wang, L Lin, G Olsson, Y Liu, M Xu - Resources, Conservation and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The water use associated with electricity generation and consumption has been the focus of
research for decades. This study provides an overview of the water–electricity nexus from …

Water demand scenarios for electricity generation at the global and regional levels

JC Terrapon-Pfaff, W Ortiz, P Viebahn, E Kynast… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Electricity generation requires water. With the global demand for electricity expected to
increase significantly in the coming decades, the water demand in the power sector is also …

Expansion planning of generation technologies in electric energy systems under water use constraints with renewable resources

MA Pourmoosavi, T Amraee, MF Firuzabad - … Energy Technologies and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermal power generation needs great volumes of water for cooling purposes. A multi-
period Low Water Generation Expansion Planning (LW-GEP) model is proposed to plan the …

Unreflective use of old data sources produced echo chambers in the water–electricity nexus

S Vaca-Jiménez, PW Gerbens-Leenes… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Echo chambers in science describe the amplification and repetition of information within
closed networks. Frequently used data sources can cause echo chambers as scientists keep …