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Thermal Power Stations Need Makeover
Utilities feel pressure from more users and less water.
GE’s Ecomagination: Will There Be Enough Water To Power The Future?
“There are two active and two abandoned coal mines in southwest Virginia’s Dumps Creek watershed that bring the competition between energy and water into sharp focus. Hundreds of thousands of gallons of water are used daily to cool and lubricate mining machinery, wash haul roads and truck wheels to reign in airborne particulates, and to […]
Saudi Arabia to Use Solar Energy for Desalination Plants
New initiative will decrease the country’s reliance on oil for its electrical needs.
Epilogue from Steve Solomon’s Water The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization
The close of economic journalist Steven Solomon’s book is a reflection on the new meaning of water given today’s scarcity crisis. Solomon connects freshwater’s past and present to paint a future, and potentially very unstable picture of human civilization. By redefining facets of this precious resource, however, he presents the foundation of finding global solutions.
Groundbreaking Norwegian Power Plant Generates Electricity From Water
New alternative energy plant in Norway is the first of its kind, but could be a common alternative energy in the future.
The world’s first osmotic power plant opened in Norway on Tuesday. The plant uses a combination of freshwater, seawater and a special membrane to generate emission-free electricity.
What’s Up With Water – September 3, 2019
Listen to the latest edition of What’s Up With Water, this week examining a solar power initiative in India.
HotSpots H2O, October 31: Desperate Libyans Drill for Water After Attack Cuts Supply
Israeli NGO brings solar power, clean water, & healthcare to thousands of refugees.
I Wish, I Will
NEW YORK — The three-day Clinton Global Initiative concluded with a flurry of new commitments including a five-year, $4 billion pledge by Pacific Gas & Electric and Ausra to build solar thermal generating stations that both companies says is cost-competitive with fossil fuel generation. California-based Ausra will build at least 1,000 megawatts of solar power plants and PG&E will purchase at least 1,000 megawatts of solar thermal, and the deal will eliminate over 36 million tons of CO2 emissions in California and neighboring states over the next 20 years. Other projects announced here were these:
Federal Water Tap, August 26: First National Heat Strategy Focuses on Readiness
The Rundown Agencies publish the first national heat strategy to prepare communities for higher temperatures. Watchdog agency recommends changing the formula for allocating clean water infrastructure funds to states. EPA announces grants to address lead in school drinking water and prepare water providers for natural hazards. Interior Department releases guidelines to apply for $775 million […]
The Stream, July 12, 2023: Severe Downpours Flood New England States, Southwest Japan
Extreme flooding throughout the U.S. Northeast spurs emergency orders, water rescues, and evacuations.
