Thermoelectric plants include coal, nuclear, oil, and natural gas.
Using a new approach in computational modeling, Ganguly and his colleagues found that by the 2030s, about 27 percent of America’s power production will be severely impacted by future droughts and warmer, scarcer water.
What does an impact in power production due to water stress look like to the average consumer?
The stress on power generation may be especially severe when power is also most in demand. For example, in drought conditions when water is scarcer and warmer, there may be an increase in the need for air conditioning—which further stresses power production. A rise in utility bills may be the direct and immediate result.
Outages, both planned and unplanned, are likely, which may in turn impact other lifeline sectors such as transportation and water distribution or wastewater, as well as communication and cyber infrastructures.
Water stress in the context of power production includes measures of water scarcity combined with warmer waters. Water above certain temperatures may be less useful for cooling and would likely reduce the efficiency of the power generation process.

Climate Change, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Editors’ Choice, Energy, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Integration and Development Brazilian-style, Projects, Trade & Investment MEXICO CITY, Jul 8 2017 (IPS) – Mexico is in transition towards commercial exploitation of its shale gas, which is being included in two auctions of 24 hydrocarbon blocks, at a time when the country is having difficulty preventing and reducing industrial methane emissions.
Increasing atmospheric release of methane, which is far more polluting than carbon dioxide (CO2) and which is emitted along the entire chain of production, is threatening the climate goals adopted by Mexico within the Paris Agreement which aims to contain global warming.
In March, the national Agency for Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection, responsible for regulating the hydrocarbons sector, published a regulatory package on exploitation and extraction of non-conventional reserves.
Gas emissions Within this context, Mexico faces problems in reducing methane emissions.
Use of gas for electricity generation contributed at least 0.52 million tonnes.
Mexico, Latin America’s second largest economy, emitted a total of 608 million tonnes of CO2 during the same year.
Pemex Exploration and Production, a subsidiary of the state PEMEX group, reported that in 2016 its total methane emissions were 641,517 tonnes, 38 percent higher than the previous year.
increased by 329 percent, leaping from 141,622 tonnes to 465,956 tonnes, presumably because of increased venting and burning of gas (whether or not associated with crude oil wells).
By reducing venting and burning, PEMEX was able to reduce its emissions between 2009 and 2011, after GHG emissions grew from 2007 to 2009.
Meanwhile, it extracted 2.31 million barrels of crude per day.

Scarcity of water in Sudan is known to cause conflict between and within communities.
In total, 200,000 people from 8 localities have benefited from a steady supply of water.
The benefits of solar water pumps Water scarcity and pressure on water resources have been highlighted as sources of conflict between tribes, pastoralists, communities and famers (UNDP and UNEP 2013).
Diesel pumps, which were used for water extraction before the installation of solar pumps, are a heavy polluter with large CO2 emissions.
In terms of efficiency, solar pumps provide 8,400 liters of water per hour in the five localities.
Many villages relied on hafeers for water collection.
In many cases humans and animals were sharing the water in hafeers, due to the lack of any other viable option.
Goal 6- Clean water and sanitation- water quality significantly increases as solar powered pumps extract from a deeper level.
Conclusion The application of solar water pumps in rural areas of Sudan has contributed to peace in communities.
Heshmati, A., S. Abolhosseini and J. Altmann (2015) ‘The Energy and Environment Relationship’, ‘The Energy and Environment Relationship’, The Development of Renewable Energy Sources and its Significance for the Environment, Singapore ;: Springer,.

Michael Reinhard/Corbis/Getty Dams are supposed to collect water from rivers and redistribute it to alleviate water shortages, right?
Not so fast.
It turns out that in most cases they actually create water scarcity, especially for people living downstream.
Almost a quarter of the global population experiences significant decreases in water availability through human interventions on rivers, says Ted Veldkamp at Vrije University in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
They used this to assess water scarcity between 1971 and 2010, so they could identify the hydrological winners and losers from dam interventions.
Learn more at New Scientist Live in London from 28 September to 1 October: Come see our talk on geoengineering – the idea that we can intervene in the climate on a massive scale to reduce the effects of global warming The world has spent an estimated $2 trillion on dams in recent decades.
But Veldkamp’s startling conclusion is that the activity has left 23 per cent of the global population with less water, compared with only 20 per cent who have gained.
“Water scarcity is rapidly increasing in many regions,” says Veldkamp.
Under pressure Many nations see dams as an important way to fight climate change – both by diverting water to alleviate shortages and by generating low-carbon hydroelectricity to replace power stations that burn fossil fuel.
Building more dams “might mitigate tomorrow’s climate change impacts for a certain group of people whilst putting others under pressure today,” she says.

Wind leads in new power generation in Europe and other countries.
With over 500GW installed worldwide, wind power has become the leading source of new power generation in Europe and in many countries around the world, said GWEC on the occasion of Global Wind Day.
Wind power has become a major driver for a sustainable energy future, GWEC said.
Wind power is already the least-cost option for new power capacity in rapidly increasing number of markets.
In 2016, unsubsidized new renewable power was cheaper than fossil fuels in over 30 countries, and by 2025 that will be the case in most countries around the world.
Wind and other renewables are already winning on the economics alone, but we need it happen faster if we are to have a reasonable chance of meeting the Paris climate targets”, said GWEC secretary general Steve Sawyer.
Wind is now a core mainstream part of electricity systems in advanced economies.
Wind has got to 10 percent of Europe’s electricity.
We need to contribute also to cleaner heating and transport,” Dickson added.
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Plan could energize sewer plant’s options.
HERMITAGE – Hermitage Municipal Authority is exploring a new use for the energy it generates at the water pollution control plant – charging batteries.
These aren’t batteries like the 9-volts in your smoke alarm or the C’s in a flashlight.
The power stored in the batteries would be "available to the grid as a backup system," Darby said.
"We would charge them with our generator," Darby said.
The authority has been selling electricity to the electrical grid – the interconnection between power companies – and getting a credit for the amount sold on its Pennsylvania Power Co. electric bill.
Viridity officials want to visit the plant, meet operators and review the plant’s capability, said consulting engineer Jason Wert of RETTEW Inc.
If Viridity thinks an arrangement will work, it will make a formal proposal to the authority, Penn Power will review its responsibilities under the proposal and PJM will make a final determination, Wert said.
"It’s on your property but you’re not managing and running the cell tower," Wert said.
"I think it’s going to be for the public’s benefit and it will be available to us in an emergency as well," Darby said.

To provide the necessary resources for our growing communities, more river flows will be diverted for agriculture and industry, stored for drinking water, and harnessed to meet rising energy demands.
And how do we ensure that investments in hydropower are lower risk and realize a broader portfolio of benefits?
It requires reframing the challenge between development and rivers as one of system design — meaning, we must consider a comprehensive management system that balances the needs of energy and industry with what river basins need to remain healthy and thriving.
The business case builds from the 2015 Power of Rivers report and draws from the Conservancy’s 65-year history of providing evidence-based, bottom-line oriented solutions to balancing conservation and development needs.
Key findings suggest that the potential global economic benefits of widespread adoption of a system scale approach to hydropower planning and management are significant: even a 5 percent improvement in other water-management resources in hydropower-influenced basins would produce up to US$38 billion per year in additional benefits, a sum comparable to average annual investment in hydropower.
Hydropower by Design can guide site selection toward a portfolio of projects with a lower percentage of significant delays and cost overruns due to environmental and social risks.
System scale thinking: essential to increasing investment benefits, minimizing risk Across renewable energy sources, it’s critical that we consider early planning and holistic approaches to avoid or mitigate impacts to our productive lands and waters.
Countries facing urgent demands to increase electricity generation are understandably hesitant to embark on a strategic planning process if they believe it will delay delivery of projects that can meet rising demand.
By drawing from integrated water-management, energy, and financial models, Hydropower by Design (HbD) can deliver useful insights about development and management options for governments, investors, and developers in a relatively short period of time.
And the potential to capture economic values beyond energy generation is substantial.

Global Market for Distributed Energy Generation, 2017-2021: Focus on Each Major Technology and their Market Potential Over the Next Five Years.
The Global Market for Distributed Generation Technologies is Expected to Increase from Nearly $69.7 Billion in 2016 to $109.5 Billion in 2021 at a CAGR of 9.5% The scope of this investigation includes all major viable DG technologies as well as an abbreviated assessment of potentially viable and emerging DG technologies.
Each technology is analyzed to determine its current market status and examine its impact on future markets and the report presents forecasts of growth over the next five years.
Technological issues, including the latest trends, and the industry’s current and projected regulatory environment are assessed and discussed.
The global industry is analyzed from both a manufacturing and an implementation point of view and examines government roles including regulatory support and requirements, feed-in tariffs and promotional incentives for various DG technologies.
Estimated market values presented in the market chapter are based on manufacturers’ total revenues.
Projected and forecasted revenue values are in constant U.S. dollars unadjusted for inflation.
Report Highlights An overview of the global market for distributed energy generation.
Analysis of the market’s dynamics, including growth drivers, inhibitors, and opportunities.
Key Topics Covered: 1: Introduction 2: Summary 3: Overview – Distributed Energy And Distributed Generation – Renewable Energy And Distributed Energy Generation – A Brief History Of Distributed Energy Generation – Distributed Electricity Uses – Advantages And Drawbacks Of Distributed Electricity Generation – Distributed Energy Generation Technologies And Applications 4: Regulatory Support And Incentives For Distributed Generation – U.S. Regulatory Support And Incentives – International Regulatory Support And Incentives – Europe – International Regulatory Support And Incentives – Asia And Australia – International Regulatory Support And Incentives – South America 5: Industry Structure And Major Market – Industry Structure – Major Markets Overview 6: Company Profiles – Microturbines – Small Combustion Turbine Manufacturers – Microhydropower Manufacturers – Reciprocating Engine Manufacturers – Fuel Cell Manufacturers – Photovoltaic Systems Manufacturers And Market Participants – Small Wind Turbine Manufacturers 7: Market Assessment And Analysis – Scope Of Market Analysis – Microturbines – Small Combustion Turbines – Small Hydropower – Reciprocating Engines – Fuel Cells – Photovoltaic Systems – Small Wind Turbines – Overview Of The Distributed Generation Market 8: Appendices 9: Reference Companies Mentioned – Aeolos – Alm Turbine – Ansaldo Turbec – Asian Phoenix – Ballard – Bergey Windpower Co. – Bladon Jets – Bloom Energy – Canadian Solar – Canyon Hydro – Capstone Turbine Corp. – Cargo Kraft Turbin Sverige AB – Caterpillar – Cellkraft – Conergy – Cummins Power Generation Inc. – Deutz AG – Doosan Fuel Cell – Electrochem Inc. – Fairbanks Morse Engine – First Solar Inc. – Flexenergy – Fortis Wind Energy – Fuchun Industry Development Co. Ltd., Shenzhen – Fuel Cell Energy – GCL Poly Energy Holdings Limited

Over 663 million people across the world don’t have access to clean drinking water. We’ll have 40 percent less potable water than what we’ll need in 2030. With growing populations relying on shrinking freshwater sources, it’s imperative that we, as a species, get serious about sustainability and prudent use of our dwindling water reserves. While we’ll need to do whatever we can to stretch existing sources, recycling the copious amounts of wastewater we’re producing right now could go a long way toward addressing our growing demand for clean water. The emergence of viable and scalable technologies that can do just that has made it a serious possibility, within our lifetime. Several countries across the world are doing more than just dabbling in wastewater recycling right now. Singapore, Israel, Spain, a few Scandinavian countries, as well as the United States recycle a significant portion of the wastewater they generate. Recycled wastewater is generally disposed of in larger bodies of water (seas, rivers, ponds, etc.) or used for gardening, cleaning, as well as for industrial applications. Israel is a world leader in wastewater treatment; around 85 percent of their wastewater is treated and recycled for ruse in sectors like agriculture. Singapore, Australia and the US (especially California) generate significant amounts of portable water though wastewater recycling. Still, very little (probably less than two percent) of recycled wastewater is used as potable water….

WATERLOO, ONTARIO, FEBRUARY 6, 2017 — On January 27, 2017, the Southern Ontario Water Consortium (SOWC) was proud to host an announcement of the first large project to receive funding under its Advancing Water Technologies (AWT) program.
GE Water & Process Technologies (GE) will work with the University of Guelph (U of G) along with McMaster University, to test new ways to reduce energy consumption while at the same time generating energy from the wastewater treatment process and utilizing beneficial resources from wastewater.
"The consumption of energy in wastewater treatment is substantial," said Glenn Vicevic, Product Management Executive, GE Water & Process Technologies.
By working with SOWC and the Universities of Guelph and McMaster on this pilot, we are gathering critical data to improve energy recovery and bring new technology to market."
Lloyd Longfield, Member of Parliament for Guelph made the announcement on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario).
"Canada is committed to investing in clean energy technology producers because clean technologies – such as those that will result from this sub-project – have the potential to advance the way communities manage their resources, consume energy and improve quality of life" said MP Longfield.
This part of the project will be led by McMaster University researcher Younggy Kim and will include the development of a numerical model simulation and includes a full scale pilot installation at a facility in London, Ontario for validation.
The AWT investment includes nearly $600,000 through both the U of G and McMaster projects.
GE will invest $900,000 for the project.
SOWC’s Advancing Water Technologies program, which supports collaborative, industry-led technology development projects, is funded by FedDev Ontario through a $12-million contribution announced by Prime Minister Trudeau in 2016.