Energy's Water Demand: Trends, Vulnerabilities, and Management

摘要

;Contents: Energy's Water Use: A Policy Introduction (Scope and Structure of This Report); Energy Trends Shape Water Demand; Energy Sector's Vulnerability to Water Constraints (Climate Change Could Increase Energy's Freshwater Vulnerability); How Much Water Does Energy Demand (Energy Leads Projections of Increasing U.S. Water Consumption, Energy's Water Demand May Increase 50% from 2005 to 2030, Carbon Capture May Create a New Energy Water Demand , Hydroelectric Water Consumption Is Poorly Documented); Regional Significance of Energy's Water Demand (Energy Development: Shale Gas in Texas, Electricity Generation: Solar in the Southwest, Energy Crops: Biofuels in the High Plains); Meeting and Managing Energy's Water Demand: Policy Options; Observations and Concluding Remarks.