Water: A critical resource in the thermoelectric power industry

Thomas J. Feeley, Timothy J. Skone, Gary J. Stiegel, Andrea McNemar, Michael Nemeth, Brian Schimmoller, James T. Murphy and Lynn Manfredo

Energy, 2008, vol. 33, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: Water availability represents a growing concern for meeting future power generation needs. In the United States, projected population growth rates, energy consumption patterns, and demand from competing water use sectors will increase pressure on power generators to reduce water use. Water availability and use also exhibit strong regional variations, complicating the nature of public policy and technological response.

Keywords: Water resource availability; Thermoelectric power; Water consumption; Water withdrawal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2007.08.007

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