Thermoelectric power plants traditionally have required huge volumes of water to condense
steam from the turbine exhaust. The complex interdependency between water and energy …

Energy, water, and carbon dioxide are interdependent and have complex interactions
through the economic supply chains of cities. Reviewing the state-of-art advances in the …

Increased human water use combined with climate change have aggravated water scarcity
from the regional to global scales. However, the lack of spatially detailed datasets limits our …

Currently almost all wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) require a large amount of energy
input to process the influent, mostly as electricity, and the associated carbon emissions are …

Responding to global climate change requires better accounting of greenhouse gas
emissions (GHG) to develop targeted strategies for reducing carbon footprints. Energy …

Socioeconomic development has led to increased consumption of both blue and green
water. Consequently, China is facing serious water scarcity issue. However, few studies …

As energy and water are fundamentally intertwined, understanding the spatial and temporal
evolution of thermoelectric water use and water stress is important for both sustainable …

Thermoelectric power plants contribute 90% of the electricity generated in the United States.
Steam condensation in the power generation cycle creates a need for cooling, often …

Data on urban water resources are scarce, despite a majority of the US population residing
in urban environments. Further, information on the energy required to facilitate the treatment …

In November 2015, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated
the Effluent Limitations Guidelines (ELGs) for the Steam Electric Power Generating Sector …