A critical review on the accounting of energy in virtual water trade

CM Chini, J Nugent, AS Stillwell, RAM Peer - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Virtual water trade analysis investigates the embedded volume of water associated with the
movement of a good from production to consumption. Energy-derived virtual water trade …

Water for energy: Characterizing co‐evolving energy and water systems under twin climate and energy system nonstationarities

E Grubert, A Marshall - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The energy system is a major water user, but understanding how much water is consumed
and withdrawn for energy is a challenging empirical task: nonevaporative volumetric water …

Retirement of US fossil fuel-fired power plants will increase water availability

MAB Siddik, E Grubert, P Caldwell, LT Marston - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
Nearly two-thirds of fossil fuel-fired electricity generation capacity in the United States is
expected to reach its typical end of life by 2035. While the closure of fossil fuel-fired power …

Monthly virtual water transfers on the US electric grid

J Nugent, CM Chini, RAM Peer… - Environmental Research …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Water consumed by power plants is transferred virtually from producers to consumers on the
electric grid. This network of virtual transfers varies spatially and temporally on a sub-annual …

A water and greenhouse gas inventory for hygroscopic building-scale cooling tower operations

J Nugent, SM Lux, C Martin, AS Stillwell - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems for large buildings often use water
for cooling. The US Department of Defense funded the demonstration of a novel hygroscopic …

Water footprint assessment at the ultra-supercritical (USC) coal power plant in Malaysia

NH Mardi, LW Ean, MA Malek, KH Chua… - Environmental Monitoring …, 2024 - Springer
The power generation sector consumes significant amounts of water. A comprehensive
water footprint (WF) assessment helps identify and monitor the processes consuming high …

Water footprints and thermal power generation

R Shinde, AB Rao, S Yogendra - Current Directions in Water Scarcity …, 2024 - Elsevier
Water is an integral part of the power generation. The average operational water footprint of
thermal power generation ranges between 61 and 1410 m 3 TJ e− 1 per year globally. Both …