3.11 Earthquake -- Killer Japan Tsunami: terrifying footage caught on camera
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Solar Desalination Meets Power Generation
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Scientists in China have constructed a device that simultaneously generates fresh water and electricity from seawater. Wave and tidal power may be more ...
Technology Saline Water Energy Desalination Solar Desalination Sea Water Desalinisation Energy Desalination
InPipe Energy Harnesses Power from Water Running Through Pipes
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
What if the energy used to move water through pipes could be converted into usable electricity? That question was the start of InPipe Energy, a Portland-based ...
Technology Energy Infrastructure Utility Pipe Network Energy Pipelines Pipes and Pipelines
Consequences of Drought Stress on Biofuels
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Researchers examined the effect of weather on biofuel production by comparing switchgrass and corn stover harvested after a year of major drought and after 2 ...
Academic Water Scarcity Drought Biofuels Biofuels Energy Renewable Energy
Renegotiating NAFTA: Where Economics and President Trump Meet
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by Dr Cecilia Tortajada, Honorary Professor at the University of Glasgow, UK
Although renegotiations have begun in earnest, the Trump Administration will find it exceedingly difficult to get what it wants out of NAFTA, for both ...
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IIASA Report Exposes Hidden Trade Flows of Water, Energy, Food
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) has published a report on virtual trade in water, energy and food in East Asia. East Asia, ...
Academic Resource Management Water Resource Mapping Water-Energy Nexus Consumption Water Resource Management Water Footprint
SHARC Energy Systems Bandwidth Project Video
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A fantastic technology utilising wastewater as a resource! A step forward to creating a sustainable Scotland!
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New Passive Cooling Material That Uses No Energy Or Water
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
A team of University of Colorado Boulder engineers has developed a scalable manufactured metamaterial to act as a kind of air conditioning system for ...
Technology Polymeric Membranes Water-Energy Nexus Energy Efficiency Consumption Efficiency Improvement Polymers & Plastics Power Plants Energy Consumption
ClearPower's ITG for Mining Converts Water Flow into Energy
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
The ITG-M Series from ClearPower allows mining companies to utilize their existing gravity-fed pipelines or outfalls to convert water and selective water ...
Technology Technology Turbine Mining Development Water-Energy Nexus Turbine Mine Water Management Turbines Mine Drainage Energy Efficiency
EPRI to Improve Industrial Cooling Systems and Heat Transfer Process
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
More research is needed for cooling water systems to improve equipment efficiencies. Water plays a vital role in fossil and nuclear electric power generation ...
Technology Water Reuse & Recycling Cooling Systems Water Resource Management Energy
Research Ties Water Stress In Europe To Future Power Supplies
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
In a paper published in Nature Energy, a group of researchers from the Netherlands estimated how water availability would affect coal, gas, and nuclear plants ...
Academic Water Supply Energy Energy Reduction Water-Energy Nexus Water Supply Power Generation Renewable Energy
All you Need to Know about Hydropower
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Hydropower or hydroelectricity refers to the conversion of energy from flowing water into electricity. Hydropower is considered a renewable energy source ...
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All you Need to Know about Tidal Power
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Tidal power is a form of hydropower that converts the energy from the natural rise and fall of the tides into electricity and it is a very predictable and ...
Academic Energy Hydropower Turbine Energy Renewable Energy Renewable Energy
Integrating Wind and Water for Renewable Energy
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
The Naturstromspeicher in Gaildorf is a natural energy storage plant, combining a pumped storage hydro-electric power station with a wind farm. The pilot ...
Technology Sustainable Water Resource Management Hydropower Integrated Infrastructure Water Resource Management Wind Energy Solar, Wind, Biogas, hydropower
SA Water Tenders for Solar and Battery Storage to Manage Power Prices
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
South Australia’s largest water and sewerage services supplier SA Water has become the latest in Australia to turn to renewables to minimise its electricity ...
Technology Water Charging & Pricing Energy Energy Reduction Water-Energy Nexus Energy Efficiency Utility Management Pricing Electricity Pricing Renewable Energy
Melbourne Water's Network of 'Mini-Hydro' Electric Plants
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Melbourne Water is creating a network of "mini-hydro" electric plants generating electricity in suburban Melbourne, and in the hills beyond. With the addition ...
Technology Technology Integrated Urban Water Management Urban Water Energy Hydropower Urban Resource Management Hydroelectric Energy Hydro Power Planning
Understanding the Water-Energy Nexus
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
The Climate Registry has been working to provide standardized methodologies to quantify the GHG emissions embedded in the complete water use cycle. The ...
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Renewable Energy from Evaporating Water
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Simple devices made of bacterial spores, glue, and plastic may allow capturing energy from evaporating water. This video explains the motivation behind ...
Technology Resource Management Technology Energy Water-Energy Nexus Evaporation
Turning Food Waste into Energy at Sydney Water’s Plant
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
A research project turning food waste into energy could see wastewater treatment plants become bio-generators of the future. Households and businesses in ...
Technology Resource Management Waste to Value Water-Energy Nexus Water Utility Utility Management Waste Disposal Waste to Energy Resource Management Waste Management
Reshaping NAFTA could be Good for Mexico’s Economy
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by Dr Cecilia Tortajada, Honorary Professor at the University of Glasgow, UK
This article has been updated to reflect the latest developments on the North American Free Trade Agreement. The United States will move ...
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