How will future ways to produce energy impact water supply?
Published on by Markus Pahlow, University of Canterbury - Senior Lecturer
Some results from the study
"The Water Demand of Energy: Implications for Sustainable Energy Policy Development"
by Saeed Hadian and Kaveh Madani (2013)
Important results:
"Global energy consumption is estimated to rise from 77 million BTU (81.2 GJ) per capita in 2012 to 91 million BTU (96 GJ) per capita in 2035, resulting in 40% increase in global energy use in the next two decades "
"In the U.S., the energy sector is expected to be the fastest growing water consuming sector, being responsible for 85% of the increase in domestic water consumption in the 2005-2030 period "
A discussion of the study:
http://pollutionfreecities.blogspot.nl/2013/12/how-will-future-ways-to-produce-energy.html
link to pdf version of the paper by Hadian and Madani (2013):
www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/5/11/4674/pdf
(doi:10.3390/su5114674)