Water Demand for Energy to Double by 2035

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Water Demand for Energy to Double by 2035

The amount of fresh water consumed for world energy production is on track to double within the next 25 years, the International Energy Agency (IEA) projects.

And even though fracking—high-pressure hydraulic fracturing of underground rock formations for natural gas and oil—might grab headlines, IEA sees its future impact as relatively small.

By far the largest strain on future water resources from the energy system, according to IEA's forecast, would be due to two lesser noted, but profound trends in the energy world: soaring coal-fired electricity, and the ramping up of biofuel production.

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  1. Hi everyone, I wonder if we'll be able to improve water management enough so we can produce such enormous required amount of food and biofuel. Have you got any information about water and energy consumption to produce biofuel. I life in spain and here there are some investment groups leasing lands to produce biofuel and food, but I'd like to know if that investment are logics from the water and carbon footprint. Have a good day and enjoy life.

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    1. Dear Joan, maybe this discussion is of interest to you: https://water.tallyfox.com/discussions/fresh-water-consumption-world-energy-production-projected-double-within-next-25-years and links and references given therein (e.g. http://www.waterfootprint.org/?page=files/Water-energy). Best! Markus