Multiple metrics for quantifying the intensity of water consumption of energy production
Discussion of the environmental implications of worldwide energy demand is currently dominated by the effects of carbon dioxide (CO _2 ) emissions on global climate. At the regional scale, however, water resource challenges associated with energy systems are a growing concern. This paper, based on a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2014-01-01
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Series: | Environmental Research Letters |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/10/105003 |