New coal plant technologies will demand more water

Population shifts, growing electricity demand, and greater competition for water resources have heightened interest in the link between energy and water. The U.S. Energy Information Administration projects a 22% increase in U.S. installed generating capacity by 2030. Of the 259 GW of new capacity ex...

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Published in:Power 2008-04, Vol.152 (4), p.34
Main Author: PELTIER, Robert
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
Applied sciences
COAL
CONSUMPTION RATES
COOLING
DROUGHTS
Energy
Energy. Thermal use of fuels
Exact sciences and technology
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
Installations for energy generation and conversion: thermal and electrical energy
POLITICAL ASPECTS
REGULATIONS
Thermal power plants
USA
WATER REQUIREMENTS
WATER SUPPLY
WATER USE
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Summary:Population shifts, growing electricity demand, and greater competition for water resources have heightened interest in the link between energy and water. The U.S. Energy Information Administration projects a 22% increase in U.S. installed generating capacity by 2030. Of the 259 GW of new capacity expected to have come on-line by then, more than 192 GW will be thermoelectric and thus require some water for cooling. Our challenge will become balancing people's needs for power and for water.
ISSN:0032-5929
1936-7791