Life cycle water use for electricity generation: a review and harmonization of literature estimates

Meldrum, James R.; Nettles-Anderson, Syndi; Heath, Garvin; Macknick, Jordan

doi:10.1088/1748-9326/8/1/015031

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“…In addition to water required for plant operations, water may also be needed in the fuel cycle, equipment manufacturing, and construction (Fthenakis and Kim 2010;Meldrum et al 2013). On a lifecycle basis, thermoelectric water withdrawals and consumption during plant operations are orders of magnitude greater than these other demands ); as such, this section focuses on operational water requirements.…”

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Long-term implications of sustained wind power growth in the United States: Potential benefits and secondary impacts

et al. 2016

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We model scenarios of the U.S. electric sector in which wind generation reaches 10% of end-use electricity demand in 2020, 20% in 2030, and 35% in 2050. As shown in a companion paper, achieving these penetration levels would have significant implications for the wind industry and the broader electric sector. Compared to a baseline that assumes no new wind deployment, under the primary scenario modeled, achieving these penetrations imposes an incremental cost to electricity consumers of less than 1% through 2030. These cost implications, however, should be balanced against the variety of environmental and social implications of such a scenario. Relative to a baseline that assumes no new wind deployment, our analysis shows that the high-penetration wind scenario yields potential greenhouse-gas benefits of $85-$1,230 billion in present-value terms, with a central estimate of $400 billion. Air-pollution-related health benefits are estimated at $52-$272 billion, while annual electricsector water withdrawals and consumption are lower by 15% and 23% in 2050, respectively. We also find that a high-wind-energy future would have implications for the diversity and risk of energy supply, local economic development, and land use and related local impacts on communities and ecosystems; however, these additional impacts may not greatly affect aggregate social welfare owing to their nature, in part, as resource transfers.

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Long-term implications of sustained wind power growth in the United States: Potential benefits and secondary impacts

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“…Adequate wetting is extremely important for dust control. The vast majority of dust particles created during breakage is not released into the air, but stay attached to the surface of the broken material 4 . Under actual mining conditions, the typical water spray operating at 100 psi and 1-2 gpm give no more than 30% airborne capture of respirable dust.…”

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Environmental Impact of Mine Water, Utilization and Management in Indian Mines

Shirin¹,

Jamal²

2018

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Mine water in coal mines is a common problem and its availability increases with depth. The disposal of wastewater from mines is one among the most important problems associated with coal mining operations. As a result of mining, both quality and quantity of water are severely affected. The paper has been conducted to assess the quality of water sump and its subsequent utilization in mines and other purposes. It may be concluded from the above study that the pH, TDS, and TSS of water is varying from one point to another point along with other objectionable parameters. Until recently all pollution abatement efforts are aimed at controlling mine wastewater discharge into receiving waters. This paper focused on utilization and management of mine water treatment also.

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“…For example, Macknick et al [25], Meldrum et al [26] and BP [27], all stress out the fact that state agencies and reports fail to specify whether it is withdrawal or consumption that is being analyzed and do not use consistent methods or definitions in measuring water use by the energy sector. Healy et al [28] argue that there is need to develop improved methods for measuring or estimating water withdrawal and consumption for energy use, especially in the case of hydroelectricity generation and biofuels production.…”

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Cross-sectional Integration of the Water-energy Nexus in Brazil

Semertzidis¹,

Spataru²,

Bleischwitz³

2017

J. sustain. dev. energy water environ. syst.

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This paper analyses the cross-sectoral integration of the water-energy nexus in Brazil. Recent droughts resulted in unprecedented water scarcity. This caused water shortages for population and agriculture, as well as for electricity production (hydropower being the main source of electricity production). As a result, the system became more vulnerable to blackouts. To alleviate the problem, fossil fuels were used as a back up. Droughts, floods and other water-related problems will not dissipate as time goes by in Brazil. The dependency on one single predominant source (hydropower) makes Brazil's electricity supply vulnerable. This study shows through data analysis, flow diagrams and metrics the interrelation between water and energy. Based on historical data, the analysis shows the importance of the water demand for hydropower, cooling for thermal plants, and the extraction and production of biofuels, as well as of the energy demand of water services (water supply, wastewater treatment).

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Life cycle water use for electricity generation: a review and harmonization of literature estimates

Cited by 364 publications

References 30 publications

Long-term implications of sustained wind power growth in the United States: Potential benefits and secondary impacts

Long-term implications of sustained wind power growth in the United States: Potential benefits and secondary impacts

Environmental Impact of Mine Water, Utilization and Management in Indian Mines

Cross-sectional Integration of the Water-energy Nexus in Brazil

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