Evaluation of Water-Use Needs in the Electricity Generation Sector of Greece

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitrios Zafirakis ◽  
Christiana Papapostolou ◽  
Emilia Kondili ◽  
John K. Kaldellis
Keyword(s):  
Water Use ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Of Greece

scholarly journals Water use of the UK thermal electricity generation fleet by 2050: Part 1 identifying the problem

Energy Policy ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 844-858 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Murrant ◽  
Andrew Quinn ◽  
Lee Chapman ◽  
Chris Heaton
Keyword(s):  
Water Use ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals Water use of the UK thermal electricity generation fleet by 2050: Part 2 quantifying the problem

Energy Policy ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 859-874 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Murrant ◽  
Andrew Quinn ◽  
Lee Chapman ◽  
Chris Heaton
Keyword(s):  
Water Use ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
The Uk

Sensitivities of Recent Electricity Generation Water Use Findings to Data Updates and Variability

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
James R. Meldrum ◽  
Kristen B. Averyt ◽  
Jordan E. Macknick ◽  
Robin L. Newmark ◽  
John Rogers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
The United States ◽  
Energy Information Administration ◽  
Primary Literature ◽  
Thermoelectric Power Plants ◽  
Operational Processes ◽  
Energy Information

Electricity generating technologies require substantial amounts of water for cooling in steam cycle processes and for other operational processes [1,2]. This study expands on recent research [3,4] that uses estimates of operational water consumption and withdrawal factors for electricity generating technologies, collected from published primary literature [1,5], and power plant statistics provided by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), to calculate and understand the water use by thermoelectric power plants in the United States.

scholarly journals Electricity generation and cooling water use: UK pathways to 2050

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 16-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward A. Byers ◽  
Jim W. Hall ◽  
Jaime M. Amezaga
Keyword(s):  
Water Use ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Cooling Water

Potential Drought Impacts on Electricity Generation in Texas

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Eugene Yan ◽  
Yonas K. Demissie ◽  
Mark S. Wigmosta ◽  
Vince C. Tidwell ◽  
Carey W. King ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emission ◽  
Global Climate Model ◽  
Hydrologic Model ◽  
Water Yield ◽  
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory ◽  
Climate Data

Many power plants in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region require a large amount of water for system cooling. To improve the understanding of potential risks of electricity generation curtailment due to drought, an assessment of water availability and its potential impacts on generation during drought was performed. For this impact analysis, we identified three drought scenarios based on historical drought records and projected climate data from the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory global climate model, for greenhouse gas emission scenario A2 defined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The three drought scenarios are (1) 2011 drought conditions (the worst drought in history), with the current level of water use; (2) a single-year drought (2022) projected for the period of 2020–2030, with the assumed projected water use level for 2030; and (3) a multiple-year drought constructed with climate data for 1950–1957 and water demand projected for 2030. The projected drought scenario in 2022 and the historical droughts in 2011 and 1950–1957 represent two different precipitation patterns in the Texas-Gulf river basin. The hydrologic model constructed for the Texas-Gulf river basin covers most of the ERCOT region. The model incorporates climate and water use data that correspond to three drought scenarios, respectively, to estimate evapotranspiration, water yield from watersheds, stream flow and water storage in reservoirs. Using criteria based on observed (< 50% storage) and predicted (< 55% storage) reservoir data, we identified 15 low-storage reservoirs in 2011, 10 in 2022, and 20 in 1956 (the last year of the multiple-year drought). The power plants that are supported by these reservoirs would be potentially at risk of being derated for thermoelectric cooling because of a lack of water supply. These power plants are located mainly in watersheds near and between Houston and Austin, as well as surrounding Dallas.

Consumptive Water Use from Electricity Generation in the Southwest under Alternative Climate, Technology, and Policy Futures

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (22) ◽  
pp. 12095-12104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuchi Talati ◽  
Haibo Zhai ◽  
G. Page Kyle ◽  
M. Granger Morgan ◽  
Pralit Patel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Use ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Consumptive Water Use ◽  
Consumptive Water
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