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New coal plant technologies will demand more water

Journal Article · · Power (New York)
OSTI ID:21084914
Population shifts, growing electricity demand, and greater competition for water resources have heightened interest in the link between energy and water. The US Energy Information Administration projects a 22% increase in US installed generating capacity by 2030. Of the 259 GE 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. 1 ref., 7 figs.
OSTI ID:
21084914
Journal Information:
Power (New York), Journal Name: Power (New York) Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 152; ISSN POWEAD; ISSN 0032-5929
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English