Comments on: Water Shortage, Critical for Non-Wind Power

By: Wind Turbine for Creating Water - CleanTechnica

Wind Turbine for Creating Water - CleanTechnica — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:40:38 +0000

[…] always knew that wind power used a lot less water — I didn’t know it could be used to produce water, […]

By: New Wind Energy Record Set in Texas | CleanTechnica

New Wind Energy Record Set in Texas | CleanTechnica — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:32:27 +0000

[…] fuels, is pollution-free, and uses virtually no water, unlike other sources of electricity.”Wind’s tremendous water advantages (especially important with record-breaking heat and droughts hitting Texas and the Southwest, and […]

By: 10 Water-Saving or Water-Cleaning Technologies.. & Your Chance to Do Something! | CleanTechnica

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:42:47 +0000

[…] on that goal. Here are 10 water-saving and water-cleaning technologies we’ve written about so far:Wind Power Turbines (yes, general old wind turbines – they are the least water-needy electricity generator out […]

By: Organic Rankine Cycle: The Evolution of Water | CleanTechnica

Organic Rankine Cycle: The Evolution of Water | CleanTechnica — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 17:46:06 +0000

[…] developed by Ormat Technologies.By Jason Gold, CEO of KGRA EnergyIndustry can’t exist without water. Producing anything involves heat. When you’re a manufacturing facility, you’re lucky to be […]

By: Breath on the Wind

Breath on the Wind — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:16:00 +0000

Unfortunately it sometimes takes a political will to bring externalities into existing cost / benefit analysis of corporate leadership. When both politicians and corporate leadership are only looking at short term problems, solutions looking to the future are difficult and far between.

By: Edouard Stenger

Edouard Stenger — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:05:00 +0000

I guess this should reinforce our policies toward energy efficiency, conservation and sobriety. In a hotter and drier world, we have to become much more efficient. Luckily, it can be done with existing technologies

By: Pennsylvania Wants Beacon Power’s Flywheel Energy Storage | CleanTechnica

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:21:50 +0000

[…] faster and more cost-effectively [than spinning reserve.]” Water usage by power plants is an increasing concern, as well. The Beacon facility does not require water cooling in its operation. The energy storage […]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:56:00 +0000

Nope, but it’s rising.

Keep the buckets handy….

By: Jarkko

Jarkko — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:32:00 +0000

Most nuclearplants uses ocean water for cooling and it isn’t running out.

By: Breath on the Wind

Breath on the Wind — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:30:00 +0000

While wind turbines and PV use little to no water, Updraft towers, actually add condensation under the canopy and to the enviroment. (See link in article at the end of the second paragraph) In the coming years water is certainly going to be as important as CO2 and energy needs. An upcoming article (next week) will overview some of these major concerns for civilization and suggest solutions.

By: Anumakonda Jagadeesh

Anumakonda Jagadeesh — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 08:21:00 +0000

Excellent post. Thermal(Coal),Nuclear and Solar Thermal all require water. In the coming decade water and energy will play a crucial role.

Dr.A.Jagadeesh Nellore(AP),India
Wind Energy Expert
E-mail: anumakonda.jagadeesh@gmail.com