Solar Power Is A Huge Water Saver (World Water Day Infographic)
March 22nd, 2014 | by Sandy Dechert
Every year on this day since 1993, the community of nations has focused on the importance of fresh water and [&hellip
March 22nd, 2014 | by Sandy Dechert
Every year on this day since 1993, the community of nations has focused on the importance of fresh water and [&hellip
November 20th, 2012 | by Giles Parkinson
In 2010, more water – 583 billion cubic metres – than is discharged each year by the mighty Ganges River in India was used to meet the world’s growing energy needs. It’s an interesting statistic, but why should that matter? Well, if the world continues on its merry way, power capacity – particularly with water-hungry energy technologies such as coal and nuclear – and water-dependent extractive techniques such as coal, shale gas and tar sands, are going to grow quickly, and, according to the International Energy Agency, the world’s demand for water will grow at twice the pace, putting pressure on increasingly scarce water resources.
August 5th, 2011 | by John Farrell
Concentrating solar has promised big additions to renewable energy production with the additional benefit of energy storage - saving sun power for nighttime - but there's a catch. Most of the new power plants are big water users despite being planned for desert locations
March 13th, 2010 | by Zachary Shahan
[social_buttons] Environment America (EA) released a report titled “Building a Solar Future” this week stating that the US should aim [&hellip