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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

Water Scarcity Could Further Boost Wind & Solar Development

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.

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When Picking Solar Power Options, It’s the Water, Stupid

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