STANFORD REPORT: Untapped potential: Study shows how water systems can help accelerate renewable energy adoption Stanford University News September 30, 2024 214As power grids rely more on renewable energy sources like wind and solar, balancing energy supply and demand becomes more...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Pumped storage hydro could be key to the clean energy transition. But where will the water come from? Maven Press Release/Other November 20, 2023 114Dozens of proposed projects would pump water uphill to reservoirs that release it to generate electricity when wind and solar...
WHITE PAPER: U.S. Green Building Council-L.A. Releases White Paper on the Nexus between Water, Energy & Carbon Maven Press Release/Other October 26, 2023 112From the U.S. Green Building Council – Los Angeles: The U.S. Green Building Council – Los Angeles (USGBC-LA) today is releasing a...
PNNL: Why we need hydropower for a resilient grid Pacific Northwest National Laboratory News January 31, 2022When other types of power plants go dark, hydropower provides a fast, crucial response in seconds By Kelsey Adkisson, Pacific...
EOS: Adaptation Can Compound Climate Change Impacts on Energy and Water American Geophysical Union News February 15, 2021 5Researchers have created a framework to trace the impacts of climate change and adaptation across energy and water systems in...
BERKELEY LAB: Impacts of climate change on our water and energy systems: it’s complicated Berkeley Lab News January 11, 2021A team of researchers from Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley, and UC Santa Barbara propose a framework for evaluating climate change...
Mary Nichols: Exploring the water-energy nexus Maven News June 30, 2016 843The Chair of the Air Resources Board addresses the Southern California Water Committee on the potential ways the water sector...
Water-energy synergies: New report looks at the untapped potential for coordinated water and energy efficiency programs Maven Reports September 6, 2013 130Several studies have demonstrated that saving water also saves energy. With 19% of the state’s electricity use and 32% of...
White paper details the substantial role California's water sector can play in achieving the state's ambitious energy goals Maven Notebook News and Features September 24, 2012 158By shifting its timing and use of electricity, California’s water sector can help avoid the need to build new power...
