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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2019.111170
论文题名:
The potential for brackish water use in thermoelectric power generation in the American southwest
作者: Kahsar R.
刊名: Energy Policy
ISSN: 03014215
出版年: 2020
卷: 137
语种: 英语
中文关键词: Brackish water ; Drought management ; Groundwater ; Thermoelectric power ; Water consumption
英文关键词: Climatology ; Drought ; Groundwater ; Surface waters ; Water supply ; Brackish ground water ; Brackish water ; Contingency planning ; Drought management ; Federal governments ; Surface water temperature ; Technology readiness ; Water consumption ; Thermoelectric power ; brackish water ; drought ; electrical power ; energy planning ; groundwater ; power generation ; water resource ; water use ; United States
英文摘要: Threatened by a changing climate and the increased frequency of droughts and heat waves, more attention is being given to the sourcing of water resources. Especially in the American southwest, the frequency and severity of water shortages as well as elevated surface water temperatures has resulted in a series of threatened or imposed curtailments of thermoelectric power, the largest withdrawer of water in the United States. These cuts in generation can have important implications for the reliability and dispatchability of electric power, especially in summer months when electricity is needed most. This paper examines the potential for using brackish groundwater as a supplemental water source for thermoelectric power generation in seventeen western states and finds that the conversion of drought prone facilities to brackish backup systems would cost on the order of 60–70 thousand dollars per installed megawatt. Action from the federal government to foster basic research and technology readiness combined with state level action to require water resource contingency planning would encourage deployment of brackish water backup systems that would subsequently ensure resiliency and reliability of thermal generation during heat waves and in times of drought. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/167258
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作者单位: Masters of the Environment Graduate Program (MENV), Renewable & Sustainable Energy Lead, University of Colorado Boulder, Energy, & Environment Community (SEEC) Building, Sustainability, 4001 Discovery Drive / UCB 397, Boulder, CO 80303, United States

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Kahsar R.. The potential for brackish water use in thermoelectric power generation in the American southwest[J]. Energy Policy,2020-01-01,137
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