Water Demand Scenarios for Electricity Generation at the Global and Regional Levels

Terrapon-Pfaff, Julia C.; Ortíz, Willington; Viebahn, Peter; Kynast, Ellen; Flörke, Martina

doi:10.3390/w12092482

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“…The freshwater consumption in the upstream sector in this region decreases in the PA but is compensated by an increase in consumption in electricity generation to reach around 10 km 3 in 2100. The results are comparable with the data found in [52].…”

Section: Watersupporting

confidence: 91%

Water use in a sustainable net zero energy system: what are the implications of employing bioenergy with carbon capture and storage?

Chlela,

Selosse

2024

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Net zero emissions of the global energy and land systems are needed to keep the temperature increase to the 1.5 degrees limit by 2100 as per the Paris Agreement (PA). Furthermore, updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) now include a net zero target by 2050 or until 2070. These climate policies require rapid technological development towards renewable energy and low carbon emission technologies like nuclear and carbon capture and storage. However, this transition is water intensive as water is needed in power plants cooling, gasification, carbon capture, hydroelectricity, or emission control. In this study, the focus is done on the first three by using an integrated assessment model TIAM-FR. It is based on techno-economic linear optimization and includes a water allocation module. Under two climate scenarios, the energy mixes of the world energy system are scrutinized. The results show that achieving net zero requires renewable energy mainly but would use bioenergy with carbon capture and storage. For the 2018-2100 period, water consumption increases by 100.5% for a 1.5-degree pathway whereas an NDC pathway increases it by 135%. The comparative analysis asses the choice of mitigation solutions with respect to regional water scarcity. At the end, a discussion on the relevant sustainable development goals (2, 6, 7, 13, 15) is presented.

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Section: Watersupporting

confidence: 91%

Water use in a sustainable net zero energy system: what are the implications of employing bioenergy with carbon capture and storage?

Chlela,

Selosse

2024

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“…(Independent Statistics & Analysis, 2021) Electricity and water are importance for sustaining and enhancing economic growth and social development. (Julia, et., al., 2020) The demand for the consumption of energy and water is increasing due to the fast growing of population, changing of consumer consumption habit, the high rate of commercial and industrial usage. In fact, the majority of water in the electricity sector is consumed for generating electricity (about 88%), especially for cooling processes at thermal power station plants, with thermal power station plants accounting for about 70% of the today's international installed power station plant capacity.…”

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How successful is the Industrial Institutes, Kuwait, in reducing dependence on expatriates?

Al-Ali

2021

TSSJ

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Nowadays, no one can deny the role played by technical and vocational education in reducing the rate of youth unemployment, low rate of poverty, high wages, and livelihood for workers, particularly younger workers. Technical and vocational education is a dual type of educational system that permit students to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, and attitudes mostly needed by industries and business. The quality of technical and vocational educations would facilitate the transformation of students from classrooms, workshops, and laboratories into real work environment. The success of technical and vocational education in achieving the its objectives would depend on the quality of management in forging a strong linkage with industries and business. The concept of working in a “black box” would not apply in technical and vocational education since industries and business are the main contributors in shaping students’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Kuwait, as one of the gulf states, the shortage of indigenous skilled and semi-skilled manpower in noted in essential sectors of the economy (e.g., electricity and water and the oil sector). Key figures have appreciated the significant role of technical and vocational institutions in providing essential sectors of the economy with the skilled and semi-skilled national manpower in order to reduce, to great extent, the dependence on expatriates. The Sabah Al-Salem Industrial Institute, SSII, and Shuwaikh Industrial Institute, SII, was forged between 1992-1993, by the Kuwaiti Government with the aim to equipped local manpower with the know-how and know-why that are applied in local industries and business. The research is focus on measuring the perception of a sample of heads of supervisors at the Ministry of Electricity and Water and at the oil sector towards the quality of the graduates from the Sabah Al-Salem Industrial Institute, SSII, and Shuwaikh Industrial Institute, SII. The research is based on extensive field work that encompasses a review of the related literature, interviews with a sample of heads of supervisors at the Ministry of Electricity and Water and at the oil sector to assess the quality of SSII & SII, graduates. Finally, the research will argue that unless the Sabah Al-Salem Industrial Institute, SSII, and the Shuwaikh Industrial Institute, SII, recognize and appreciate the value of building a strong linkage with local industries, its contribution in tackling the shortage of skilled and semi-skilled indigenous in essential sectors on the economy will be below the government expectations, thus continuing relaying on expatriates for years ahead.

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“…Electricity and water are importance for sustaining and enhancing economic growth and social development. (Julia, et., al., 2020) The demand for the consumption of energy and water is increasing due to the fast growing of population, changing of consumer consumption habit, the high rate of commercial and industrial usage. In fact, the majority of water in the electricity sector is consumed for generating electricity (about 88%), especially for cooling processes at thermal power station plants, with thermal power station plants accounting for about 70% of the today's international installed power station plant capacity.…”

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How successful is the Higher Institute of Energy, Kuwait, in reducing dependence on expatriates?

Al-Ali¹

2021

TSSJ

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The role of technical and vocational education in enhancing indigenous capabilities is highly discussed by authors, observers, and academics. In fact, there is a common understanding that technical and vocational education is a dual educational system that allow students to transfer what they have been learned in classroom, laboratories and workshops into real work environment. The success of technical and vocational education would depend on the management mentality in the ability in forging and effective and fruitful linkage with industries and business. It is a management responsibility to identify and determine the level of knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are mostly required by the recipients of technical and vocational graduates. Kuwait, as one of the gulf states, the shortage of indigenous skilled and semi-skilled manpower in noted in essential sectors of the economy (e.g., electricity and water and the oil sector). Decision makers have realized the significant role of technical and vocational institutions in providing essential sectors of the economy with the skilled and semi-skilled national manpower in order to reduce, to great extent, the dependence on expatriates. The Higher Institute of Energy, HIE, was forged by the Kuwaiti Government with the aim to equipped local manpower with the know-how and know-why that are applied in local industries. The research is focus on measuring the perception of a sample of heads of supervisors at the Ministry of Electricity and Water and at the oil sector towards the quality of HIE graduates. The research is based on extensive field work that encompasses a review of the related literature, interviews with a sample of heads of supervisors at the Ministry of Electricity and Water and at the oil sector to assess the quality of field training program and the standard of the HIE graduates. Finally, the research will argue that unless the HIE recognize and appreciate the value of building a strong linkage with local industries, its contribution in tackling the shortage of skilled and semi-skilled indigenous in essential sectors on the economy will be below the government expectations, thus continuing relaying on expatriates for years ahead.

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Water Demand Scenarios for Electricity Generation at the Global and Regional Levels

Cited by 17 publications

References 43 publications

Water use in a sustainable net zero energy system: what are the implications of employing bioenergy with carbon capture and storage?

Water use in a sustainable net zero energy system: what are the implications of employing bioenergy with carbon capture and storage?

How successful is the Industrial Institutes, Kuwait, in reducing dependence on expatriates?

How successful is the Higher Institute of Energy, Kuwait, in reducing dependence on expatriates?

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