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The water–energy nexus in Middle East and North Africa
Afreen Siddiqi,Laura Diaz Anadon +1 more
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In this paper, a country-level quantitative assessment of the water-energy nexus in the MENA region is performed, and the results show that up to 9% of the total annual electrical energy consumption may be attributed to ground water pumping and desalination.About:
This article is published in Energy Policy.The article was published on 2011-08-01. It has received 449 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Water-energy nexus & Virtual water.read more
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Solar-Powered Solutions for the Water and Energy Shortage Problem: The Case Study of Nahr El Bared, Lebanon
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors evaluate the feasibility of using solar energy as an alternative solution to the shortage of water and energy in the country, and conclude that solar energy can be able to solve the energy shortage of electricity, reduce the country's electricity costs, and produce freshwater for drinking and domestic use in Lebanon.
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The design of climate-adaptive water subsidies: financial incentives for urban water conservation in Morocco
TL;DR: In this article , a water saving credit (WSC) was proposed to encourage consumers to reduce their water consumption in a large city in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
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An Integrated Energy System Operation Optimization Model for Water Consumption Control Analysis in Park Scale from the Perspective of Energy–Water Nexus
TL;DR: In this article , the coupled relationship between water resources and energy in the integrated energy system was systematically analyzed, and a system operation optimization model was proposed through comprehensively considering cold, heat and electricity load, and nine kinds of energy conversion and supply equipment/technology from the perspective of a water resource and energy nexus in a typical industry park.
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Liens entre l'eau et l'énergie au regard des changements climatiques dans les pays en développement : les expériences vécues en Amérique latine, en Afrique de l'Est et en Afrique australe
Inna Platonova,Michele Leone +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, el nexo energia-agua en el contexto del cambio climatico en los paises en desarrollo is discussed.
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Environmental impact and impact assessment of seawater desalination
Sabine Lattemann,Thomas Höpner +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview on present seawater desalination capacities by region, a synopsis of the key environmental concerns of desalification, including ways of mitigating the impacts on the environment, and of avoiding some of the dangers of the environment to Desalination.
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The water footprint of bioenergy
TL;DR: If a shift toward a greater contribution of bioenergy to energy supply takes place, the results of this study can be used to select the crops and countries that produce bioenergy in the most water-efficient way.
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Estimated Use of Water in the United States in 2000
Susan S. Hutson,Nancy L. Barber,Joan F. Kenny,Kristin S. Linsey,Deborah S. Lumia,Molly A. Maupin +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a method to solve the problem of homonymity in homonym identification, i.e., homonymization, in the context of homology.