Exploring the Energy-Water Nexus: A Stakeholder Dialogue for Identification of Critical Issues

Energy-Water Resources

These links will provide you with additional information on topics such as water resources and resource management.

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NREL Publications

The following are key energy/water publications produced by NREL. To conduct your own search, you also can access NREL's publications database.

• Building America Best Practices (PDF 7.9 MB)
  
  
• Saving Energy, Water, and Money with Efficient Water Treatment Technologies (PDF 983 KB)
  
  
• Consumptive Water Use for U.S. Power Production (PDF 424 KB)
  
  
• Assessing the Potential for Renewable Energy on Public Lands (PDF 4.5 MB)
  
  
• Renewable Energy for Water Pumping Applications in Rural Villages (PDF 2.5 MB)
  
  
• Domestic Water Conservation Technologies (PDF 525 KB)
  
  
• Concepts and Options for Determining Energy and Water Savings (PDF 2.6 MB)
  
  
• Industrial Materials for the Future R&D Strategies (PDF 1.5 MB)
  
  
• Implementing Water Conservation Goals at Federal Facilities (PDF 434 KB)
  
  
• Presentations from the Wind Water Prospects meeting (Nov. 15, 2004 at the National Wind Technology Center at NREL)
  
  

Additional Resources

The following are key energy/water publications produced by various experts and organizations that are recommended reading.

• United States Bureau of Reclamation research Web site
  
  
  • Desalination Roadmap (PDF 1.0 MB)
    
    

• United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR Program: Water and Wastewater Focus (PDF 144 KB)
  
  

• United States Geological Survey (USGS) – water resources site
  
  
• U.S. EPA water activities
  
  
• National Institutes for Water Resources
  
  
• Pacific Institute
  
  
  • Worlds Water
    
    
  • Water to Air Manuals
    
    
  • Energy Down the Drain: The Hidden Costs of California's Water Supply
    
    
• Western Resource Advocates
  
  
  • The Last Straw - Water Use by Power Plants in the Arid West (PDF 511 KB)
    
    
• Alliance to Save Energy - Watergy™ program
  
  
• Bob Wilkinson, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) Methodology Paper (PDF 757 KB)
  
  
• UNEP Finance Initiative
  
  
  • Risks of Water Scarcity Publication (PDF 227 KB)
    
    
• Scripps Institute of Oceanography research on Climate and Hydrology
  
  
• Government Accounting Office (GAO) Watershed Management Report (PDF 87 KB)
  
  

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