Future U.S. water consumption : The role of energy production.

摘要: This study investigates how meeting domestic energy production targets for both fossil and renewable fuels may affect future water demand. It combines projections of developed by the U.S. Department Energy with estimates consumption on a per-unit basis (water-consumption coefficients) coal, oil, gas, biofuels production, to estimate compare freshwater consumed. Although total is expected increase nearly 7% between 2005 2030, consumed 70%, (biodiesel ethanol) almost 250%. By in projected account half amount all fuels. Most this irrigation, West North Central Region consume most 2030. These findings identify an important potential conflict availability that warrants further investigation action ensure demand can be met economically efficient environmentally sustainable manner.