Projection of California's future freshwater requirements for power generation

Energy and Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1-20

  Keller, Arturo A ^a   Tellinghuisen, Stacy ^a   Lee, Cheryl ^a   Larson, Dana ^a   Dennen, Bliss ^a   Lee, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Cooling technology; Renewable energy; Solar; Thermoelectric; Water; Wind

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; COOLING; CROPS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; INVESTMENTS; IRRIGATION; SEAWATER; SOLAR ENERGY; TECHNOLOGY; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER SUPPLY; WIND POWER;

COOLING TECHNOLOGY; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SOLAR; THERMOELECTRIC;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOFUEL; CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY PLANNING; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; WIND POWER;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951535235     PISSN: 0958305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/0958-305X.21.2.1     Document Type: Article

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