Energy-water nexus of wind power in China: The balancing act between CO 2 emissions and water consumption

Energy Policy

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 440-448

  Li, Xin ^a   Feng, Kuishuang ^b   Siu, Yim Ling ^a,c   Hubacek, Klaus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CO 2 emissions; Water consumption; Wind power in China

Indexed keywords

CARBON INTENSITY; CHINESE GOVERNMENT; ELECTRICITY-GENERATION TECHNOLOGY; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; GLOBAL CO; INPUT-OUTPUT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGY; USING LIFE; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER CRISIS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; LIFE CYCLE; WATER SUPPLY; WIND POWER;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY POLICY; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; POLICY ANALYSIS; POWER GENERATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE; WIND POWER;

CHINA;

EID: 84859745956     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.02.054     Document Type: Article

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