Could climate change limit water availability for coal-fired electricity generation with carbon capture and storage? A UK case study

Energy and Environment

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 265-282

  Naughton, Meleesa ^a   Darton, Richard C ^a   Fung, Fai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CAPTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY POLICY;

CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE; COAL-FIRED ELECTRICITY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; HISTORICAL FACTORS; LOW-CARBON; POSE CONSTRAINTS; POWER STATION; WATER ABSTRACTION; WATER AND ENERGIES; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER DEMAND;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; STAKEHOLDER; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER SUPPLY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84861566614     PISSN: 0958305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/0958-305X.23.2-3.265     Document Type: Article

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