Integrating water resources and power generation: The energy-water nexus in Illinois

Applied Energy

Volumn 162, Issue , 2016, Pages 363-371

  DeNooyer, Tyler A ^a   Peschel, Joshua M ^a   Zhang, Zhenxing ^b   Stillwell, Ashlynn S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE WATER SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Policy; Power generation; Scenario analysis; Sustainability; Water resources

Indexed keywords

COOLING SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; IRRIGATION; NATURAL GAS; POPULATION STATISTICS; POWER GENERATION; PUBLIC POLICY; RETROFITTING; STEAM CONDENSERS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

COOLING TECHNOLOGY; INTEGRATED DECISION MAKINGS; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; POWER GENERATION CYCLES; RESOURCE ACCOUNTINGS; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; STEAM CONDENSATION; WATER REQUIREMENTS;

WATER RESOURCES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COAL; DATA SET; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY POLICY; FUTURE PROSPECT; GIS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NATURAL GAS; POPULATION GROWTH; POWER PLANT; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE;

ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84945966534     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.10.071     Document Type: Article

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