Water Management in China's Power Sector

ISBN-13: 9780367350055 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 122 str.

Xiawei Liao; Jim W. Hall

Opis

This book examines water resource management in China’s electric power sector and the implications for energy provision in the face of an emerging national water crisis and global climate change.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Engineering Background  3. Water use in coal power plants’ upstream fuel cycle  4. Water use in China’s coal power plants  5. Water shortage risks for China’s coal power plants  6. Water impacts of electricity transmissions in China  7. Water constraints on alternative energy sources  8. Policy interactions between water and electricity sectors in China  9. Opportunities and obstacles for institutional change  10. Conclusions