It is described the results of an econometric study of the trends of water use in the metallurgical industry of the Sverdlovsk region in 2000–2009. It is shown the wasteful use of water resources is the priority of among the enterprises of the industry. Disclosed the role of the circulating...

Water availability represents a growing concern for meeting future power generation needs. In the United States, projected population growth rates, energy consumption patterns, and demand from competing water use sectors will increase pressure on power generators to reduce water use. Water...

There is a growing concern about the impact of energy system decarbonisation on natural resources, such as raw materials and freshwater. Along this line, this paper assesses the needs for cooling water and construction materials of pulverised coal combustion (PF), integrated gasification...

Cooling towers (CTs) that are used for heat rejection in water-cooled (WC) systems consume a large quantity of water, which is generally not available naturally. CTs are selected when the maximal cooling load is desired and under the worst design conditions. Typically, CTs operate under...

This work presents data and analysis quantifying the total (direct and indirect) resource use and outputs (products and pollutants) of the New Zealand dairy industry for the year April 1997 to March 1998. It also identifies those sectors supplying the dairy industry which make significant...

Germany is one of the five largest consumer markets in the world. Given that both supply chains and water consumption in agriculture, industry and underlying resource extraction and energy generation are globally intertwined, consumption in Germany undeniably has a major impact on global water...