Josh Velson, a chemical engineer with a self-described “nerd rage problem” writes: Will water desalination be a global solution for water scarcity? I really don’t understand what a nerd rage problem is, but fortunately, I do have an answer to …
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Desalination and Global Water Scarcity
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The Water-Energy Nexus
Here’s a good article with a terrific infographic on an important subject: the relationship between energy and potable water. The topic is often called the “water-energy nexus,” though this term is regarded as a terrible cliché by the people whose …
The "Water-Energy Nexus"
As I continue to learn more about the world’s energy supply, I naturally bump up against water issues, as the two subjects are closely connected across different axes – the so-called “water-energy nexus.” Of course, energy can be extracted from …
Micro-wind, the Water-Energy Nexus, and High-efficiency Electric Motors
Yesterday started with a drive south to visit my friend, WindStream CEO Dan Bates. WindStream is one of the very few micro-wind products that I favor, in that it appears that they have come across one of the very few …
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