Thirsty Energy : Modeling the Water-Energy Nexus in China
To better assess the water-energy nexus challenge in China, the Thirsty Energy initiative engaged the China Institute for Water Resources (IWHR) and Hydropower Research under the auspices of the Ministry of Water Resources and the Institute of Ener...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/673891521756397998/Thirsty-energy-modeling-the-water-energy-nexus-in-China http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29509 |
| Summary: | To better assess the water-energy nexus
challenge in China, the Thirsty Energy initiative engaged
the China Institute for Water Resources (IWHR) and
Hydropower Research under the auspices of the Ministry of
Water Resources and the Institute of Energy, Environment,
and Economy of Tsinghua University (TU) to establish a new
multiregional, water-smart energy system planning model:
TIMES-ChinaW (described in chapter 6). Chapter 2 of this
report provides an overview of the water-energy nexus in
China, and the current water and energy picture in China are
described in chapters 3 and 4. Chapter 5 describes the
methodology and approach for preparing the water supply cost
curves and integrating that information into the
TIMES-ChinaW model. Chapter 7 explores China's future
water-energy nexus using the abovementioned model and
summarizes the main findings for specific water, energy,
economic, and environmental impacts that resulted from the
examined energy and environmental policies. Chapter 8
explains the limitation of the methodology and the analysis
and Chapter 9 draws conclusions on main findings in China
and mentions next steps for consideration to continue
advancing this increasingly critical aspect of sustainable planning. |
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