Abstract
Nobel laureate Richard Smalley cited energy and water as among humanity's top problems for the next 50 years as the world's population increases from 6.3 billion to 9 billion. The U.S. Department of Energy's Wind and Hydropower Program has initiated an effort to explore wind energy's role as a technical solution to this critically important issue in the United States and the world. This four-pagefact sheet outlines five areas in which wind energy can contribute: thermoelectric power plant/water processes, irrigation, municipal water supply, desalination, and wind/hydropower integration.
| Original language | American English |
|---|---|
| Number of pages | 4 |
| State | Published - 2006 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/FS-500-37790
Other Report Number
- DOE/GO-102006-2218
Keywords
- desalination
- drought
- freshwater withdrawal
- irrigation
- municipal water supply
- thermoelectric power
- western states
- wind and hydropower integration
- wind and water nexus
- wind energy
- wind energy benefits
