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Energy/Water Operation Smart Contract for Hydropower Plant/Data Centers
We propose an Energy/Water Operation Smart Contract that securely coordinates hydropower plant operations with energy-intensive data-center clusters using Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). The smart contract provides a decentralized, tamper-resistant layer for operational contr...
Hink, R., Piesciorovsky, E., Hahn, G., Werth, A., and Wang, H.
Supporting adoption of advanced forecast informed reservoir operations tools to improve agricultural and municipal water and energy outcomes
Expanding the use of advanced forecast-informed reservoir operations tools can optimize or improve water delivery and storage for energy generation, irrigation, and municipal uses. Advanced forecast-informed data and tools are increasingly being integrated into large-scale reservo...
Jorgensen, J., Giovando, J., Pracheil, B., Hou, H., and Niazi, H.
Circular Water-Energy Nexus for Resilient Hydrogen Production via Intelligent Seawater Electrolysis and Real-Time Sensing
This white paper addresses the DOE WPTO focal area of energy-water resilience and circular systems, aligned with the topic of water for energy and energy for water cross-optimization. It proposes a machine-learning-enabled circular water-energy platform that integrates hydrogen pr...
Chen, J., and Xiong, G.
A Coupled Energy-Water Storage Architecture for Resilient Urban Power and Water Distribution
This white paper proposes a coupled energy-water storage architecture to enhance the resilience of urban power and water distribution networks. The concept leverages GLIDES concept (Ground-Level Integrated Diverse Energy Storage), which is a pneumo-hydraulic storage technology dev...
Chen, Y., and Sun, J.
Thermoelectric and Hydropower Drought Monitor and Outlook: Tools for more robust resource adequacy planning and management
The primary focus is on issues related to water for energy; specifically, how drought-impacted water supply limits the generation potential of hydropower and thermoelectric assets.
Existing Challenge: Twenty-two droughts, each causing a billion dollars or more in damages have im...
Voisin, N., Tidwell, V., and Gerlich, J.
High-Rate Manufacturing of Corrosion Resistant Composite Piping for Water-Energy Infrastructure Resilience
The work focuses on rapid and cost-efficient manufacturing of composite piping for hydropower, waste-water infrastructure and data center thermal management offering extended service life and minimal inspection-maintenance requirement under corrosive and high temperature environme...
Saha, S., Kim, P., Kumar, V., Spencer, R., and Hassen, A.
Minimizing Costs and Risk for Rural Water Systems
Many rural and remote populations either lack access to treated water supplies or are served by water systems that are at risk from increasing contaminant concentrations, aging infrastructure, unreliable supplies, and/or groundwater depletion. Recent research has shown that these ...
Hendrickson, T., Rao, P., Stokes-Draut, J., Gonzalez, S., and Fiske, P.
Energy-Water Interdependence Network (EWIN) of Regional Water Supply using Nonconventional Water for Energy-Water Resilience
The focal area of this paper is energy and water interconnection. The challenges faced include the need for extra energy to treat nonconventional water (NCW) and high reginal energy intensity of water supply using NCW. Near-term opportunities are establishing energy-water interdep...
Lin, Y., and Arges, C.
Water-Energy Resiliency for Agricultural Systems
This white paper focuses on energy-water implications of agricultural water supply needs and nutrient management.
Challenges include agricultural water use and consumption, energy-water relationships in agriculture, and water quality impacts on drinking water and surface water.
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Steward, D., and Leick, N.
Improved quantification of river nutrient loading for better water quality and more efficient energy use
The focus of this paper is multi-sector dynamics involving agriculture practices, water quality and energy. Currently there lacks high-resolution spatiotemporal data regarding water quality and usage, forcing the planning for water treatment to adopt the conservative, worst-case a...
Tang, J., and Zhu, Q.