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State-of-the-Art MABR Technology for Energy-Efficient, Compact and Low N2O Emission Wastewater Solutions
The focal area of this white paper is advancing energy water resilience in wastewater treatment through the deployment of Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor (MABR) technology.
The proposed effort advances MABR technology as a treatment intensification solution to address energy inef...
Ali, P., Cecconi, F., Sabba, F., and Downing, L.
Increasing Robustness and Resilience of Water Delivery Infrastructure
This white paper outlines the need for a national testing capability for water treatment and delivery infrastructure to enhance energy-water resilience (EWR) and address existing knowledge and technology gaps. The vulnerability of water systems to contamination, physical compromis...
Reese, S., Gagnon, O., and Otto, M.
Agentic Optimization for Resilience in Hydropower Reservoir Systems
The growing electricity demand in the U.S. requires a resilient energy strategy. Hydropower is a major component of that strategy but is subject to environmental and human stressors that impact its dependability. AI-driven reinforcement learning, called "Agentic" learning, presen...
Schwenk, J., Garcia-Cardona, C., Bennett, K., Singh, S., and Brelsford, C.
Maximizing American Energy Dominance with Forecasts of Energy Infrastructure Flood Exposure and AI Predictions of Consequences
This white paper focuses on water for energy.
High frequency, reliable, and spatially explicit flood forecasts are necessary to forecast impacts to the energy system from hydrological hazards. While these tools are nearing operation at scale, they have not yet been systematicall...
Brelsford, C., Garcia, M., Robbins, Z., Schwenk, J., and Liu, Y.
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.
Integrated Water-Energy Management for Mining
This white paper focuses on the intersection of energy-water with the mining sector.
The challenges include that mining is a water and energy intensive industry, mining can impact surface water and groundwater, limited water quality sampling occurs at mine sites, and there are o...
Greco, T., King, J., Struck, S., Bell, B., Wiltse, N., Hoffman, J., Taguta, J., Cai, M., GreenNRRI, M., Post, S., and Paliewicz, C.
Aligning Energy, Water, and Agriculture: Near-Term Strategies for Resilience in Water-Stressed Regions
This white paper explores the intersection of energy, water, and agriculture, emphasizing the growing competition for water between irrigation and energy systems. It identifies near-term opportunities to enhance agricultural water management and electrification, while evaluating t...
Pacheco, C., and Mekonnen, M.
Energy Needs for Water Supply Expansion in Urban Areas
Rising urban water demand requires new water supply provisioning in cities. Understanding and quantifying the energy-intensity of new water supply options can help planners identify pathways for water supply expansion with manageable energy requirements.
There is opportunity for ...
Deines, J., Catalano, A., Sinnott, V., Yoon, J., Sun, N., and Duan, Z.
Promoting Energy-Water Nexus Understanding: Education and Workforce
This white paper discusses the development of educational and workforce programs focused on the energy-water nexus, aiming to enhance energy and water resilience by promoting multidisciplinary skills essential for managing robust energy-water systems.
There is a significant gap i...
Atkinson, T., and Cafferty, K.
Energy-Enabled Decentralized Treatment of Brackish Water Sources for Agricultural Irrigation
This white paper, Energy-Enabled Decentralized Treatment of Brackish Water Sources for Agricultural Irrigation, focuses on the energy-for-water nexus and explores how decentralized, low-energy treatment systems can enable the on-site reuse of brackish groundwater for agriculture. ...
Ikner, L., Pan, W., Hickenbotttom, K., and Achilli, A.