Water Use for Power Production
Project Summary
| Full Title: |
Consumptive Water Use for U.S. Power Production |
| Project ID: |
205 |
| Principal Investigator: |
Paul Torcellini |
| Keywords: |
Water, energy use, electricity generation |
Purpose
Estimate the water consumption at power plants to provide a metric for determining water efficiency in building cooling systems.
Performer
| Principal Investigator: |
Paul Torcellini |
| Organization: | National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) |
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| Address: | 1617 Cole Blvd.
Golden, CO 80401 |
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| Telephone: | 303-384-7528 |
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| Email: | paul_torcellini@nrel.gov |
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| Additional Performers: |
R. Judkoff, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; N. Long, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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Period of Performance
Project Description
| Type of Project: |
Analysis |
| Category: |
Cross-Cutting |
| Objectives: |
Study power plants and their respective water consumption to effectively analyze evaporative cooling systems. |
| Technologies Considered: |
Evaporative cooling systems; nonevaporative cooling systems |
| Models Used: |
Free Water Surface Evaporation map |
| Outputs: |
Relative water consumption |
Products/Deliverables
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Description: Technical Report
Article/Abstract Title: Consumptive Water Use for U.S. Power Production
Publisher: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Author Name(s): Torcellini, P.; Long, N.; Judkoff, R.
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Publication Date:
December 2003
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Date Last Updated: 03/11/2008
