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Water Management in China's Power Sector (Hardcover)
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Water Management in China's Power Sector (Hardcover)
Series: Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management
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This book examines water resource management in China's electric
power sector and the implications for energy provision in the face
of an emerging national water crisis and global climate change.
Over 75% of China's current electricity comes from coal. Coal-fired
power plants are reliant on water, with plants using significant
volumes of water every year, yet water resources are unevenly
distributed. In the face of serious environmental concerns and
increasing electricity demand, this book examines the environmental
impacts that coal power plants have on water resources and the
impact water availability has on the electricity sector in a
country with a significant number of water-scarce provinces and a
large number of power plants located on inland waterways. It
discusses the water impacts and constraints for transforming the
electric power sector away from coal to renewable energy sources,
such as hydropower and concentrated solar power. The book adopts a
mix-method approach, combining a plant-level quantitative analysis
on water impacts and dependencies in China's electricity sector and
a qualitative analysis of relevant institutions in both sectors. By
reviewing policy and institution cases in China's water and
electricity sectors, the book provides important recommendations
calling for coordinated institutions to shift away from the current
paradigm where water and electricity are governed independently.
Enriching the water-energy nexus literature, this book will be of
great interest to students and scholars working on water resource
management, energy industries and Chinese environmental policy, as
well as policymakers and practitioners in those fields.
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