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DOI | 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.04.032 |
Freshwater for Cooling Needs: A Long-Run Approach to the Nuclear Water Footprint in Spain | |
Sesma Martin, Diego1; del Mar Rubio-Varas, Ma.1,2 | |
2017-10-01 | |
发表期刊 | ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
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ISSN | 0921-8009 |
EISSN | 1873-6106 |
出版年 | 2017 |
卷号 | 140 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Spain |
英文摘要 | From the invention of the steam engine to the present, water has represented a significant input to the energy system, although this has been mostly ignored in the literature. In Spain, the most arid country in Europe, studies about water footprint typically just consider domestic, agricultural and industrial water uses, but water requirements for the electricity sector are omitted despite our dependence on thermal power. It has been demonstrated that for each available cooling technology, nuclear needs and consumption of water tend to be larger per MWh generated. We calculate a first approximation to the Spanish nuclear water footprint from 1969 to 2014. Our results show that while water consumed by Spanish nuclear power plants are around 3 m(3) per capita/year, water withdrawals per capita/year are around 70 m(3). Moreover, our analysis allows extracting conclusions focusing on a River Basins approach. What is the water impact of our nuclear power plants? Will water limit our energy future? These are some of the issues at stake. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
英文关键词 | Energy Water Footprint Cooling Technology Nuclear Spain |
领域 | 资源环境 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000403988100014 |
WOS关键词 | SPANISH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ; ENERGY NEXUS ; POWER ; METHODOLOGIES ; CONSUMPTION ; RESOURCE |
WOS类目 | Ecology ; Economics ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Business & Economics |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/15926 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Publ Navarra, Dept Econ, Pamplona 31006, Spain; 2.Inst Adv Res Business & Econ INARBE, Pamplona, Spain |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Sesma Martin, Diego,del Mar Rubio-Varas, Ma.. Freshwater for Cooling Needs: A Long-Run Approach to the Nuclear Water Footprint in Spain[J]. ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS,2017,140. |
APA | Sesma Martin, Diego,&del Mar Rubio-Varas, Ma..(2017).Freshwater for Cooling Needs: A Long-Run Approach to the Nuclear Water Footprint in Spain.ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS,140. |
MLA | Sesma Martin, Diego,et al."Freshwater for Cooling Needs: A Long-Run Approach to the Nuclear Water Footprint in Spain".ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS 140(2017). |
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