Energy-Water Resilience and Regional Demonstrations at the Department of Energy

The availability of water and energy resources are changing as demands for both resources are increasing across the nation. In regions where water and/or energy resources are becoming more scarce or unpredictable, the interdependence between water and energy systems are growing more tightly coupled, leading to challenges in maintaining safe and reliable water sources, producing reliable energy, supporting economic growth while considering environmental sustainability, and more.

The Department of Energy’s proposed Energy-Water Resilience program aims to support resilience and reliability of the United States’ integrated energy and water needs by 1) advancing new technologies, 2) applying technologies to solve regional problems, and 3) maximizing benefits from technology application to the communities most vulnerable to energy and water disruptions.

To achieve these aims, the proposed Energy-Water Resilience program at the Department of Energy will develop Regional Energy-Water Demonstration consortiums to address systems scale challenges like accelerating the water sector’s transition to a circular economy with regionally specific solutions. This approach aligns closely with the Western States Water Council’s interests in integrating water and energy planning and policy towards managing and developing a more sustainable future for the West.

Presenters: Charles Scaife, Physical Scientist and Technology Manager in the Water Power Technologies Office, Mike Rinker, Senior Technical Advisor for Energy-Water to the Office of the Undersecretary for Science and Innovation, and Marc Verhougstraete, AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow with the Water Power Technologies Office.

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Date

Oct 31 2024

Time

Mountain Time
10:00 am - 11:00 am

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