Water Energy Nexus Principles, Assessment and Implementation

Preface

Author Biography

Chapter  1 - Introduction to Water-Energy Nexus

1.1 Introduction to UN Sustainable Development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

1.2 Importance of water and energy

1.3 Concept and importance of the water-energy nexus

1.4 Impact of climate change

1.5 Life Cycle Assessment Concept

1.6 Conclusions

References

Chapter 2-Environmental Challenges and Water Resource Availability

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Hydrologic cycle

2.3 Characterization of water quality

2.3.1 Origin of pollutants

2.3.2 Water contaminants

2.3.3 Air pollutants

2.4 Water recycling and reuse

2.5 Conclusions

References

Chapter 3- Energy for and from Water and Wastewater Treatment

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Water Life Cycle

3.3 Groundwater pumping and treatment

3.4  Water treatment processes

3.5 Wastewater treatment

3.6 Irrigation

3.7 Non-traditional water treatment and sources

3.8 Energy for water

      3.8.1 Water supply and transport

      3.8.2 Water treatment

      3.8.3 Water distribution

      3.8.4 Wastewater treatment

      3.8.5 Desalination and water reuse

3.9 Energy recovery from water

3.10 Best practices for energy reduction

3.11 Conclusions

References

Chapter 4-Water for Energy Generation and Production

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Non-renewable energy sources

4.3 Unconventional hydrocarbons

4.4  Nuclear energy

4.5 Alternate energy sources

4.5.1 Solar energy

4.5.2 Geothermal energy

4.5.3 Biomass

4.5.4 Alternate transportation fuels

4.5.4.1Biofuels

4.5.4.2 Biodiesel

4.5.4.3 Hydrogen

4.5.5 Hydroelectric power

4.5.6 Wind power

4.5.7 Wave and tidal energy

4.5.8 Landfill gas

4.6.  Comparison of water requirement for energy generation and production

4.7 Conclusions

References

Chapter 5-Methodology for WEN  Implementation and Assessment

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Identification of indicators for WEN

5.2.1 Conceptual basis and selection principles

5.2.2 Quantitative indicators

5.2.3 Qualitative indicators

5.2.4 Integrated and composite frameworks

5.2.5 Data sources and methodological requirements

5.2.6 Linking indicators to modelling and decision support

5.2.7 Critical assessment of current practice

5.2.8 Towards standardized and dynamic indicator sets

5.2.9 Synthesis

5.3 Methodologies for Assessment of water-energy nexus

5.3.1 Life-cycle assessment (LCA)

5.3.2 Input-output analysis (IOA)

5.3.3 System dynamics (SD)

5.3.4 Optimization and simulation models

5.3.5 Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA)

5.3.6 Emerging data-driven and AI-based methods

5.3.7 Hybrid and coupled approaches

5.3.8 Critical comparison of methodologies

5.3.9 Toward methodological integration

5.4 Available frameworks, decision-support systems and models

5.4.1 Overview of existing frameworks

5.4.2 Decision-support systems (DSS)

5.4.3 Integrated modeling platforms

5.4.4 Challenges and opportunities

5.5 Managing WEN security in response to climate change

5.5.1 Concept of WEN security

5.5.2 Climate risks and vulnerability pathways

5.5.3 Adaptive and resilient management strategies

5.5.4 Policy and governance mechanisms

5.5.5 Case studies

5.6 Challenges and future needs

5.7 Conclusions

References

Index

Biography

Dr. Mulligan obtained her B.Eng. and M. Eng. in chemical engineering and PhD in geoenvironmental engineering from McGill University. She worked for the Biotechnology Research Institute of the National Research Council of Canada and SNC Research Corp. Of SNC Lavalin before joining Concordia University in 1999. She held a Concordia Research Chair in Geoenvironmental Sustainability (Tier I) and is a full professor in the Dept. of Bldg., Civil and Environmental Engineering and Distinguished Research Professor. She has authored more than 160 refereed papers in various journals, co-authored or edited 11 books, holds 3 patents and has supervised to completion more than 80 graduate students. She is the founder and director of the Concordia Institute of Water, Energy and Sustainable Systems. The Institute trains students in sustainable development practices and performs research in new systems, technologies and solutions for sustainability. She is a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) and its past President. She is also a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), the Canadian Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) and was a winner of the John B Sterling Medal of the EIC and the Miroslaw Romanowski Medal of the RSC for environmental contributions.