TY  - BOOK
AU  - Perera,Pradeep
AU  - Zhong,Lijin
TI  - Water-Energy Nexus in the People's Republic of China and Emerging Issues
SN  - 9789292579906
AV  - HD1698.C5 .P474 2017 
U1  - 333.9100951 
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Manila
PB  - Asian Development Bank
KW  - Water-supply-China-Management
KW  - Water resources development-China
KW  - Power resources-China-Management
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures, Tables, and Boxes -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Water Scarcity and Water Stress -- Overview of the Energy Sector in the PRC -- What Is Driving the Water-Energy Nexus? -- Chapter 2 Water Use in Coal Industry -- Water Use in Coal Mining -- Water Use in Coal Washing -- Water Use in Coal Gasification and Coal Liquefaction -- Water Use in the Production of Synthetic Natural Gas from Coal -- Recent Trends in Water Use in the Coal Sector -- Chapter 3 Water Use in the Oil and Gas Sector -- Water Use in Crude Oil Production -- Water Use in Oil Refineries -- Water Use in Conventional Natural Gas Production and Processing -- Prospects for Shale Gas Exploration in the PRC and Implications for Water -- Ensuring Sustainable Water Use in the Oil and Gas Sector in the PRC -- Chapter 4 Water Use in Electricity Generation -- Cooling Technologies Used in Thermal Power Plants in the PRC -- Water Withdrawal and Consumption for Thermal Power Generation -- Water Use Projections for the Thermal Power Sector -- Evolving Policy Regime for Water Use Regulation in the Thermal Power Sector -- Ensuring Sustainable Water Use in Thermal Power Generation -- Chapter 5 Water Use Implications of Hydropower -- Status of Hydropower Development in the PRC -- Role of Pumped-Storage Hydropower in the PRC's Electricity System -- Hydropower Development in the PRC: Major Issues -- Ensuring the Sustainable Development of Hydropower -- Chapter 6 Energy for Water -- Energy for Groundwater Extraction -- Surface Water Conveyance and Distribution -- Desalination and Energy Consumption -- Desalination Technologies -- Energy for Water Treatment -- Energy for Wastewater Treatment -- Addressing Energy Consumption in Water Supply: Policy Implications and Challenges; Chapter 7 Conclusion -- Challenges -- Opportunities -- References
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