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Renewable energies in the context of the water-food-energy nexus
Mälardalen University, School of Business, Society and Engineering, Future Energy Center.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1351-9245
Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, United States.
2022 (English)In: Complementarity of Variable Renewable Energy Sources, Elsevier , 2022, p. 571-614Chapter in book (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

The water-food-energy nexus approach was identified by the 2008 World Economic Forum as a key concept and methodology for studying and optimizing the important links among energy, water, and food. Energy, water, and food are basic human needs and are threatened by megatrends such as climate change and population growth. Renewable energies play an important role in the energy-water nexus because their water footprint, except for hydropower and bioenergy, is extremely low as compared to conventional fossil-based energy systems, especially for solar power and wind power conversion systems. Solar power and wind power systems reduce pressure on water resources by allowing for better water management, especially when it comes to conflicts between water for energy versus water for food. Renewable energies also represent a key pathway for combating climate change. This chapter introduces the concept of the water-food-energy nexus and its complex interrelationships and gives particular attention to renewable energies. Subsequently, several water-food-energy nexus aspects related to applications of renewable energies are investigated more deeply, with reference to practical examples. Particular attention will be given to floating photovoltaic systems, photovoltaic water-pumping systems, and agrivoltaics. The chapter concludes with the competition of land for energy versus land for food and on the role of the nexus in renewable-based wastewater systems.

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Elsevier , 2022. p. 571-614
Keywords [en]
Agrivoltaics, Floating PV, PV water pumping, Bioenergy, Wastewater, Water-food-energy nexus
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Energy Systems
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-62505DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-85527-3.00010-8Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85139349307ISBN: 9780323855273 (print)ISBN: 9780323855280 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-62505DiVA, id: diva2:1761088
Available from: 2023-05-31 Created: 2023-05-31 Last updated: 2023-05-31Bibliographically approved

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