Dams, drought and energy-water interpendencies / Daniel L. Calzi, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Calzi, Daniel L.

Series:

Energy science, engineering and technology series.

Energy science, engineering and technology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Droughts.

Water-power.

Hydroelectric power plants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) collaborated to examine the interdependencies between two critical infrastructure sectors - dams and energy. This book highlights the importance of hydroelectric power generation, with a particular emphasis on the variability of weather patterns and competing demands for water which determine the water available for hydropower production. In recent years, various regions of the Nation suffered drought, impacting stakeholders in both the dams and energy sectors. Droughts have the potential to affect the opera

Contents:

""DAMS, DROUGHT AND ENERGY-WATER INTERDEPENDENCIES""; ""DAMS, DROUGHT AND ENERGY-WATER INTERDEPENDENCIES""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: DAMS AND ENERGY SECTORS INTERDEPENDENCY STUDY""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION""; ""SECTION 2: HYDROELECTRIC POWER IN THE UNITED STATES""; ""SECTION 3: OPERATION OF HYDROELECTRIC DAMS IN SELECTED MAJOR WATERSHEDS""; ""SECTION 4: DISCUSSIONS WITH HYDROELECTRIC FACILITY OWNERS AND OPERATORS""; ""APPENDIX A. ACRONYMS""; ""APPENDIX B. GLOSSARY OF TERMS""

""APPENDIX C. STUDY METHODOLOGY""""APPENDIX D. IMPACTS OF DROUGHTS ON UTILITIES""; ""APPENDIX E. 2009 SANDIA REPORT""; ""APPENDIX F. SOURCES AND REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 2: AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF DROUGHT CONDITIONS ON ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES""; ""1. BACKGROUND""; ""2.METHODOLOGY AND ASSUMPTION""; ""3.MODEL RESULTS""; ""4. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 3: ENERGY AND WATER SECTOR POLICY STRATEGIES FOR DROUGHT MITIGATION""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS""; ""1. BACKGROUND""; ""2. PREVIOUS STUDIES ON ENERGY AND WATER""

""3. FACTORS AFFECTING DROUGHT RESILIENCY""""4. WATER SHORTAGE RISKS""; ""5. ASSESSING THE DROUGHT RESILIENCE OF POWER PLANTS""; ""6.MITIGATING POLICY OPTIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""APPENDIX A: DISCUSSION OF RECENT SOUTHEAST DROUGHT""; ""Chapter 4: DROUGHT IN THE UNITED STATES: CAUSES AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""DROUGHT IN THE UNITED STATES�OVERVIEW""; ""DROUGHT IN NORTH AMERICA: SUMMER 2012 INTO 2013""; ""WHAT IS DROUGHT?""; ""RECENT EXAMPLES: TEXAS, CALIFORNIA, AND COLORADO RIVER BASIN""; ""WHAT CAUSES DROUGHT IN THE UNITED STATES?""

""DROUGHT AND CLIMATE CHANGE""""RESPONDING TO AND PLANNING FOR DROUGHT""; ""DROUGHT FORECASTS FOR THE UNITED STATES""; ""POLICY CHALLENGES""; ""LEGISLATIVE ACTION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""APPENDIX A. DROUGHT-RELATED FEDERAL RESPONSE AND RECOVERY AUTHORITIES""; ""APPENDIX B. EXCERPTS FROM THE 2000 NATIONAL DROUGHT POLICY COMMISSION REPORT TO CONGRESS""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 14, 2013).

ISBN:

1-62808-943-1