Sentences with phrase «assess water requirements»

Such is the variation in mesoclimate and soil type from one patch of grapes to the next, that we assess water requirements for each individual vineyard, only applying water as required.

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For example, the paired statements «Environmentalists assert that the reports by the panel are watered down by a requirement that sponsoring governments approve its summaries line by line» and «Some experts fret that the organization, charged with assessing fast - evolving science, has failed to keep pace with an explosion of climate research» seem too easy, and I worry that such beliefs and accusations become propagated as facts without some serious evaluation as to their authority.

Cooper's favorable argument for shale gas is compelling because in such a life cycle analysis — where the entire process is assessed from extraction to power plant combustion — water requirements are lower in comparison to certain fuel types.

The IEA first assessed the water - energy nexus in the World Energy Outlook 2012, dedicating a chapter to analysis of the water - for - energy relationship, reviewing water requirements for different energy sources (primary energy production and electricity generation) and estimating total freshwater needs by scenario, energy source and region.

In subsequent years, the WEO has addressed various facets of the nexus: the WEO Special Report Redrawing the Energy - Climate Map in 2013 looked at energy infrastructure and climate resiliency; while the World Energy Outlook 2015 assessed the impact of water scarcity on coal - fired power plants in India and China as well as water requirements of unconventional gas production.

Combined with information on power generation, water risks, and future projections of energy and water demand, this paper quantifies the Indian thermal power sector's water demand, assesses its exposure to water stress, and evaluates opportunities for reducing water requirements while supporting power growth for the future.

5.2.1 Water capture is also useful in assessing irrigation requirements for vegetative (green) roof designs.

This is bound to ruffle a few feathers, so here are Professor Jacobson's comments on how he came to this conclusions: Jacobson Considered a Wide Range of Environmental Impacts Jacobson says he has conducted to first quantitative, scientific evaluation of the proposed, major, energy - related solutions by assessing not only their potential for delivering energy for electricity and vehicles, but also their impacts on global warming, human health, energy security, water supply, space requirements, wildlife, water pollution, reliability and sustainability.

Jacobson has conducted the first quantitative, scientific evaluation of the proposed, major, energy - related solutions by assessing not only their potential for delivering energy for electricity and vehicles, but also their impacts on global warming, human health, energy security, water supply, space requirements, wildlife, water pollution, reliability and sustainability.