blog post California’s Water and Energy Systems Are Inextricably Linked By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Gokce Sencan, Andrew Ayres Dec 6, 2022 Dec 6, 2022 ... During the last drought, for example, water conservation led to substantial energy savings. Heating water stands out as a very energy-intensive ...
Fact Sheet Water and Energy in California By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Gokce Sencan, Andrew Ayres Dec 5, 2022 Dec 6, 2022 ... Water is also required for hydropower generation, thermoelectric power plants, and oil and gas extraction. Improving water use efficiency can ...
event Surplus and Shortage: California’s Water Balancing Act Nov 18, 2022 ... such as climate change, energy, river restoration, and water pricing. ... He has published several papers on agricultural water use efficiency and ...
Report Priorities for California’s Water By Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Sarah Bardeen, Alvar Escriva-Bou ... Nov 14, 2022 Nov 16, 2022 ... California is also a renewable energy leader with massive growth ... with less thirsty landscaping and more efficient irrigation systems.
event Solar Development in the San Joaquin Valley Nov 1, 2022 Erica previously served on the Board of Directors of the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies (CEERT). Before joining The Nature Conservancy, ...
Report Solar Energy and Groundwater in the San Joaquin Valley By Andrew Ayres, Annabelle Rosser, Ellen Hanak, Alvar Escriva-Bou ... Oct 25, 2022 At the same time, the state needs to ramp up renewable energy generation to ... be sited and designed to protect especially high-value conservation areas, ...
Report Exploring the Potential for Water-Limited Agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley By Caitlin Peterson, Cameron Pittelkow, Mark Lundy Jul 20, 2022 Jul 25, 2022 ... Dryland farming is also characterized by water conservation ... Agriculture emits CO2 and other GHGs through fuel and energy use for ...
Report Understanding the Effects of School Funding By Julien Lafortune May 18, 2022 Cost pressures in California schools affect the efficiency of funding. ... However, schools spend significant time, money, and energy on non-academic ...
Policy Brief Policy Brief: Understanding the Effects of School Funding By Julien Lafortune, Stephanie Barton May 18, 2022 At the same time, longstanding racial and income disparities motivate calls to provide funding more efficiently and equitably. What insights does current ...
Policy Brief Policy Brief: Drought and California’s Agriculture By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Josué Medellín-Azuara, Ellen Hanak, John Abatzoglou Apr 13, 2022 Apr 26, 2022 ... ... enduring concern despite ongoing improvements in irrigation efficiency. ... Production costs rose: higher pumping raised farmers' energy ...