Fertilizer and Pesticides
Fertilizers and pesticides are necessary to increase crop production to meet growing demand. The most energy intensive requirement of modern agricultural is the use of synthetic agricultural chemicals developed from fossil fuels (Energy in Synthetic Fertilizers and Pesticides, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1994).
Resources CESC
Publication
Assessing the Feasibility of Using Produced Water for Irrigation in Colorado
Sources:
Science of the Total Environment
Date:
1 November 2018
Tools and Websites
Energy-Water Nexus Crosscut
Sources:
U.S. Department of Energy
Tools and Websites
Grace Communications Foundation: Nexus Food, Water and Energy
Sources:
Grace Communications Foundation
Tools and Websites
Pacific Institute: Water-Energy Nexus
Sources:
Pacific Institute
Publication
PV Water Pumping for Carbon Sequestration in Dry Land Agriculture
Sources:
Energy Procedia
Publication
Reusing Oil and Gas Produced Water for Irrigation of Food Crops in Drylands
Sources:
Agricultural Water Management
Date:
30 July 2018
Tools and Websites
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)-Key Issues: Energy-Water Nexus
Sources:
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Publication
Node and Regime: Interdisciplinary Analysis of Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the Mekong Region
Sources:
Water Alternatives
Publication
Multi-objective Optimization for Analysis of Changing Trade-offs in the Nepalese Water-Energy-Food Nexus with Hydropower Development
Sources:
Water (journal)
Date:
24 February 2017
Tools and Websites
Water and Wastewater Companies for Climate Mitigation
Sources:
Water and Wastewater Companies for Climate Mitigation (WaCCliM)
Tools and Websites
Implementation and Case Studies
Sources:
Nexus- The Water
Energy & Food Security Platform
Publication
Water-Energy Nexus in Saudi Arabia
Sources:
Energy Procedia
Date:
1 May 2017
Publication
Water, Energy, and Food Security in the Asia Pacific Region
Sources:
Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
Date:
1 June 2017
Publication
Water, Energy, and Food Security in the Asia Pacific Region
Sources:
Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
Date:
1 June 2017
Publication
The Water–Energy Nexus in Middle East and North Africa
Sources:
Energy Policy
Publication
The Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus through the Lenses of the Value Chain and the Institutional Analysis and Development Frameworks
Sources:
Water Alternatives
Publication
Life Cycle Water Use of Ford Focus Gasoline and Ford Focus Electric Vehicles
Sources:
Journal of Industrial Ecology
Date:
27 August 2017
Publication
Water Energy Nexus
Sources:
International Energy Agency (IEA)