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Models and Tools

Achieving development outcomes that support the sustainable use of energy, water and food resources requires the consideration of multidimensional perspectives. To facilitate this process, many models, tools and methodologies have been developed to characterize energy-water-food nexus impacts, opportunities and tradeoffs. The outputs of these models and tools can serve as a foundation for analysis and dialogue that supports the interests and best outcomes achievable for the energy, water and food sectors.

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Good Clean Energy Jobs Powered by the Inflation Reduction Act

As part of the Good Jobs Initiative, the U.S. Dept of Labor is tracking clean energy projects that could potentially…

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U.S. Department of Labor

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World Energy Scenario Foundations 2024

This document offers a glimpse of the foundations on which a new scenario set might be built to 2050, with…

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World Energy Council

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18 April 2024

Tools and Websites

Building America's Clean Energy Future - Interactive Map

This web resource provides an interactive map on how the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law are leading to…

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U.S. Department of Energy

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22 March 2024

Tools and Websites

Peru - Access To Electricity (% Of Population)

This interactive website visually shows the percentage of Peru’s population with access to electricity using data from the World Bank,…

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Trading Economics

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1 March 2024

Tools and Websites

Federal Energy Management Tools

The Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) offers links to tools that can help agencies reduce energy use and meet federal…

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U.S. Department of Energy

Tools and Websites

Eurostat's Interactive Visualisation Tools

This interactive site allows users to use various energy visualisation tools such as electricity and natural gas prices, monthly energy…

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Eurostat

Deployment Data

2022 Transportation Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) Data

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) provides detailed transportation vehicle and fuel technology cost and performance data which contains workbook…

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Date:

1 December 2023

Deployment Data

2023 Electricity Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) Data Download

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) created the Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) products to provide transparent, standardized data and modeling…

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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1 January 2023

Tools and Websites

Global Change Analysis Model

GCAM is a market equilibrium model with a global scope and operates from 1990 to 2100 in five-year time steps.…

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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Tools and Websites

Global Fuel Economy Initiative Toolkit

The GFEI toolkit aims to help navigate the main steps needed to develop fuel economy policy to improve vehicle efficiency…

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Global Fuel Economy Initiative

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Concrete Thermal Energy Storage for Linear Fresnel Collectors: Exploiting the South Mediterranean’s Solar Potential for Agri-food Processes

This case study examines the possibility of generating, by a solar industrial process heating plant, the thermal energy required annually…

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Energy Conversion and Management

Date:

15 June 2018

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Energy Modelling and the Nexus Concept

Ignoring synergies and trade-offs between energy and natural flows can generate misleading modelling outcomes. Several modelling tools are available to…

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Energy Strategy Reviews

Date:

31 October 2017

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Identifying Critical Supply Chains and Final Products: An Input-output Approach to Exploring the Energy-Water-Food Nexus

The authors of this paper take the United Kingdom as a case study and calculate energy, water and food consumption-based…

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Applied Energy

Date:

15 January 2018

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IRENA Southeast Asia Case Studies 2018

This document describes several programs in the renewable energy sector, including the Biogas Programme for the Animal Husbandry Sector in…

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International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

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Linking the Water-Energy-Food Nexus and Sustainable Development Indicators for the Mediterranean Region

Water use and agricultural practices in the Mediterranean area are unsustainable, and they are being worsened by the increased frequency…

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Ecological Indicators

Date:

27 April 2018

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Opportunities For Knowledge Co-Production Across The Energy-Food-Water Nexus: Making Interdisciplinary Approaches Work For Better Climate Decision Making

The relationship between the energy-food-water nexus and the climate is non-linear, multi-sectoral and time sensitive, incorporating aspects of complexity and…

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Environmental Science & Policy

Date:

1 September 2017

Tools and Websites

Pardee RAND Food-Energy-Water Interactive Index

The Pardee RAND Food-Energy-Water Interactive Index tool is a to help users visualize the relationship among the three key resources…

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RAND Cooperation

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Pathways to Improved Water Security - Reflections

The author’s approach in this publication is through a high-level reflection that explores the most pressing water challenges and highlights…

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Aquatic Procedia