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dc.contributor.authorRambo, Khulood A
dc.contributor.authorWarsinger, David Elan Martin
dc.contributor.authorShanbhogue, Santosh
dc.contributor.authorLienhard, John H.
dc.contributor.authorGhoniem, Ahmed F
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-14T18:50:51Z
dc.date.available2017-11-14T18:50:51Z
dc.date.issued2017-06
dc.identifier.issn1876-6102
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/112186
dc.description.abstractWater and energy systems have often been treated as separate "silo" systems over the entire pathway from production to consumption. However, their close interdependence requires some perspective of the water-energy nexus (WEN), especially in regions with very high water stresses combined with a myriad of rapid changes in resource production and consumption. This work provides a comprehensive analysis of the interdependence of water and energy in Saudi Arabia, including collecting data to map out energy and water consumption across the Kingdom. By combining and cross-referencing numerous data sources, this work creates the first country-wide Sankey diagram describing the interdependence of water and energy use in the Kingdom, and provides the most comprehensive mapping of power plant type and size. Additionally, this work reviews the energy and water industries, including outlining trends in population, urbanization, natural gas, oil, electricity, desalination, water use in energy production, and energy use in water production. Overall, a clear pattern has emerged: converging trends of rapid population increases, dwindling water resources, and rapidly growing desalination means that water use must be one of the primary driver of resource planning in Saudi, and plans to shift energy production to reduce GHG emissions must include water needs.en_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.782en_US
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs Licenseen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en_US
dc.sourceElsevieren_US
dc.titleWater-Energy Nexus in Saudi Arabiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationRambo, Khulood A. et al. “Water-Energy Nexus in Saudi Arabia.” Energy Procedia 105 (May 2017): 3837–3843 © 2017 Published by Elsevier Ltden_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.mitauthorRambo, Khulood A
dc.contributor.mitauthorWarsinger, David Elan Martin
dc.contributor.mitauthorShanbhogue, Santosh
dc.contributor.mitauthorLienhard, John H.
dc.contributor.mitauthorGhoniem, Ahmed F
dc.relation.journalEnergy Procediaen_US
dc.eprint.versionFinal published versionen_US
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticleen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden_US
dc.date.updated2017-11-09T19:40:28Z
dspace.orderedauthorsRambo, Khulood A.; Warsinger, David M.; Shanbhogue, Santosh J.; V, John H. Lienhard; Ghoniem, Ahmed F.en_US
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dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3446-1473
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2901-0638
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8730-272X
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