Quantifying the Energy Effect of Urban Water Security
8 December 2015

Philippines

Experts from the University of Queensland presented a systemic analysis of energy use in Australia's urban water system in this event on Quantifying the Energy Effect of Urban Water Security: Case Studies from the Australian Millennium Drought. Discussions included related work on water and electric utility planning, benchmarking city-scale water-energy performance, analysis of water-energy linkages within residential water use, and emerging tools and frameworks for decision making.

Program and Learning Materials
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Presentation The Energy Effect of Urban Water Security, Lessons from the Australian Millennium Drought, and Related Analysis
Urban water supply and use have a large energy impact. Rising energy use and cost also pose signficant risks to the water sector. Better…
Steven Kenway

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ADB Organizer/s

  • Water and Urban Development Sector Office
  • Energy Sector Office

Topics

  • Energy
  • Urban Development
  • Water