National Energy Technology Laboratory: A New Approach to Power Plant Cooling Can Eliminate the Need for Freshwater Use
June 16, 2023
June 16, 2023
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 16 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news:
Researchers at NETL and the University of Wyoming report that using brackish water - water that is not suitable for drinking or irrigation because it contains between 1,000 and 35,000 parts per million of dissolved solids - to cool power plants can reduce freshwater consumption by 94% to 100%.
The results of the study were report . . .
Researchers at NETL and the University of Wyoming report that using brackish water - water that is not suitable for drinking or irrigation because it contains between 1,000 and 35,000 parts per million of dissolved solids - to cool power plants can reduce freshwater consumption by 94% to 100%.
The results of the study were report . . .