Renewable Energy Brings Water to the World

In the future, few things will be more important than ample supplies of clean water to ensure economic success, good health and political stability across the globe. Every day solar and wind energy systems are saving billions of gallons of clean water around the world and the opportunity exists to save much more water. Fittingly, “Bringing Water to the World” was one of the major themes at the recent ASES / ISES solar energy conference in Florida. But now it’s time the issue was given the attention that it deserves.

Most of the electricity generated around the world is produced using water intensive processes.

Today, water rights are significant issues in the US, Israel, China, Africa and many other countries. Ismail Serageidin, a Vice President at the World Bank, said, “If the wars of the 20th century were fought over oil, the wars of the next century will be fought over water”. And that doesn’t mean armed conflicts over oil, coal, natural gas and access to nuclear materials will diminish either.

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