As a researcher and leader at a Department of Energy national laboratory, I spend a lot of time thinking about water. “Why?” you may ask. The intricate interplay between these two critical domains is ...

Water scarcity is quietly reshaping global energy — from stalled shale plays to nuclear shutdowns and hydrogen costs that don ...

The world’s oceans may be vast, but they are getting crowded. Coastal areas are congested with cargo ships, international commercial fishing fleets, naval vessels, oil rigs and, soon, floating ...

The proliferation of data centers in Arizona raises concerns about the strain on the state's water and power resources. Existing and planned data centers in Maricopa County could nearly double the ...

Energy and water are like dance partners in a complex ballet, each intricately linked to the other. On the global stage, the greatest demand for water is for electric power generation, while the most ...

In 2026, water is emerging as one of the world’s most contested shared resources. Water is becoming the protagonist in a story of global disruption and leverage. Droughts can escalate into diplomatic ...

Hells Canyon,Oregon, Wednesday, April 26, 2023- The Snake River rushes through Hell's Canyon Dam as night falls. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) The global economy runs on two ...

The 105-megawatt Pastoria Solar Project represents the largest renewable energy project contracted by the California Department of Water Resources.

Data center operators and utilities often do not disclose facility-specific energy and water usage data. The Republic built a database to estimate data centers' energy capacity by analyzing air ...

This May, STaX Capital Partners applied for a permit to install turbines fueled by methane from oil wells on Alaska’s North Slope. The temporary facilities would serve as a proof of concept for a much ...