H53N:
The Land-Water-Energy Nexus: Hydrologic and Carbon Implications of Conventional, Unconventional, and Biofuel-Based Energy Development II


Session ID#: 10609

Session Description:
Many extraction and development techniques for energy generation require heavy use of water and have other environmental consequences. For example, conventional oil/gas extraction uses significant local water resources and rapidly growing unconventional approaches, including hydraulic fracturing, can require similar quantities of fresh or saline water for fracturing and production. Triggering of earthquakes due to liquid waste injection is increasingly being recognized as a significant hazard.  Just as important, surface extraction of oil sands and coal can impact and alter hydrologic conditions and water quality.  Water required to produce biofuels has greatly affected major aquifers in the US. Questions and challenges involve balancing growing economic and energy demands while maintaining water quantity and quality. Critical to coupled water-energy issues are socio-economic and ecologic impacts. We seek contributions exploring the water-energy nexus with a focus on effects on freshwater resources and natural hydrologic systems resulting from current and future energy development.
Primary Convener:  Michael N Gooseff, University of Colorado Boulder, Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, Boulder, United States
Conveners:  Srinivasulu Ale, Texas Agrilife Research, Vernon, TX, United States, Diogo Bolster, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United States and Nithya Rajan, Texas A & M University College Station, College Station, TX, United States
Chairs:  Michael N Gooseff, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Boulder, CO, United States, Srinivasulu Ale, Texas Agrilife Research, Vernon, TX, United States, Nithya Rajan, Texas A & M University College Station, College Station, TX, United States and Diogo Bolster, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Diogo Bolster, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • B - Biogeosciences
  • EP - Earth and Planetary Surface Processes
  • NS - Near Surface Geophysics
Index Terms:

1803 Anthropogenic effects [HYDROLOGY]
1831 Groundwater quality [HYDROLOGY]
1878 Water/energy interactions [HYDROLOGY]
1880 Water management [HYDROLOGY]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

The Pennsylvania Experience with Hydraulic Fracturing for Shale Gas Development: Relatively Infrequent Water Quality Incidents with Lots of Public Attention (Invited) (79956)
Susan L Brantley, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Earth & Environmental Systems Institute, University Park, PA, United States, Zhenhui (Jessie) Li, Pennsylvania State University, College of Information Sciences and Technology, University Park, PA, United States, David Yoxtheimer, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, Penn State, Univ. Pk, PA, United States, Radisav Vidic, University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus, Pittsburgh, United States and Shale Network Team
Water-Energy Metrics for Hydraulic Fracturing Versus Other Energy Technologies (Invited) (78158)
Robert B Jackson, Stanford University, School of Earth, Energy, and Environmental Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States
The Water Risks of Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking): Key Issues from the New California Assessment (Invited) (64924)
Peter Henry Gleick, Pacific Institute, Oakland, CA, United States
Trade-offs and Opportunities in the Nexus of Energy and Water-for-Food (Invited) (67864)
Mark William Rosegrant, International Food Policy Research Institute, Environment and Production Technology Division, Washington, DC, United States
Water quality under increased biofuel production and future climate change and uncertainty (Invited) (83083)
Yonas Demissie, Washington State University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pullman, WA, United States and Eugene Yan, Argonne National Laboratory, Environmental Science Division, Lemont, United States
Biofuel Induced Land Use Change effects on Watershed Hydrology and Water Quality (Invited) (74493)
Indrajeet Chaubey1, Cibin Raj2, Jane Frankenberger2, Keith Aric Cherkauer3, Jeffrey J Volenec4 and Sylvie M Brouder4, (1)Purdue University, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, West Lafayette, IN, United States, (2)Purdue University, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, West Lafayette, IN, United States, (3)Purdue University, Agricultural & Biological Engineering, West Lafayette, IN, United States, (4)Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
Impacts of Biofuel-Induced Agricultural Land Use Changes on Watershed Hydrology and Water Quality (Invited) (59290)
Zhulu Lin, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, United States and Haochi Zheng, University of North Dakota, Earth System Science and Policy, Grand Forks, ND, United States
Carbon and Water Vapor Fluxes of Dedicated Bioenergy Feedstocks: Switchgrass and High Biomass Sorghum (Invited) (59208)
Pradeep Wagle, USDA-ARS, Oklahoma and Central Plains Agricultural Research Center, El Reno, United States; University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, United States, Vijaya Gopal Kakani, Oklahoma State University, Plant and Soil Sciences, Stillwater, OK, United States and Raymond Huhnke, Oklahoma State University Main Campus, Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, Stillwater, OK, United States

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