Energy-Water Nexus Knowledge Discovery Framework, Experts’ Meeting

Abstract

Energy and water generation and delivery systems are inherently interconnected. With demand for energy growing, the energy sector is experiencing increasing competition for water. With increasing population and changing environmental, socioeconomic, and demographic scenarios, new technology and investment decisions must be made for optimized and sustainable energy-water resource management. These decisions require novel scientific insights into the complex interdependencies of energy-water infrastructures across multiple space and time scales. On June 13, 2017 an Experts’ Meeting was convened for the purpose of informing the design of an integrated data driven modeling, analysis, and visualization capability that can enable ecient local and regional decisionmaking regarding present and future energy-water infrastructure. This first multi-institute collaborative Energy-Water Nexus Knowledge Discovery Framework (EWN-KDF) will be informed by fundamental science and guided with strategic (federal) policy decisions in the service of ensuring national energy resilience.