The staff of the Water and Energy Technology Team together represents hundreds of years of cumulative experience in the area of efficient management of energy and water resources. Specific project activities enable team members to deliver this experience and expertise to a broad client base as well as to explore new opportunities and pursue innovative approaches and solutions to resource management problems.
The WETT Team provides clients throughout the world with treatment and conservation alternatives that can help increase water supply and reduce water and energy demand. More than 20 years of experience developing and applying highly flexible, state-of-the art policy analysis models and tools, combined with expertise in hydrogeology and reservoir dynamics, microbial ecology and environmental engineering, probabilistic cost-effectiveness analysis, energy auditing, and assessment of water- and energy-efficient technologies enables WETT to assist clients in choosing the best alternative to a particular water/energy challenge.
The following project activities are representative of the work performed by WETT staff. The summaries address the project's specific relationship to the Energy-Water Nexus, describe the research approach and accomplishments and provide links to related publications.
- BEST Winery
- Climate Change and Reliability of Water Supplies
- Energy and Water Efficiency of Clothes Washers
- Energy Water Nexus
- Methodology and Model for Evaluating Environmental Benefits
- Promoting Energy Efficiency in Water and Wastewater Treatment
- Removing Arsenic from Drinking Water
- Water and Energy Savings Potential of ENERGY STAR Labels for Water-Using Products
- Water Storage and Electricity Demand in California
- Wind Energy for Water Supply in Eritrea