Vina del Mar - Chile

Sustainable Viticulture: Winery Wastes and Ecologic Impacts Management
Contact: Gonzalo Ruiz
Email: gonzalo.ruiz@ucv.cl

Robert Van Buskirk, LBNL

Contact: 510-495-2310, rdvanbuskirk@lbl.gov

Role in the Energy-Water Nexus

The purpose of the Eritrea Wind Energy Project is to remove barriers to implementing feasible wind energy projects in Eritrea, East Africa. For approximately 12 percent of villages in Eritrea wind energy could be a key element of providing clean and safe water access for domestic and productive agricultural applications.

Ashok Gadgil, LBNL

Contact: Ashok Gadgil, 510-486-4651, ajgadgil@lbl.gov

Role in the Energy-Water Nexus

Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) have invented a process for cost-effectively removing high concentrations of arsenic from drinking water. Arsenic in drinking water is a serious problem in various regions, including Bangladesh and neighboring parts of India and Nepal. The World Health Organization estimates that in Bangladesh alone the problem affects almost 60 million people, rendering it the largest case of mass poisoning in human history. Arsenic removal typically requires significant energy input; the LBNL process requires significantly less energy input.

Specific Connection in Energy-Water Nexus

In developing countries, activities associated with cooking, washing, cleaning, eating and drinking represent the primary use of household energy. Water may be pumped, filtered, transported, treated, and heated for washing, and generally boiled for tea or coffee. In villages in developing countries, water and energy infrastructure are inseparable. And in most such areas, clean water and energy are not readily available.