River basins and energy systems - what synergies are possible and how can they be discovered?
| Dates: | 3 November 2020 |
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| Times: | 15:00 - 16:00 |
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| What is it: | Webinar |
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| Organiser: | Global Development Institute |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, External researchers, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public |
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| Speaker: | Professor Julien Harou |
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Traditionally planners considered the effects of water and energy systems on the other in simplified ways or not at all. This has often led to inefficient use of resources and a somewhat arbitrary allocation of benefits and costs across sectors and geographic regions. Yet the need to decarbonise energy systems is introducing unprecedented interdependencies in multi-resource systems, and creating demand for integrated water-energy systems.
Julien will present a framework developed by FutureDAMS which uses new methods of jointly designing river basins and energy systems. The approach using a trade-off analysis that considers multiple societal objectives and demonstrates how portfolios of infrastructure investments and policy interventions can result in good outcomes under a range of plausible futures.
Speaker
Professor Julien Harou
Role: Chair in Water Engineering
Organisation: Department of Mechanical, Aerospace & Civil Engineering
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