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Power generation as well as the production of fuels for transportation requires water, and the supply of high-quality freshwater is energy intensive. A growing population and climate change will increase the pressure on both resources.

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Figure 1: Interrelationships between water and energy.

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  1. Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, 78713, Texas, USA

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  2. Cockrell School of Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C2200, Austin, 78712, Texas, USA

    Ashlynn S. Holman & Michael E. Webber

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King, C., Holman, A. & Webber, M. Thirst for energy. Nature Geosci 1, 283–286 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo195

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