The significant growth in many developing regions has led to increasing water use in the industrial sector. Water as a source required for industrial and cooling processes is directly related to energy production and carbon dioxide emissions. In this study, water, energy, carbon nexus has been investigated in relation to industrial water demand. The dynamics of water-energy-carbon nexus investigated through the use of a system dynamics approach. The interaction between the components is mainly calculated from the mass and energy balance. The proposed framework has been applied to the water use information of the Industry sectors in the Netherlands. The functional relationship of the energy and carbon production are investigated using both exponential and logistic growth functions and the impact is measured using Kaya identity framework. A range of exchange in water use to energy and carbon production for cooling purposes is estimated. The results show the significant value of combining mass and energy balance of water-energy-carbon in a system dynamics framework.

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The significant growth in many developing regions has led to increasing water use in the industrial sector. Water as a source required for industrial and cooling processes is directly related to energy production and carbon dioxide emissions. In this study, water, energy, carbon nexus has been investigated in relation to industrial water demand. The dynamics of water-energy-carbon nexus investigated through the use of a system dynamics approach. The interaction between the components is mainly calculated from the mass and energy balance. The proposed framework has been applied to the water use information of the Industry sectors in the Netherlands. The functional relationship of the energy and carbon production are investigated using both exponential and logistic growth functions and the impact is measured using Kaya identity framework. A range of exchange in water use to energy and carbon production for cooling purposes is estimated. The results show the significant value of combining mass and energy balance of water-energy-carbon in a system dynamics framework.

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Carbon Footprint of Water Use in Industrial Expansion

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Conference DOI: https://doi.org/10.26226/m.6329c39b68fb0e00131f77d2