California to plan for 10 percent less water by 2040
As reported August 11 by Sharon Udasin in The Hill California Governor Gavin Newsom announced revised strategies aligned with the planned...
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Jul 23, 20221 min read
What to do when the Colorado River reserves run low?
As reported in the San Diego Union Tribune by Henry Fountain from the NY Times, the secondary headline states "experts say reductions...
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olsonchrisc
Jul 23, 20221 min read
IPHROS explained - Oceanus P&W proposal for Sonora, Mexico
The proposed IPHROS project summary by Oceanus P&W for Pitiquitos, Sonora, Mexico is an excellent reference for high level capital...
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olsonchrisc
Jul 23, 20222 min read
Clean Energy - SEEC champions H.R. 8294 to focus DOE
The press release published by David Schutt at SEEC highlights funding for clean energy technologies and provides focus for the DOE. ...
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Jul 22, 20221 min read
Earth can't wait - a sense of urgency needed.
The Canary Media headline by Julian Spector reads, "Utilities are planning to shift to clean energy — just not too quickly." The...
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Jun 13, 20221 min read
The answer is IPHROS. SEEC members ask questions about EV infrastructure readiness.
The Hill published an opinion piece Jun 10, 2022 titled, "Ensuring our power grid can fuel the influx of EVs coming down the pike" by...
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May 27, 20221 min read
So now what? Plan for Huntington Beach desal project rejected
On May 13, 2022 it was reported that the California Coastal Commission voted to reject the Huntington Beach desalination project as...
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May 14, 20221 min read
Why this IPHROS InfoHub?
Welcome to the IPHROS InfoHub. This is the place where the community shares, discusses, and advances all things IPHROS. While attending...
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olsonchrisc
May 13, 20222 min read
IPHROCES explained - the process and benefits
Included here is a good summary of the IPHROCES process. Shared as written with credit to Oceanus P&W (1), the firm working to make the...
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olsonchrisc
May 10, 20221 min read
Funding for 46 water infrastructure projects announced
Zack Budryk at The Hill reported "the Biden administration will allocate funding to improve water infrastructure in 46 projects across 11...
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May 5, 20221 min read
U.S. Department of Energy to kick off inaugural Hydropower Collegiate Competition
According to the U.S. Department of Energy's Waterpower Technologies Office and National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) the inaugural...
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May 5, 20221 min read
Groundwater extraction near coastal cities accelerates sinking
PoliticoPro reported a study in Geophysical Research Letters that used "satellite data to measure subsidence rates in 99 large coastal...
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Apr 29, 20221 min read
California declares historic water emergency - IPHROS as mitigation option?
From record December snowfall to now the driest three months beginning a new year in California history, the Metropolitan Water District...
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Apr 22, 20221 min read
Earth Day 2022 - Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition
On Earth Day today the Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) posted an article "For Earth Day, look beyond solar panels and...
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Apr 8, 20221 min read
Innovative Pumped Storage Hydro Configurations
The Capabilities, Cost and Innovation working group (WG) reported out at the September 2021 Pumped Storage Hydropower international forum...
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Apr 7, 20222 min read
IPHROS plans continue in Latin America
In 2020 the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) shared a blog explaining the workings, benefits, and potential...
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Mar 24, 20221 min read
And the survey says... Californians and the Environment
The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) conducted a survey of Californians to understand how people think of the environment. ...
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Mar 20, 20221 min read
Megadrought deepens. Time to consider IPHROS.
Seth Bornstein at AP reported, "the American West’s megadrought deepened so much last year that it is now the driest in at least 1,200...
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Mar 18, 20221 min read
"Water Savings Lag as Drought Deepens"
The headline above from the San Diego UT article by Hayley Smith says it all. New data from the California State Water Resources Control...
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Mar 18, 20221 min read
IPHROS brine and mining key minerals for EV batteries
In addition to clean water and stored energy as IPHROS outputs, the resultant brine is rich in key minerals used for EV battery...
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