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Topics of interest of the WaterEnergyNEXUS conference include, but are not limited, to the following aspects:
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Nexus framework and governance
- Nexus from the energy perspective;
- Nexus from the water perspective related to energy;
- Existing tools and models in analyzing the nexus;
- Land, climate and energy constraints on water and food sectors;
- Governance challenges in the Water-Energy Nexus;
- Governance in supporting innovations in renewable energies and mitigating climate change impacts;
- Investment and finance for energy and water infrastructure;
- Urban Water Security;
- Urban Agriculture;
- Policy for the implementation of the Circular Economy in the water cycle
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Environmental technologies for the sustainable development of the water sector
- Water-energy nexus/energy saving technology;
- Nutrients/hazardous substances control;
- Appropriate water/wastewater technologies for developing countries;
- Advanced technology or Nature based solutions for water;
- Green technologies for sustainable water and wastewater management;
- Renewable/valuable resources recovery and utilization;
- Wastewater/waste to energy;
- Control of the contaminants of emerging concerns (CECs) including Bacteria Resistant to Antibiotics (BRA) and microplastics.
- Health Related Viruses in Natural & Engineering Water Systems
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Future clean energy technologies and systems under water constraints
- Water needs in the energy systems such as power plants, fuel refineries, renewable energy development, and carbon capture & storage, etc.;
- Energy needs for water supply and agriculture: extraction, transportation, and disposal of water, livestock production, fertilizer production, irrigation, food transportation etc.;
- Agriculture and land-use impacts on future energy systems;
- Future urban energy systems with considerations of water and food security;
- Environmental Biotechnology and Bioenergy
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Implementation and best practices
- Technology innovations for supporting global secure access to clean energy and water;
- Reductions in water and wastewater utility operational costs through energy efficiency improvements;
- Case studies of innovative technologies and policies in municipalities and industries for energy and water savings;
- Energy and water consumption and balance flows of urban and industrial systems
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