by Vance Tan | Jan 7, 2019 | Water supply
Abstract Large and reliable volumes of water are required to cool thermal power plants. Yet across the world growing demands from society, environmental regulation and climate change impacts are reducing the availability of reliable water supplies. This in turn...
by Vance Tan | May 7, 2018 | Water supply
Abstract Potential increases in water demand, alongside uncertainties in water availability due to climate change, mean that Britain’s water supply system could become increasingly stressed over the coming decades. Along with the need for secure water supplies,...
by Vance Tan | May 2, 2018 | Water supply
Abstract Potential increases in water demand, alongside uncertainties in water availability due to climate change, mean that Britain’s water supply system could become increasingly stressed over the coming decades. Along with the need for secure water supplies,...
by Vance Tan | Nov 7, 2017 | Water supply
Introduction As part of its work on the National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA) the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has been developing scenarios to help understand how the UK’s future infrastructure requirements could change in response to different...
by Vance Tan | Sep 30, 2016 | Water supply
Abstract The energy supply systems model was developed for the UK Infrastructure Transitions Research Consortium (ITRC) and is used on the CGEN+ optimisation model for energy infrastructure expansion planning. Authors Byers, E.A., Qadrdan, M., Leathard, A., Alderson,...
by Vance Tan | Jan 12, 2016 | Water supply
Abstract The assessment of collective risk for flood risk management requires a better understanding of the space-time characteristics of flood magnitude and occurrence. In particular, classic formulation of collective risk implies hypotheses concerning the...