Tianyi Luo is a Senior Manager with the Aqueduct Project at the Global Water Program. He leads advanced geospatial and statistical analysis for Aqueduct applications, and manages the data unit for the team. Tianyi has worked directly with more than a dozen multi-national companies on quantifying water risks and associated financial implications for their corporate value chains, as well as international development banks and aid agencies on assessing national and regional water security. Besides corporate and national water risk assessment, Tianyi also leads the Water Program’s effort on water – energy nexus, particularly around power generation and unconventional gas sectors. Some ongoing projects include quantifying water uses, risks, and opportunities in India’s thermal power sector, and water savings from the renewable sector in India.
Most power generation consumes water, whether to cool steam in thermoelectric plants or power turbines for hydropower. And the global demand for both water and electricity will continue t...
Many people point to renewable energy as the greatest threat facing fossil fuel power plants. New WRI research finds that the real threat may be water.
