##  [Energy–Water Nexus](/index.php/energy-water-nexus) 

  ##  [Energy–Water Nexus](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/energy-water-nexus-0) 

  

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**Engineering & Applied Technologies Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

The interdependent relationship between energy systems and water resources in which energy production, conversion and distribution require water (for cooling, extraction, processing, transport) and water supply, treatment and distribution require energy, so changes or constraints in one domain directly affect availability, quality, cost and reliability in the other.