Sec. 2. Integrating energy and water research
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The Secretary of Energy shall integrate water considerations into energy research, development, and demonstration programs and projects of the Department of Energy by— advancing energy and energy efficiency technologies and practices that meet the objectives of— minimizing freshwater withdrawal and consumption; increasing water use efficiency; utilizing nontraditional water sources with efforts to improve the quality of the water from those sources; minimizing deleterious impacts on water bodies, groundwater, and waterways; and minimizing seismic impacts; considering the effects climate variability may have on water supplies and quality for energy generation and fuel production; and improving understanding of the energy-water nexus.
Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a strategic plan identifying the research, development, and demonstration needs for Department programs and projects to carry out subsection (a). The strategic plan shall include technical milestones for achieving and assessing progress toward the objectives of subsection (a)(1). In developing the strategic plan, the Secretary shall consider— new advanced cooling technologies for energy generation and fuel production technologies; performance improvement of existing cooling technologies and cost reductions associated with using those technologies; innovative water reuse, recovery, and treatment technologies in energy generation and fuel production, including renewable energy; technology development for carbon capture and storage systems that utilize efficient water use design strategies; technologies that are life-cycle cost effective; systems analysis and modeling of issues relating to the energy-water nexus; technologies to treat and utilize wastewater and produced waters discharged from oil, natural gas, coalbed methane, and any other substance to be used as an energy source; advanced materials for the use of nontraditional water sources for energy generation and fuel production; biomass production and utilization and the impact on hydrologic systems; technologies that reduce impacts on water from energy resource development; energy efficient technologies for water distribution, treatment, supply, and collection systems; technologies for energy generation from water distribution, treatment, supply, and collection systems; the flexible operation of water infrastructure to provide essential grid reliability services; modular or energy-water microgrid systems that can provide energy and water resources in remote or disaster recovery areas; recovering energy in the form of biofuels, bioproducts, and biopower from municipal and industrial wastewaters, and similar organic streams; and any other area of the energy-water nexus that the Secretary considers appropriate.
In developing the strategic plan, the Secretary shall coordinate and avoid duplication— with other Federal agencies operating related programs, if appropriate; and across programs and projects of the Department, including with those of the National Laboratories. In developing the strategic plan, the Secretary shall consider and incorporate, as appropriate, relevant information and recommendations, including those of the National Water Availability and Use Assessment Program under section 9508(d) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 42 U.S.C. 10368(d) ).
In developing the strategic plan, the Secretary shall consult and coordinate with a diverse group of representatives from research and academic institutions, industry, public utility commissions, and State and local governments who have expertise in technologies and practices relating to the energy-water nexus. Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate the strategic plan.
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and at least once every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall— utilize relevant information produced by Federal Government agencies, academia, State, local, and tribal governments and industry to update the strategic plan; include in the updated strategic plan a description of the changes from the previous strategic plan and the rationale for such changes; include a review of progress made towards the milestones outlined in the previous strategic plan; and submit the updated strategic plan to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
The Secretary may provide for such additional research, development, and demonstration activities as appropriate to integrate water considerations into the research, development, and demonstration activities of the Department as described in subsection (a).
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