Water footprint assessment at the ultra-supercritical (USC) coal power plant in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mardi N.H., Ean L.W., Malek M.A., Chua K.H., Ahmed A.N.
• Other Authors: 57190171141
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH 2025
• Subjects: Coal; Electricity; Environmental Monitoring; Malaysia; Power Plants; Water; Water Supply; coal; water; Blue water; Electricity-generation; Gray water; Operational water footprint; Supply chain water footprint; Sustainable development goal 6; Ultra-supercritical coal power plants; Water energy; Water footprint; coal-fired power plant; consumption behavior; electricity generation; water footprint; water management; water resource; Article; chemical oxygen demand; coal mining; cooling; demineralization; effluent; electric power plant; electricity; energy; environmental sustainability; human; hydropower; Monte Carlo method; pollutant; recycling; reliability; solid waste management; sustainable development goal; waste water treatment plant; water availability; water pollution; water supply; environmental monitoring; procedures; Fossil fuel power plants

The power generation sector consumes significant amounts of water. A comprehensive water footprint (WF) assessment helps identify and monitor the processes consuming high amounts of water. This research evaluates the water footprint (WF) of electricity generation at a USC coal power plant, integrati...