Enel Says 99% of Water It Uses for Power Returns to Environment

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Enel SpA, Italy’s largest power company, said water and energy are so interlinked now that the utility returns 99 percent of the water it uses to the environment.

“The relation between water and energy is becoming more and more relevant in a water-constrained world,” Andrea Valcalda said today at a forum in Brussels. “You need water for energy production -- mainly for cooling in thermal generation -- and of course for hydropower generation.