C4SW White Papers & Reports
In-depth white papers & reports on water security and resilient infrastructure developed by
Center for Secure Water research team.
- Powering AI: Can Pumped Hydropower Storage Meet the Energy Surge?
By Timothy D. Stark and Ana Pinheiro Privette The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) is significantly increasing demand for both electricity and water. Data centers, which provide the computational infrastructure for AI systems, are… Read more: Powering AI: Can Pumped Hydropower Storage Meet the Energy Surge? - Designing for a Resilient Future: Managing the Risks of Physical Systems in a Changing World
By: Paolo Gardoni, Ana Pinheiro Privette, and Ana Barros Executive Summary Structures and infrastructure are vital for economic growth, quality of life, and social connectivity, providing essential services like water, transportation, healthcare, energy, and communications.… Read more: Designing for a Resilient Future: Managing the Risks of Physical Systems in a Changing World - Data Center Expansion in Virginia: Closing Critical Gaps for Informed Water Planning and Permitting
By: Ana Pinheiro Privette*, Ximing Cai*, Hari Dave#, Zach Sugg@, and Peter Colohan@ *Center for Secure Water, The Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, #The Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,… Read more: Data Center Expansion in Virginia: Closing Critical Gaps for Informed Water Planning and Permitting - Circular Economy for Sustainable Water Management
In this white paper from the Center for Secure Water, Director Ana Barros, Deputy Director Ximing Cai, Managing Director Ana Pinheiro-Privette and Professor Na Wei detail the ways in which circular economy principles can be… Read more: Circular Economy for Sustainable Water Management - Flash Floods: From prediction to protection
Center for Secure Water Director Ana Barros reflects on the devastating Guadelupe River flooding that devastated parts of Texas this summer and offers her thoughts on how AI and weather models can power next-gen flash… Read more: Flash Floods: From prediction to protection - Resilient Mobility through AI: Revolutionizing emergency planning with Digital Twins
Extreme weather events and natural disasters, such as floods and hurricanes, are increasingly disrupting critical infrastructure systems worldwide. Urban transportation networks, which are essential for evacuations, delivering emergency resources, and maintaining connectivity during crises, are… Read more: Resilient Mobility through AI: Revolutionizing emergency planning with Digital Twins - AI’s Challenging Waters
The rapid growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is intensifying the water crisis. The data centers required to run large AI models consume vast amounts of power. This significant energy consumption generates large amounts of heat, which in… Read more: AI’s Challenging Waters - Center for Secure Water (C4SW) to address water stresses current and future
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has launched the Center for Secure Water (C4SW), a new initiative dedicated to pioneering innovative solutions in the water resources sector. The Center seeks to address both current challenges… Read more: Center for Secure Water (C4SW) to address water stresses current and future