Rebecca Peer
Biographic Data
| ID | 6719788 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rebecca Peer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rebecca |
| FAMILY NAME | Peer |
| SIGNATURE | PEER R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Canterbury |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9951-2625 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Toward lower-emission freight
Trucking is critical for New Zealand’s economy as it is responsible for most of the country’s freight movement. However, the reliance on diesel-powered trucks disproportionately contributes to carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and air pollutant emissions. Two different technologies have the potential to electrify heavy freight: battery-electric and fuel cell electric trucks; however, it remains unclear which technology will be used to reach New Zealand’s go…
Summer peaks, overheating, and excess deaths by 2100? The energy and health system impacts of space cooling in a changing climate
Climate change is increasing global temperatures, with implications for indoor overheating, cooling energy demand, and public health. This study uses a validated agent-based model of residential energy use to assess the impacts of climate change on residential space cooling in Aotearoa New Zealand, modelling eight representative neighbourhoods across the socioeconomic spectrum in Auckland and Christchurch, the two largest cities. In the highest-t…
Strategic retreat
Many communities worldwide are retreating or preparing to retreat from hazardous areas due to climate change, but where they should relocate to needs careful consideration. The focus to date of “managed retreat,” has been on reducing detrimental and undesirable consequences. However, relocation also presents opportunities. Managing retreat should account not only for where people should be moved from but also where they could be moved to, in orde…
An integrated assessment of the global virtual water trade network of energy
The global trade of energy allows for the distribution of the world’s collective energy resources and, therefore, an increase in energy access. However, this network of trade also generates a network of virtually traded resources that have been used to produce energy commodities. An integrated database of energy trade water footprints is necessary to capture interrelated energy and water concerns of a globalized economy,and is also motivated by c…
A regional assessment of the water embedded in the US electricity system
Water consumption from electricity systems can be large, and it varies greatly by region. As electricity systems change, understanding the implications for water demand is important, given differential water availability. This letter presents regional water consumption and consumptive intensities for the United States electric grid by region using a 2014 base year, based on the 26 regions in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Emissions & Gener…
Characterizing cooling water source and usage patterns across US thermoelectric power plants
This study characterizes cooling water sources (by type and quality) and cooling water usage rates in thermoelectric power plants across the US based on data reported by power plant operators to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) for the year 2014. Geospatial distributions of water usage by specific cooling technologies and water sources confirm trends towards wet recirculating cooling systems, dry cooling and reclaimed water usage in th…
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Characterizing cooling water source and usage patterns across US thermoelectric power plants
This study characterizes cooling water sources (by type and quality) and cooling water usage rates in thermoelectric power plants across the US based on data reported by power plant operators to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) for the year 2014. Geospatial distributions of water usage by specific cooling technologies and water sources confirm trends towards wet recirculating cooling systems, dry cooling and reclaimed water usage in th…
A regional assessment of the water embedded in the US electricity system
Water consumption from electricity systems can be large, and it varies greatly by region. As electricity systems change, understanding the implications for water demand is important, given differential water availability. This letter presents regional water consumption and consumptive intensities for the United States electric grid by region using a 2014 base year, based on the 26 regions in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Emissions & Gener…
An integrated assessment of the global virtual water trade network of energy
The global trade of energy allows for the distribution of the world’s collective energy resources and, therefore, an increase in energy access. However, this network of trade also generates a network of virtually traded resources that have been used to produce energy commodities. An integrated database of energy trade water footprints is necessary to capture interrelated energy and water concerns of a globalized economy,and is also motivated by c…
Strategic retreat
Many communities worldwide are retreating or preparing to retreat from hazardous areas due to climate change, but where they should relocate to needs careful consideration. The focus to date of “managed retreat,” has been on reducing detrimental and undesirable consequences. However, relocation also presents opportunities. Managing retreat should account not only for where people should be moved from but also where they could be moved to, in orde…
Toward lower-emission freight
Trucking is critical for New Zealand’s economy as it is responsible for most of the country’s freight movement. However, the reliance on diesel-powered trucks disproportionately contributes to carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and air pollutant emissions. Two different technologies have the potential to electrify heavy freight: battery-electric and fuel cell electric trucks; however, it remains unclear which technology will be used to reach New Zealand’s go…
Summer peaks, overheating, and excess deaths by 2100? The energy and health system impacts of space cooling in a changing climate
Climate change is increasing global temperatures, with implications for indoor overheating, cooling energy demand, and public health. This study uses a validated agent-based model of residential energy use to assess the impacts of climate change on residential space cooling in Aotearoa New Zealand, modelling eight representative neighbourhoods across the socioeconomic spectrum in Auckland and Christchurch, the two largest cities. In the highest-t…
Environmental Science (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Electricity (2 works) · Electricity generation (2 works) · Energy and Environment Impacts (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Environmental economics (2 works)