Soil Profile. There are different types of soil, each with its own set of characteristics. Dig down deep into any soil, and youâll see that it is made of layers, or horizons (O, A, E, B, C, R). Put the horizons together, and they form a soil profile. Like a biography, each profile tells a story about the life of a soil. Most soils have three major horizons (A, B, C) and some have an organic horizon (O).
At a pilot facility in Singapore, Siemens has cut the energy needed to desalinate seawater by more than 50 percent. The plant processes 50 cubic meters of water per day, consuming only 1.5 kilowatt-hours of electricity per cubic meter.
Environmental Protection Agency. Water-related energy use in California also consumes approximately 20 percent of the stateâs electricity, and 30 percent of the stateâs non-power plant natural gas (i.e. natural gas not used to produce electricity). In 2000, thermoelectric facilities used 195,000 million gallons of water a day.