- Determination of direct and indirect, remote impacts of conventional (coal) and renewable energy systems (hydropower, biomass, solar thermal energy) on water resources
- Identification of potential conflicting goals and synergies of the Sustainable Development Goals "Clean Water and Sanitation" (SDG 6) and "Affordable and Clean Energy" (SDG 7)
- Development of technical solutions and governance instruments to reduce the impacts of energy production systems on a regional scale
- Development of new approaches and methodes to analyse impacts of the energy-water-nexus