Progress on Marine Energy inMEXICO

Gerardo Hiriart26 April 2007

Gulf of California

CaboSan Lucas

Tide max=6 m

Tide max=1.2 m

Tide max=1.8 m

Gulf of California

N Mar de Cortés

N

Mar de Cortés

Cortesía del CICESE

Basin area 2,590 km2Length of dam 74 kmPower installed 38,828 MW (FP 6%)Annual Generation 21,657 GWh/añoPot/A = 15 MW/km2E/A = 8.4 GWh/año/km2

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Basin area 630 km2Length of dam 47 kmPower installed 9,451 MW (FP 6%)Annual Generation 5,260 GWh/añoPot/A = 15 MW/Km2E/A = 8. 4 GWh/año/km2

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Basin area 130 km2Length of dam 16 kmPower installed 1,979 MW (FP 6%)Annual Generation 1,090 GWh/añoPot/A = 15 MW/Km2E/A = 8.4 GWh/año/km2

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Basin area 53 km2Length of dam 11 kmPower installed 766 MW (FP 7%)Annual Generation 438 GWh/añoPot/A = 15 MW/Km2E/A = 8.4 GWh/año/km2

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Generation with a single basin

Graphics Flood end Ebb

Generation with double basin

A single basin

Double basin

Ideal topography configuration

Topography found in Puerto Peñasco

Topography found in Peñasco port

A=4.3 km2

A=4.3 km2

Pot=86 MW

E=55 GWh

L1=1200 m

L2=1500 m

Topography found in Peñasco port

Currents

Currents in Cozumel’s channel

Data record of 4 days in Cozumel’s channel

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0

2

Mean velocity 1.5 Max velocity 3 (m/s)

(Sheinbaum, 2003).

Currents in Infiernillo’s channel

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-3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

4

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5000 5200 5400 5600 5800 6000 6200 6400 6600 6800 7000

According to CICESE’s papers and model result there can be currents

about 3 and 4 m/s

Turbine with horizontal axes

Turbines with vertical axes

Understanding and training with physic model

Understanding and training with numerical model

Vmax=1.31 m/s

Vmax=1.54 m/s

Vmax=1.91 m/s

The main idea

Making our own physic model

Operation IMPULSA’s device

Laboratory testing videos

Numerical model result

Velocidad inicial= 1 m/s

Vmax=2.35 m/s Vmax=3.31 m/s

Turbine power

312

Pot AVη=

Area (m2)

12 24

Velocity (m/s)

Power (kW)

Power (kW)

1 42997

72 583 194

η=0.60

IMPULSA’s Turbine

Taking advantage of hot hydrothermal vents to generate

electrical energy

Hydrothermal vents with high temperature

•Fosa de Wagner (Puerto Peñasco)

•Guaymas

•Canal de ballenas

Hydrothermal vents with high temperature

Hydrothermal vents with high temperature

Scheme of operation

Power installed

Potencia Instalada: 1.4 [MW]

Velocidad del chorro: 0.5 [m/s]

Diámetro de salida: 10 [in]

Potencia Instalada: 23 [MW]

Velocidad del chorro: 0.5 [m/s]

Diámetro de salida: 40 [in]

Hot Water

Taking advantage of thermal source in the Peninsula of Baja

California

-Generation low enthalpy-Desalination hot water

Hot water

Hot water

Geotermómetros

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T-SO4-H2S(°C)

T-SO4-H2O(°C)

T-Na-K-Ca-Mg-corr

(°C)

T-Si(°C)

Tdesc(°C)

muestra

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213198202200108Min.Sub

T-SO4-H2S(°C)

T-SO4-H2O(°C)

T-Na-K-Ca-Mg-corr

(°C)

T-Si(°C)

Tdesc(°C)

muestra

Thanks for your attention

Generation with single basin

Basin area 1000x2500

15 GWh

14 MW

flood and ebb (red)

Ebb (blue)Back

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