OES Annual Report 2012 - Ocean Energy Systems

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04 / COUNTRY REPORTS
PROJECT
Optimization
of a wave energy
utilization
Building a scale model
of an OTEC plant
Getting Through
Osmosis Ocean Energy
Turbine IMPULSA
DESCRIPTION
Optimization of a wave energy utilization in narrowing channels
and their uptake for hydrogen production. The work is addressed
in three main areas.
The aim of this project is to develop a laboratory scale model
of a OTEC plant in order to engage students in understanding
this process.
Prototypes were developed in the laboratory experiment with
different types of membranes and devices.
The scope of this project is to design and build a scale model
of a prototype.
INVESTMENT
(USA dollars)
ND
ND
ND
547,037
Participation in Collaborative International Projects
The National University (UNAM) is participating in the European funded project HESEUS (Innovative
technologies for safer European coasts in a changing climate). It is the largest Integrated Project within
coastal risk assessment and mitigation funded by the EC and consists of 31 partner institutes from different
countries.
The scope of the work is to verify whether there are any possibilities of combining wave energy conversion
with coastal protection. The impacts of the project will be focused on reducing technical and non-technical
risk in the marine environment as well as reducing the cost per kWh of generated energy, through
multipurpose structures designed not only for electricity generation but also for coastal protection. The
total investment is 10 million USA dollars.