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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 147 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Journal of Marine Science and Engineering |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 15 May 2019 |
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Keywords
- ocean current
- kinetic energy
- marine renewables
- marine turbines
- Cozumel Channel
- Mexico
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Energy yield assessment from ocean currents in the insular shelf of Cozumel Island. / Alcérreca-Huerta, Juan Carlos ; Encarnacion, Job Immanuel; Ordoñez-Sánchez, Stephanie; Callejas-Jiménez, Mariana ; Gallegos Diez Barroso, Gabriel ; Allmark, Matthew ; Mariño-Tapia, Ismael ; Silva Casarín, Rodolfo ; O'Doherty, Tim ; Johnstone, Cameron; Carrillo, Laura .
In: Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 5, 147, 15.05.2019.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Energy yield assessment from ocean currents in the insular shelf of Cozumel Island
AU - Alcérreca-Huerta, Juan Carlos
AU - Encarnacion, Job Immanuel
AU - Ordoñez-Sánchez, Stephanie
AU - Callejas-Jiménez, Mariana
AU - Gallegos Diez Barroso, Gabriel
AU - Allmark, Matthew
AU - Mariño-Tapia, Ismael
AU - Silva Casarín, Rodolfo
AU - O'Doherty, Tim
AU - Johnstone, Cameron
AU - Carrillo, Laura
PY - 2019/5/15
Y1 - 2019/5/15
N2 - Marine renewables represent a promising and innovative alternative source for satisfying the energy demands of growing populations while reducing the consumption of fossil fuels. Most technological advancements and energy yield assessments have been focused on promoting the use of kinetic energy from tidal streams with flow velocities higher than 2.0 m s−1. However, slower-moving flows from ocean currents are recently explored due to their nearly continuous and unidirectional seasonal flows. In this paper, the potential of the Yucatan Current is analysed at nearshore sites over the insular shelf of Cozumel Island in the Mexican Caribbean. Field measurements were undertaken using a vessel-mounted ADCP to analyse the spatial distribution of flow velocities, along with CTD profiles as well as data gathering of bathymetry and water elevations. Northward directed flow velocities were identified, with increasing velocities just before the end of the strait of the Cozumel Channel, where average velocities in the region of 0.88 to 1.04 m s 11 −1 were recorded. An estimation of power delivery using horizontal axis turbines was undertaken with Blade Element Momentum theory. It was estimated that nearly 3.2 MW could be supplied to Cozumel Island, amounting to about 10% of its electricity consumption.
AB - Marine renewables represent a promising and innovative alternative source for satisfying the energy demands of growing populations while reducing the consumption of fossil fuels. Most technological advancements and energy yield assessments have been focused on promoting the use of kinetic energy from tidal streams with flow velocities higher than 2.0 m s−1. However, slower-moving flows from ocean currents are recently explored due to their nearly continuous and unidirectional seasonal flows. In this paper, the potential of the Yucatan Current is analysed at nearshore sites over the insular shelf of Cozumel Island in the Mexican Caribbean. Field measurements were undertaken using a vessel-mounted ADCP to analyse the spatial distribution of flow velocities, along with CTD profiles as well as data gathering of bathymetry and water elevations. Northward directed flow velocities were identified, with increasing velocities just before the end of the strait of the Cozumel Channel, where average velocities in the region of 0.88 to 1.04 m s 11 −1 were recorded. An estimation of power delivery using horizontal axis turbines was undertaken with Blade Element Momentum theory. It was estimated that nearly 3.2 MW could be supplied to Cozumel Island, amounting to about 10% of its electricity consumption.
KW - ocean current
KW - kinetic energy
KW - marine renewables
KW - marine turbines
KW - Cozumel Channel
KW - Mexico
UR - https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jmse
U2 - 10.3390/jmse7050147
DO - 10.3390/jmse7050147
M3 - Article
VL - 7
JO - Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
T2 - Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
JF - Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
SN - 2077-1312
IS - 5
M1 - 147
ER -