Wave energy in tropical regions: Deployment challenges, environmental and social perspectives
Por:
Felix, Angelica, Hernandez-Fontes, V, Jassiel, Lithgow, Debora, Mendoza, Edgar, Posada, Gregorio, Ring, Michael, Silva, Rodolfo
Publicada:
1 ene 2019
Resumen:
The harnessing of renewable sources of marine energy has become a promising solution for a number of problems, namely satisfying the increasing demand for electricity, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and the provision of energy to regions unconnected to a national grid. Tropical countries have an interesting dichotomy: Despite their varied potential sources of marine energy, their environmental and social conditions impose severe constraints on the development of a renewable energy industry. Moreover, the exploitation of these opportunities is limited by national economies' reliance on fossil fuels, political and social restraints, and technological immaturity. The present work addresses challenges and opportunities common to wave energy implementation in tropical nations, as a first approach to a regional diagnosis. The motivation for this work is to encourage research on wave energy policies in the Tropics. Technical, environmental, and social challenges to be overcome in wave energy projects are discussed. The technical challenges are grouped into development, deployment, and operation stages of wave energy converters; environmental challenges are divided into biodiversity, cumulative effects, and monitoring aspects, whilst social issues include population growth and energy access matters. The Mexican strategy for developing sustainable technology throughout the wave energy production chain is also presented. © 2019 by the authors.
Filiaciones:
Felix, Angelica:
National Council of Science and Technology, Mexico City, 03940, Mexico
Institute of Engineering, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico
Natl Council Sci & Technol, Mexico City 03940, DF, Mexico
Hernandez-Fontes, Jassiel, V , Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Engn, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Hernandez-Fontes, V, Jassiel:
Institute of Engineering, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico
Lithgow, Debora:
Institute of Engineering, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico
Environment and Sustainability Network, Institute of Ecology, Xalapa, 91070, Mexico
Hernandez-Fontes, Jassiel, V , Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Engn, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Inst Ecol, Environm & Sustainabil Network, Xalapa 91070, Veracruz, Mexico
Mendoza, Edgar:
Institute of Engineering, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico
Hernandez-Fontes, Jassiel, V , Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Engn, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Posada, Gregorio:
EPOMEX Institute, Campeche Autonomous University, San Francisco de Campeche, 24095, Mexico
Campeche Autonomous Univ, EPOMEX Inst, San Francisco De Campech 24095, Mexico
Ring, Michael:
Institute of Engineering, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico
Hernandez-Fontes, Jassiel, V , Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Engn, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Silva, Rodolfo:
Institute of Engineering, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico
Hernandez-Fontes, Jassiel, V , Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Engn, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
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