CEMIE-Oceáno Mexican Centre for Innovation in Ocean Energy

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1 CEMIE-Oceáno Mexican Centre for Innovation in Ocean Energy Rodolfo Silva Casarín

2 Mérida-Saltillo-Guadalajara

3 Contents o Background o Thematic projects o Transversal projects o Conclusions

4 Background

5 Renewable Energy o CEMIE Geothermic* o CEMIE Solar* o CEMIE Eolic* o CEMIE Biomass* o Hydraulic o CEMIE - Ocean Thermal and saline gradients Waves (undimotriz) Currents and tidal

6 Issues o What is the energy potential in Mexico at present and in the future? o How can the energy exploitation least affect the environment? o Where is there most convenient energy potential? o How can extreme climate/ seismic events be taken account of in harnessing ocean energy?

7 Thematic projects

8 Vision and Mission ovision: Linking academic and industrial actors, the CEMIE-O will be a multidisciplinary supplier of applied research, innovation and technology development in the fields of marine energy extraction, conversion and distribution. omission: Developing innovative products and technology across a range of oceanic resources, sustainable, effective and profitable supplies of renewable energy will reduce the use of fossil fuels in Mexico.

9 Goals o Extend and enhance the capabilities for research and technology development within a collaborative environment. o Develop and specialize human resources. o Enhance academia-industry relations. o Develop a portfolio of strategic projects. Financial support SENER-CONACYT Self sustainability of the CEMIE-O

10 Structure of the Centre

11 Structure of the Operating Group

12 Current and Tidal Energy o Resource evaluation: Develop a national atlas of energy potential. Produce a national inventory of associated processes (sediment dynamics). Conduct socio-economic-environmental studies in regions with most energy potential. o Regional characterization: Develop the potential of tidal and hydrokinetic energy in the Gulf of California. o Design hydrogen electrolyzers for energy storage Evaluate performance numerically and in the field.

13 Wave Energy o Wave energy characterization. Resource evaluation, spatial and temporal variability. Numerical simulation, time series, prediction and future sceneries (weather). Direct observations and remote sensing data. o Conceptual WEC design. o Theoretical and numerical studies, laboratory experiments with small and full scale prototypes. o Natural energy laboratory.

14 Saline Gradient Energy o Resource evaluation : Develop a national atlas of salinity fields. Identify sites with exploitation potential. Conduct socio-economic-environmental studies in regions with most energy potential. o Prototype design: Explore a range of laboratory materials and techniques. Develop a prototype design. Adapt existing capabilities and resource realities of national salt gradient technologies. Optimize the extraction of salt gradient energy.

15 Ocean Thermal Energy o Resource evaluation : Develop a national atlas of temperature fields. Identify sites with exploitation potential and carry out viability studies. Monitor thermal gradients in potential sites with thermistor chains. Evaluation of efficiency, technicalenvironmental and socio-economic impacts. o Inauguration of OTEC (Ocean Thermal Energy Converter) laboratory: Explore laboratory materials and techniques to optimize processes. Form a maritime thermal energy working group.

16 Business Unit o Protection and sale of intellectual property: products, processes and services (PPS) and technology packages (PTecs). o Technology transfer to the industry. o Trademark registry of PPS and PTecs. o Training and research in oceanic technology administration. o Generation and acceleration of Technology Based Companies (TBC) with PPS and PTecs.

17 Transversal projects

18 Structure of the Centre

19 Infrastructure Management o Registration of equipment and facilities. o Inventory of available infrastructure and equipment. o Coordination of requests for collaborative use of equipment and facilities.

20 Ecology and environmental issues o Research ecological viability of alternative energy devices: Contribute to the development of an eco-energtic diagnostic to identify good practices for the implementation of new technologies; to avoid or minimize consequences on ecosystems. Define and analyze the impacts of these new technologies; to identify strategies for monitoring and, where appropriate, the mitigation of negative environmental impacts. Generate climate change vulnerability indexes.

21 Materials, subsystems and components o Innovative development of new ceramic coatings. o Development of components inherently resistant to mechanical damage and corrosive marine environments. o Development of new prototypes, equipment and systems for marine power generation.

22 Energy network integration o Evaluate technical and economic viability of ocean power supply and voltage control. o Produce a technology roadmap to incorporate ocean energies in the national electricity network. Pre-feasibility study in solar, wind and hydro generation to 2018 (48,872 MW).

23 Human resource training and international collaboration o Build partnerships, links and collaboration agreements between different actors. o Promote marine energy topics in the training currently offered to undergraduates and graduates. o Strengthen the multidisciplinary formation of high calibre experts. o Develop a range of training programs for ocean energy experts.

24 Diffusion, dissemination and press o Create a database of all participants in CEMIE-Océano and its lines of work. o Catalogue the technology packages (PTecs) including property of products, processes and services (PPS). o Create a CEMIE-O web page. o For the CEMIE-O activities: Disseminate information via social networks. Biannual publication of a digital journal. Publication of books and manuals. Conference organization.

25 Numerical and physical modeling o Assess performance of marine energy converter (laboratory). o Adjust the mooring and anchorage means for specific sites. o Update scientific and technological research in physical and numerical modeling. o Numerical modeling of processes/effects of interaction: fluid-energy transformation device (wave climate, coastal processes, detail interaction fluid-device, climate change).

26 Conclusions

27 o CEMIE-O will be the first step towards harnessing sustainable, renewable marine energy in Mexico. o Build on and develop experience from other regions. o Marine energy may have a similar (or even faster) track than other renewable energy sources. o More financial support for research-development, together with regulation of the new technologies. o There are great opportunities for Mexico in marine energy technology development. o Academic institutions and national businesses should support and complement one and other.

28 Thanks for your attention Instituto de Ingeniería-Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (II-UNAM) Dr. Rodolfo Silva Casarín Dra. Angélica Felix Delgado