TY - CONF
TI - Oceanographic characterization of areas of interest for a possible implementation of OTEC technology in Mexico 
AU - Garcia Huante, A
AU - Ponce-Núñez, F
AU - Garduño-Ruiz, E
AU - Bárcenas-Graniel, J
AU - Luna-Gómez, V
T2 - Pan American Marine Energy Conference (PAMEC 2024)
AB - The central and southern areas of the Mexican Pacific Ocean have priority sites that meet the considerations described above, such as: (a) the Bahía de Banderas area in the polygon that includes the towns from Chimo to Playa Mismaloya, corresponding to the state of Jalisco; (b) the Petacalco zone in the state of Guerrero and (c) the Puerto Ángel area in Oaxaca, which includes the polygon from Punta Cometa to Bajo de Arenal (Fig. 1.). Various studies mention that the generation of net electrical power through OTEC in these areas can vary from 80–200 MW with an operational persistence of 70-100% [9, 1, 10]. For these reasons, it is extremely important to carry out research and field monitoring through oceanographic cruises that corroborate the theoretical results, such as temperature data in the oceanic vertical profile, fine bathymetry, and the type of sediments on the seabed of the sites preponderant. The results of these studies would give us sufficient certainty to know the feasibility of a possible installation and operation of an OTEC plant in Mexico in the medium term. View the Conference Paper here.View the Presentation Slides here.
DA - 2024/02//
PY - 2024
UR - https://pamec.energy/events/pamec2024/conference-program/
LA - English
KW - OTEC
KW - Field Data
KW - Site Characterization
ER -