Abstract
The Pan American Marine Energy Conference (PAMEC) is intended to bring together researchers in marine renewable energy in the Americas (including the Caribbean). This new research conference is part of a global network of conferences that includes the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC) and the Asian Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (AWTEC).
This book includes the contributions presented at the First Pan American Marine Energy Conference that ran from January 26th to the evening of the 28th. PAMEC is intended to foster the development of marine renewable energy through collaboration among researchers, developers, and suppliers.
Table of Contents
RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
- Field measurements of a floating tidal turbine wake - Maricarmen Guerra, Alex Hay, Richard Karsten, Richard Chee, Greg Trowse
- Combining observations and simulations into improved assessments of tidal resources - Richard Karsten, Greg Trowse, Aidan Bharath, Coleman Hooper,
Jeremy Locke, Maricarmen Guerra and Alex Hay - Evaluation of Wave Energy Extraction in a Sheltered Bay - Emiliano N. Gorr-Pozzi, Héctor García-Nava, Francisco J. Ocampo-Torres
- Wave characteristics on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica for energy production - Georges Govaere Vicarioli, Henry Alfaro Chavarría and Manuel Corrales
- Approaching the wave energy potential in a coastline section of the Nicoya peninsula - Henry Alfaro Chavarría, Georges Govaere Vicarioli, Javier Zumbado González
- Wave power availability in the Pacific of Mexico and Central America - Héctor García-Nava, Bernardo Esquivel-Trava, Francisco J. Ocampo-Torres
- Wave power resource assessment in Northeast México - Marco Ulloa, Francisco Ocampo-Torres, Miqueas Abel Díaz-Maya, Alejandro Olivares-Torres
- High-resolution Wave Hindcasts for Resource Characterization in the U.S. Pacific Regions - Zhaoqing Yang, Gabriel Garcia-Medina, Taiping Wang and Wei-Cheng Wu
- GIS based multicriteria analysis for offshore wind power potentials sites in Costa Rica’s North Pacific - Wilfredo Segura López, Rolando Portilla Pastor, Kenneth Lobo Méndez, Rodrigo Rojas Morales
- Determination of offshore wind power potential in Costa Rica - Kenneth Lobo Méndez, Rolando Portilla Pastor, Wilfredo Segura López, Rodrigo Rojas Morales
- Evaluation of the Oceanic Thermal Potential on the Coasts of Panama - Guillermo López T., Arthur James R., Maria De Los Ángeles Ortega Del Rosario
ENVIRONMENT
- Multidisciplinary investigations of environmental effects of 1.2 MW Tidal Power plant in the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier - Peter Scheijgrond, Michaela Scholl, Mardik Leopold, Merel Verbeek, Robert Jan Labeur, Marco Gatto, Anton de Fockert, Arnout Bijlsma, Lonneke IJsseldijk, Ron Kastelein, Mascha Dedert
- Coastal Energy Development–Recent Canadian Experiences - Norval H. Collins
- SEA Wave: Addressing the long-term environmental concerns associated with the development of wave energy technology - Caitlin Long, Jennifer Fox
- The Road to Risk Retirement: Evaluating and Communicating Environmental Risks that Affect Consenting - Andrea Copping, Margaret Pinza, Mikaela Freeman, Garrett Staines, Lenaïg Hemery, Alicia Gorton, Geneyra Harker-Kilmeš
- How international standardization and certification accelerate commercial uptake of marine energy convertors - Peter Scheijgrond, Anna Southall, Claudio Bittencourt, Winston D’Souza, Pieter Mathys, Gregory Germain, Martijn Geertzen
- Large scale model investigation for monopile decommissioning of offshore wind turbines - Nils Hinzmann, Dr. Jörg Gattermann
- Environmental impacts of ocean energy devices: Life Cycle Analysis - María Guadalupe Paredes Figueroa, Sergio Zamorano Guzmán, Dora Ruíz Méndez, Leonor Patricia Güereca Hernández
TECHNOLOGY: PRESENT
- Development and Testing of a Tidal Turbine Blade - Ralf Starzmann, Nicholas Kaufmann
- Marine HydroKinetic Tools – MHKiT - Frederick Driscoll, Chitra Sivaraman, Katherine Klise, Rebecca Pauly, Budi Gunawan, Carina Lansing, Kelley Ruehl, Matthew Macduff, Tonya Martin, and Jon Weers
- Floating Tidal Energy Platform PLAT-I - Penny Jeffcoate, Nick Cresswell
- ANDRITZ Mk1 Tidal Turbine Operating Experience - Catriona Phillips, Craig Love
- Vancouver Wave Energy Testing Station: Continuous electricity output verification from waves of various sizes, Development history and Transparent policies for industrial wave energy power plants - Charles Haynes, Johan Fourie
- Assessment of the INWAVE WEC-Hybrid PTO Technology in the Canadian Pacific Coast - M.Mojabi, B. Buckham
- Understanding Transient Load on Turbine Blades to Reduce Risks and Assist Design - Dominic Groulx
- Conversion System of Undimotriz Energy to Electricity - Alberto Vilar
TECHNOLOGY: EMERGING
- e.Wave: Maximization of wave energy harvesting through the integration of an adaptative mechanical system regulated by sea conditions for point absorber wave energy converters - Adrián Hernández, Julio Rojas Gomez, Juan Guerrero Fernández, Christopher Vega Sánchez
- Numerical study of the effect of a flap-type Wave Energy Converter in the wave field analyzing the directional wave spectrum - Melissa Jaramillo Torres, F.J. Ocampo Torres, P. Osuna, H. García Nava
- Electrohydrodynamics for a point absorber WEC: theoretical foundation - Eduardo Santiago Ojeda, Francisco J. Ocampo Torres
- Dynamic analysis of a novel six degrees of freedom device for wave energy extraction - D. E. Galván Pozos, F. J. Ocampo Torres
- Tidal energy for hydrogen production through reversible solid oxide cells - Antonio Jarquin Laguna, Yashar S. Hajimolana
- Adoption of Deep Ocean Water Technologies and their Contribution to Sustainable Development in the Caribbean - Jessica Arias Gaviria, Andres F. Osorio A, Santiago Arango-Aramburo
- Considerations for Offshore Wind Turbine Design in the North Pacific of Costa Rica - Mariana Montenegro Montero
- Pressure drop in Reverse Electrodialysis: Analysis using CFD - Mateo Roldan-Carvajal Andrés F. Osorio, Aldo G. Benavides-Moran, Carlos I. Sánchez-Sáenz, Cecilia Enríquez-Ortiz
- Salinity gradient energy potential in Latin America with emphasis in Colombia and Mexico - Oscar Alvarez-Silva, Andres F. Osorio
- Bathymetry and capacity factor study in areas of the Gulf of Baja California and the southwest coast of Mexico - Gallardo Brigido J.C, Jarquin-Laguna A, Rodriguez Hernández O
- Analysis of the performance and efficiency of a turbine for an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) plant by simulation using the Ansys Fluent program - Leslie M. Brito Navarrete, Sergio Pérez Otamendi, Dr. Víctor M. Romero Medina
- Design of a prototype of a 1kWe open-cycle OTEC power plant for the Mexican Caribbean Sea - David Domiciano Morales Soriano, Estela Cerezo Acevedo, Víctor Manuel Romero Medina
- Criteria for optimal sites selection for the installation of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) plants in the Mexican Pacific (MP) - Garduño-Ruiz Erika Paola, García-Huante Alejandro, Rodríguez-Cueto Yandy, Silva-Rodolfo, Alatorre-Mendieta Miguel Ángel
- Salinity gradient determination on the Mexican Caribbean Coastal zone and the technical viability to generate blue energy - Karen Vázquez Morales, M.C. Juan Francisco Bárcenas Graniel
- Hydrodynamic analysis of a reverse electrodialysis device spacer - Alejandro Martinez Flores, Jonathan I. Hernández Hernández, Damián Manzo Hernández, Vianey García Paredes, Rodolfo Silva, Edgar Mendoza
- Optimization of a reverse electrodialysis device - Jonathan I. Hernández Hernández, Ayrton A. Medina Rodríguez, Vianey García Paredes, Damián Manzo Hernández, Edgar Mendoza, Rodolfo Silva
- Possible oceanographic and biological effects due to the operation of an OTEC (Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion) plant in the area of Puerto Angel, Oaxaca, Mexico - Alejandro García Huante, Yandy Rodríguez Cueto, Erika Paola Garduño Ruíz, Graciela Rivera Camacho, Miguel Ángel Alatorre Mendieta, Rodolfo Silva Casarín, Ma. Esther Meave del Castillo
STORAGE AND INTEGRATION
- Island and Remote Grid Considerations for Marine Energy Development - Dhruv Bhatnagar, Terji Nielsen, Cheyne Eugenio, Steven DeWitt, Danielle Preziuso, Gabriel Garcia Medina, Rebecca O’Neil
- NOMAD: Freedom and autonomy by converging marine life and humankind - Alejandro Jaramillo Luconi
- The Influence of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems on Energy Storage - Jorge Olmedo-González, Guadalupe Ramos-Sánchez, Rosa de Guadalupe González-Huerta
- Synthesis and characterization of IrRuOx/TiO2 as electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction - Abissaid Martínez, Miguel Ángel Valenzuela, Rosa de Guadalupe González
BUILDING SOCIAL AND POLICY SUPPORT
- Governance of Marine Renewable Energy Development In Nova Scotia, Canada - Steve Sanford
- Lessons learned for Marine renewable energy development in Chile, Peru and Colombia - Gareth Davies, Isa Walker, Natalia Rojas
- MERIC: supporting the development of MRE in Chile - Dernis Mediavilla