Energy budget of the thermal gradient in the Southern Brazilian continental shelf

Souza, Roberto Valente de; Marques, Wiliam Correa

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2015.12.068

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“…Site selection is an essential factor in OTEC planning. Many studies have analyzed one or some of the factors involved in the selection of the sites, including energy resource factors using frequency and harmony analysis [12], assessment of the temperature, and/or bathymetric gradients [13,14]. Other studies consider an integrative approach, including the evaluation of the thermal power potential, sea surface temperature, assessment of feasibility, environmental and socioeconomic criteria, multicriteria decision analysis [15,16], and sensitivity analysis to select optimal sites [17].…”

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Colombian Caribbean Bathymetry for an OTEC System Location

Herrera

Hernández-Hamón²,

Fajardo

et al. 2022

JMSE

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This article presents the creation of bathymetric cartography for San Andrés, Providencia, Santa Catalina, and the Colombian Caribbean to find suitable areas for implementing an ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) system. The methodology to obtain the bathymetry uses data collection, digitization, and interpolation. The data are processed using the Surfer® software; in this way, the digital terrain model (DTM) maps are generated for each sector. The objective is to find the minimum distance to reach a depth of 1000 m since this is the distance where a temperature difference of 20 ∘C is obtained. Thus, it is possible to identify suitable areas to locate an onshore or offshore plant in Santa Marta, Barranquilla, southwestern and northwestern San Andrés, the western part of Santa Catalina, and the southwestern part of Providencia.

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