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Anthony Mack. On our minds. Dependency on foreign oil Global warming High unemployment Barack Obama’s $15,000,000,000 per year for clean, renewable energy. Rising Energy Consumption. We need: More energy Less carbon. Renewable Sources. Solar – Good, but where to put the panels - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Anthony Mack
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On our minds
Dependency on foreign oil Global warming High unemployment
Barack Obama’s $15,000,000,000 per year for clean, renewable energy
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Rising Energy Consumption
We need: More energy Less carbon
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Renewable Sources
Solar – Good, but where to put the panels Wind – Good, but turbines look ugly Geothermal – Good, but not around here Tidal – Good, but we don’t have much Offshore Wind – Very Good, but expensive Wave – Perfect
We need all of the above.
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New forms of energy are required
It is estimated that if 0.2% of the ocean’s untapped energy could be harnessed, it could provide power sufficient for the entire world.
Source: Oregon State University
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Waves are a concentrated form of solar energy
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So where are the big waves?
kW/m
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st le
ngth
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USAAsia
Big Waves
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Come and Get it
Terawatts of power being wasted Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) or International waters (no permits
needed) Reducing wave heights has
ZERO ecological impact ZERO human impact
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But How
So far away Freezing temperatures Brutal environment Mean wind speed 10 m/sec (22 mph) Top 1% 22 m/sec (50 mph) Huge waves (24m every 100 years)
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Design Goals
Capture wave energy 100% human and eco friendly Maintainability Reliability (minimize maintenance) Safety (24m swells and 60mph
winds) Low cost
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The answer: air filled bladders
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Add two valves andyou have an air pump
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“Module”
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The bladder “head”
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Wave Trough
airpressur
ebuilds
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Rising Wave
air is squeezed
out by the water pressure
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Wave Crest
all air is expelled
at the crest of
big waves
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Falling Wave
nothing happens
until
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Bladder Inflates
water level drops
below the head
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Each bladder has its own phase
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Need a Pier-like Backbone
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A “Section” is basically a dock
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150m long - 142 modules
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Section House
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Air turbines, generators,hydrogen generators, pumps, …
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A “Station” or Power Station
Stations are made up of 1 or more sections(Section can be connected end to end)
A station will grow until it is a navigational hazard (maybe a mile long)
Stations are unmanned except when the hydrogen is being picked up
Stations are anchored to the ocean floor or they have slowly turning props
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Power Assuming 3m swell, 10 seconds apart Pressure differential 9400Pa (1.5psi) Flow 4.5 m3/min (160cfm) 710 watts (3/4 of hp) per bag Each bladder can power a small house Operates at full rating 60% of the time 1.2 megawatt per section 20 sections would produce 24 megawatts
or 79 gigawatt hours per year
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Cost of Construction
First Section – $5 million Hundredth Section - $3 million Cost of Construction $2.50-4.00 per
watt A 25 megawatts station ~ $100m After 20 sections, the station pays for
its own growth At $4.00/kg for hydrogen, a station
makes $17 million per year
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Deep Wave Energy’s Plan
Small Feasibility Study (EISG) Wave Tank Experiments – done by D.W.E. Bladder/Wave Interaction – by UCSD and
SIO Ocean Platform – by an engineering firm Economic Analysis – by manufacturer
Large Feasibility Study Prototype
Venture Capital and/or Partnership
Thank You