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Introduction
What is wave energy How much is there How do Energetech convert it Power Water Summation
How is it measured?
Wave Analysis South of Melbourne - 15m
PERIODS 0.033333 TO 0.2 SPECTRAL ANALYSIS OUTPUT Hs(w) Te Pi 2.16 13.80 35.08
ZERO CROSSING ANALYSIS OUTPUT Hrms Hs H10 Hmax 1.58 2.32 3.20 6.15
Tz 13.01
Pe 35.60
Principle of Conversion
THE PARABOLA THE OWC
THE TURBINE
Energetech Turbine
Developed by Energetech and University of Sydney Same direction of rotation irrespective of air-flow Variable pitch High Torque, Low RPM Low drag loss Novel blade design Active control and Self Start
PK Power Module
PLC HMI
Drive
to grid
30 25 20 15 10 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Cost of Unit
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
A barrel of Oil today Aus $ 87 (at the well) A barrel of water Aus $ 0.20 (at the tap)
Either Go or Stop
No storage
2.00 $2.00
1.50 $1.50 1.00 0.50
$1.00 $0.50 $0.00
And this is on the basis of the full capital costs plus electric power at a cost of 8 US cents/kw-hr !!
1980 1980
1990 1990
2000 2000
Water Module
Turbine Actuator High Pressure Turbine
Pump
The ability to make fresh drinking water without first having to make electric power
Water Module-
Energy Recovery
RO Membranes
100 flow 69 bar 41.2 flow 2 bar
60 flow 67 bar
PX Rotor Rotation
An Ocean Farm
1.5MW Water Unit 1.5MW Water Unit 1.5MW Water Unit 1.5MW Water Unit 1.5MW Water Unit 1.5MW Power Unit
Fresh Water Storage Facility This system would deliver approximately 10 Billion liters of fresh water each year
Pump Unit
60 50 40
Future? The sweet Spot
30 20 4 5 6 7 8 9
Overall Project Investment ($mm)
Emission free electrical power At costs comparable to current Fossil based supply systems
Waves 2 meters high and with 50 meters breadth equals a free barrel of Oil every 10 minutes A major city could be supplied with 10 Giga- Liters of fresh water for a capital cost of roughly $65 Million
The benefits
Low profile, small foot print Up to 5 Km offshore Minimal Brine handling problems Locate near Market need
If we could ever competitively, at a cheap rate, get freshwater from saltwater, that would be in the long-range interest of humanity (and) would dwarf any other scientific accomplishment President John F. Kennedy, April 12, 1961