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Ocean Energy for Zamboanga
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Instead of relying too much on Diesel fuel and Coal to generate the majority of Philippine's Electrical energy Supply, we can concentrate more on renewable and sustainable source of energy such as: Hydro Power, Solar Power, and Wind Power and thermal energy conversion. We have too many black outs.
 Global Ocean Currents, Potential Energy Source |
 artist rendition of Stream Generator Farm |
 The sea water generators are at the seabed while the windmill is on the platform. |
 Fast Moving Sea Currents in the Philippines |
- Tidal Stream / Ocean (Sea) Current Generators
- by Franklin H. Maletsky
- January 5, 2006
- email: franklin_maletsky@yahoo.com
- A tidal stream generator is also referred to as a tidal energy converter (TEC). A Tidal Energy Converter (TEC) is a machine that extracts energy from moving masses of water like rivers and seas. Energy can be extracted 24/7 non-stop.
The tidal stream generators can be located between the port of Zamboanga City and the two islands of Santa Cruz. These two islands are only 4 kilometers away from the port of Zamboanga City.
Or with the cooperation of governments of Zamboanga City and the province of Basilan the generators can be located behind the sta. cruz islands (between basilan island and the sta. cruz islands) away from future tourist traffic. The body of water between Zamboanga and Basilan is called the Basilan Strati.
View the other potential areas for tidal stream generators in the Philippines.
Renewable Energy for Zamboanga City and the province of Basilan in the Basilan Strait
Tidal stream generators draw its power from sea currents, as much the same way as wind turbines gather energy from the wind.
The ideal place for the installation of this system is to put it within the Basilan Strait. Specifically between the Islands of Sta. Cruz of Zamboanga City and the island of Basilan.
The sea current that flows from the Sulu Sea (north) to the Celebes Sea (south) is strong enough to support the technology of the Tidal Stream Generators to produce sustainable electrical power for the City of Zamboanga, its neighboring provinces and the rest of Mindanao.
The distance between The island of Basilan and Zamboanga City is approximately 24 kilometers.
These Tidal or Sea Current generators can be installed at the sea bed of the Basilan strait. With floating (anchored) platforms to mark the location of the generators.
The platforms can also be built big enough to hold a standing windmill, rooftop solar panels, and enclosure for an OTEC system to generate electricity. Unlike dams or fossil fuel powered generators, the source of power for these windmills, solar, OTEC, and underwater turbines is unlimited. The water level of the dams can go down during drought and the price of fossil fuel is always fluctuating. The power from the wind and the sea is constant and free.
The local fishermen of the area who frequent the basilan strait say that the deepest part of the strait is about 70 meters deep. During the ice age this basilan strait was above sea-level.
 World’s first full-scale floating wind turbine, assembled in the Åmøy Fjord near Stavanger. |
The sea water generators are at the seabed while the windmill is on the platform. |
 A semi-submerssible type floating offshore wind turbine foundation call the WindFloat operating at rated capacity (2MW) approximately 5km offshore of Agucadoura, Portugal. |
| Locating wind farms out at sea can reduce visual pollution whilst providing better accommodation for fishing and shipping lanes. In addition, the wind is typically more consistent and stronger over the sea, due to the absence of topographic features that disrupt wind flow.
The best location for these floating energy farms will be between the Sta. Cruz Islands and the Basilan Island. Energy can be extracted 24/7 without disruptions. There is no cost for fuel. Mother natures provides the fuel source for free. Multiple energy producers can be utilized for every platform.
This will be the first of its kind in the world. The combination of 4 systems and all utilizing renewable energy.
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- A working installation Ramsey Sound, Pembrokeshire, Wales. http://www.tidalenergyltd.com/?p=2418
Satellite Map of Zamboanga City, Basilan province and the Santa Cruz Islands for the Basilan Strait Energy
Here is a video of "Sea Urchin". Tidal wave energy solution.
Power (Electricity) from: Verde Passage: Between the Main island Luzon and Mindoro
Located between the island of Lubang and the municipality of Calatagan, Batangas.
The same type of construction can be done at the Verde Passage. The combination of windmills and tidal generators. It will be environmental friendly and will not disturb the rich marine life at the verde passage.
The Verde passage is an excellent location because the distribution of electricity can be economically done for the Visayas and Luzon.
Enough electricity can be produced from this palo verde passage(strait) to supply most of Visayas and Luzon.
Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Renewable and Sustainable energy is the provision of energy such that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
The energy source will not be tapped out. As the future generation would be requiring more power to run their daily lives more generators can be installed. The energy output will depend entirely on the number of units installed.
Technology
- Companies dedicated to the development of energy via Ocean Currents
The technology developed by MCT Marine Current Turbines works much the same as a submerged windmill, driven by the flow of water rather than air. Tidal flows are more predictable than air flows both in time and maximum velocity and it is therefore possible to bring designs closer to the theoretical maximum. The turbines have a patented feature by which they can take advantage of the reversal of flow every 6 hours and generate on both flow and ebb of the tide. The tips of the blades are well below the surface so will not be a danger to shipping or be vulnerable to storms.
Because the blades are relatively slow moving (15 rpm)and there are only two, it is considered unlikely that there will be adverse environmental impacts on fish or other aquatic life, and a monitoring project has been set up in the Strangford Lough project to confirm this.
Two approaches are being followed, one for relatively shallow waters, up to 30 metres (98 ft), and the other for deeper waters. In shallow waters, the turbines are suspended on a tower which extends above the surface of the water and enables the turbines to be lifted clear of the water for maintenance purposes. But since the number of sites around the world where this is possible is finite, they are also developing fully submersed systems which will take advantage of larger scale, but will also be able to be brought to the surface for maintenance.
Tower Mounted Turbine
Tidal Stream Farm
SeaGen Turbine
SeaGen, Strangford, June 2011
Water and Wind electric generators
Water and Wind electric generators
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Tidal Currents in the Philippines
- Balabac Strait: Between Palawan and Malaysia
- Basiao Channel: Between Bohol and Leyte
- Basilan Strait: Between Zamboanga and Basilan
- Cebu Harbor: Between the island of Cebu and Mactan
- Hinatuan Passage: Between Dinagat and Surigao
- Iloilo Strait: Between Iloilo and Guimaras Island
- Mindoro/Tablas Strait: Between Mindoro and Panay
- San Bernardino Strait: Between Sorsogon and Samar
- San Juanico Strait: Between Samar and Leyte
- Verde Passage: Between the Main island Luzon and Mindoro
The Philippine Council for industry & Energy Research & Development Department of Science & Technology has identified that any of the above location is a great candidate for the installation and construction of the tital stream generator renewable energy.
- http://pemsea.org/eascongress/international-conference/presentation_t4-1_pena.pdf
- Pacific Ocean currents:http://blogs-images.forbes.com/jeffmcmahon/files/2011/05/NOAA.jpg
- The 12 mile International Law for Territorial Waters: http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/U.S.+territorial+waters
Global Ocean Currents
How Electricity is Generated
Most of the electricity in North America is produced in steam turbines. A turbine converts the energy of a moving fluid (liquid or gas) to mechanical energy. Steam turbines have a series of blades mounted on a shaft against which steam is forced, thus rotating the shaft connected to the generator.
- Coal, petroleum (oil), and natural gas are burned in large furnaces to heat water to make steam that pushes on the blades of a turbine. Coal is the largest single primary source of energy used to generate electricity in the North America.
- Hydropower, the source of most electricity generated, consists of a process where flowing water is used to spin a turbine connected to a generator. There are two basic types of hydroelectric systems: one where flowing water from a reservoir is used, and the other the force of the water current applies pressure to the turbine blades.
- Nuclear is a method in which steam is produced by heating water through a process called nuclear fission. When atoms of uranium fuel are hit by neutrons they fission (split), releasing heat and form a chain reaction releasing heat that spins a turbine to generate electricity.
- Wind Power is derived from the conversion of the energy contained in wind into electricity. Wind power turbines are similar to a typical wind mill.
Currently there is only one technology that does not use turbines to generate electricity, that is Photovoltaics. Photovoltaics (PV) is a method of generating electrical power by converting solar radiation into direct current electricity using semiconductors that exhibit the photovoltaic effect. Photovoltaic power generation employs solar panels composed of a number of solar cells containing a photovoltaic material.
Materials presently used for photovoltaics include monocrystalline silicon, polycrystalline silicon, amorphous silicon, cadmium telluride, and copper indium gallium selenide/sulfide. Due to the increased demand for renewable energy sources, the manufacturing of solar cells and photovoltaic arrays has advanced considerably in recent years. Solar photovoltaics is a sustainable energy source.
What makes the drive shafts and turbines turn to generate electricity
Except for solar energy, all commercial generators of electricity use drive shaft technology to generate electricity.
- Wood
- Grass
- Biomas
- Coal
- Natural Gas
- Oil
- Diesel
- Gasoline/Kerosene
- Hydro - Water
- Wind
- Geothermal
How many homes can a megawatt power?
- Source:http://wiki.answers.com
An average U.S. household uses about 10,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh)or 10MW of electricity each year. A watt is a unit of power, or energy per unit time, so it's the rate at which energy is being used. A kilowatt-hour (or 1000 watt-hours) is a unit of energy, so 10,000 kWh or 10MW is how much total energy each household uses over the course of a year.
This means that each household, on average, uses energy at a rate of about 1 kilowatt (1000 watts, which equal to ten 100-watt light bulbs).
One megawatt is equal to one million watts, so for one instant, one megawatt can power 1000 homes.
A better question to ask is how many homes can a megawatt-hour (MWh) provide with energy for one hour? If one home needs 1 kWh of energy for one hour, then 1 MWh of energy can sustain 1000 homes for one hour.
A 1 MW power plant produces 1000 kilowatts of power as long as it's operating at full capacity. So it produces 1000 kilowatt-hours of power each hour it operates, or 24,000 kilowatt-hours per day, or 8,670,000 kilowatt-hours per year (8,670MW).
To sustain 1000 homes, each consuming 10MW of electricity per year we need power plant than can produce 10,000MW per year. To properly sustain 1000 homes, one must operate a power plant with a capacity of 2MW.
Other source: wikinvest.com
Generation capacity often measured in Megawatts, or MWs, which refers to Millions of Watts. A Watt is a unit of power, referring to one joule per second (J/s) - the amount of energy generated in a second. A 100 MW power plant generates 100 million joules of electricity per second.
Generation capacity is also measured in Kilowatt-hours (kWh) which refers to the amount of energy used. A kWh is exactly 3.6 Megajoules - 3.6 million joules.[2] One watt-second is one joule. When an electric utility refers to electricity usage of X kWh per year, it means that the company's customers used X times 3.6 million joules of energy TOTAL for the year.
Statistics on the use of Electricity
- Article source verbatim: http://www.eia.gov/
How much of our electricity is generated from renewable energy? Most Renewable-Generated Electricity is from Hydropower Renewable energy sources provided about 13% of total U.S. utility-scale electricity generation in 2011. The largest share of the renewable-generated electricity came from hydroelectric power (63%), followed by: wind (23%), biomass wood (7%), biomass waste (4%), geothermal (3%), and solar (<1%).
China leads the world in total electricity generation from renewable energy due to its recent massive additions to hydroelectric capacity, followed closely by the United States, Brazil, and Canada. However, the United States produces the most electricity from non-hydroelectric renewable sources; about 70% more than Germany, the next largest producer of non-hydro renewable electricity. |
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Energy Needs of the Philippines
Economical growth in any developing country depends on the availability of energy. This is true when it comes to the Philippines. Provinces and municipalities with not enough electrical supply do not develop as fast as those with readily accessible energy source. When electricity first came to the Philippines and generators were built all throughout the provinces, the people did not suffer from "blackouts".
But with the ample supply of electricity comes progress and development and progress generates more demand for electricity. Once the demand becomes greater than the supply, the power companies went into the "allocation mode" or simply blackout. Now (2013), the Philippines is suffering from this allocation.
To meet the need for energy from the citizens, the government in conjunction with private industries built several electric plants to generate electricity base on fossil fuel. The Philippines continues to import around half the coal and 75% of the oil it consumes to generate the power it needs.
The Philippine government is actively trying to entice local and foreign companies to invest in Energy. However, changes in policy and governance need to be made as pointed out in this report.
More government incentives are necessary to peak the investment interest of locals and foreigners. The government introduced the feed-in tariff (FIT) rates, however as mentioned in this report the f-i-t is not attractive enough.
FIT (Feed in Tariff)
- SOURCE: http://www.erc.gov.ph/
Feed-in Tariff - Concept and Basis
Pursuant to the renewable energy development policy mandated by the RE Law and outlined in more detail in the FIT Rules, an RE Developer2, who (i) elects to participate in the Feed-in Tariff System, and (ii) meets the qualifications under the FIT Rules, and such other eligibility guidelines promulgated by the ERC (“FIT Eligible RE Developer” or “RE Developer”), shall be eligible to A Feed-in Tariff (“FIT”), which is a guaranteed payment in Philippine Peso per kilowatt-hour (“Php/kWh”) for emerging renewable energy it generates and actually delivers to the distribution and transmission network as metered at the high-voltage side of the step up transformer at the RE Plant3 side, excluding any generation for its own use, for a period of twenty (20) years from its Commercial Operation Date4 (“COD”), subject to the terms and conditions specified in the FIT Rules and clarified further by these Guidelines.
Should the payment of the FIT require a differential above the prevailing cost recovery rate for eligible RE Generation, then a uniform charge will be determined and collected from all grid connected consumers. This uniform charge shall be called the Feed-in Tariff Allowance (“FIT All”) and is described in more detail below. The FIT All shall approximate the total payments required to be made to all Eligible RE Developers under the Feed-in Tariff system based on forecasted values and shall be without prejudice to the actual entitlement of each RE Developer to receive the amounts payable to it for the actual energy delivered or exported to the relevant Grid under the Disbursement mechanism in Part 3 of these Guidelines (i.e., Actual FIT All Differential), as adjusted to ensure such payments are timely made, in accordance with these Guidelines. A basic schematic showing how the FIT All is collected from consumers and disbursed to eligible RE Developers is shown below.
Electric consumption of the Philippines
The rich and the big companies and off the grid barangays will benefit tremendously from Solar panels (photo voltaic). However, most Filipinos can't afford solar panels. They completely rely on the electrical grid. That is why the Ocean(sea) currents or tidal wave generators will benefit the majority of the population.
Most of the barangays in the Philippines are connected to the grid but with limited power. Tourist areas and Resorts use their own portable generators to generate power. With energy generated from the ocean the Philippines won't have to rely heavily on foreign oil for power.