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Members of the Centre for Scientific Research and Superior de Ensenada (CICESE) Education pilot test a device created to harness wave energy (wave) to generate electricity on the west coast of the peninsula of Baja California.
In a statement, the Mexican Academy of Sciences (AMC) pointed out that this scientific work is supported by the use of renewable energy and is called Design and Development Energy Converters Surf "DesCEO" by Dr. Francisco Ocampo, researcher Department of Physical Oceanography.
The project leader stated that his commitment is primarily the design, construction and testing of prototype lab, but "we have more resources to scale the device, so we are seeking funding and probably we submit a research proposal and applications to one of joint funding from the National Council for Science and Technology and the Department of Energy. "
And while you can not even take him to venture into industrial level, Ocampo said he was confident Torres will soon be instruments of Mexican origin may be tested at sea.
The apparatus consists of three floating modules that are rigidly anchored to the sea bed by cables as many anchoring points, so that the movement of the floating device causes at least three pulleys are moved to generate power ranging converted into electricity, said the specialist in physical oceanography.
"When there are storms in the North Pacific and those winds generate these waves can propagate, ride out the storm and reach the Mexican coast. The same is true even storms in the Southern Hemisphere, in the Southern Ocean or in the South Indian Ocean, "he explained.
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According to the scientist, the CICESE project is innovative because technology is Mexican. "There are a large number of prototypes created by others abroad, but many of them are still in evidence."
"The wave phenomenon is interesting in terms of energy because the waves do a fro, up and down the water level; waves contain intrinsic dynamics and pressure waves also cause the pressure swings, properties that could be used to obtain energy, so there are many possibilities (capturing) and certainly could have new ideas that have not yet have been explored or exploited, "he declared.
According to Ocampo, harnessing wave energy can provide a reliable supply of green electricity for many years.
SOURCE: Noticias.terra.es
