Evaluación de la energía mareomotriz en el norte del Golfo de California con fines de generación de energía eléctrica

Abstract

The tidal currents constitute a clean and inexhaustible source of energy. The determination of its magnitude in the north of the Gulf of California with a view to its use, represented the central objective of this work. The methodology included an exhaustive search of measurements of tidal currents, the generation of a text file of ordered time-speed data (history of speeds as a tabulation) from the found graphs of speeds, and finally its processing, which consisted of the histories of the current power density and power generated by a standard turbine, as well as the corresponding graphs of frequency and equivalence with respect to a continuous generation plant. The results show that the energy available in the tidal currents of the northern region of the Gulf of California is lower than that of other areas of the world with radical tidal changes; however, it is considered that the installation of several farms instead of one, located in the places where the currents reach higher speeds, together with the use of other renewable sources available in the region, constitute altogether an important option that must be considered.