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Environmental Impact Assessment of the Operation of an Open Cycle OTEC 1MWe Power Plant in the Cozumel Island, Mexico

In: Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) - Past, Present, and Progress

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  • Juan Francisco Barcenas Graniel
  • Enrique Celestino Carrera Chan
  • Maria Fernanda Sabido Tun
  • Estela Cerezo-Acevedo

Abstract

An environmental impact assessment (EIA) was made for the operation of a 1MWe open-cycle OTEC plant on Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo. Due to its bathymetric characteristics and its proximity to the population center, the ideal location for the placement of the OTEC plant is in the western coastal area of the island. An environmental inventory was developed in which the susceptible factors to be impacted were described (air, soil, water, landscape, geology and flora). The essential components of the OC-OTEC PLANT operation process were studied: vacuum pump, flash evaporator, turbine, condenser and pipes. An impact matrix (Leopold matrix) was created, which prompts to impacts on the environment list, generated by the OC-OTEC PLANT operation: CO2 emissions; nutrients dragged to the surface; artificial reef effect/contamination by heavy metal salts; drag and compression of organisms; redistribution of oceanic water bodies; impacts by organic antifouling chemicals; noise; illumination; turtle nesting alteration; brine discharges; cause significant public controversy; alteration and interruption of migration routes; and waste, among others. Once the most significant impacts were assessed through the Leopold matrix, corrective and preventive measures were established on those actions, in order to minimize their negative impact on the environment.

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  • Juan Francisco Barcenas Graniel & Enrique Celestino Carrera Chan & Maria Fernanda Sabido Tun & Estela Cerezo-Acevedo, 2020. "Environmental Impact Assessment of the Operation of an Open Cycle OTEC 1MWe Power Plant in the Cozumel Island, Mexico," Chapters, in: Albert S. Kim & Hyeon-Ju Kim (ed.), Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) - Past, Present, and Progress, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:203428
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.91179
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    1. Erika Paola Garduño-Ruiz & Rodolfo Silva & Yandy Rodríguez-Cueto & Alejandro García-Huante & Jorge Olmedo-González & M. Luisa Martínez & Astrid Wojtarowski & Raúl Martell-Dubois & Sergio Cerdeira-Estr, 2021. "Criteria for Optimal Site Selection for Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Plants in Mexico," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(8), pages 1-23, April.
    2. Jessica Guadalupe Tobal-Cupul & Erika Paola Garduño-Ruiz & Emiliano Gorr-Pozzi & Jorge Olmedo-González & Emily Diane Martínez & Andrés Rosales & Dulce Daniela Navarro-Moreno & Jonathan Emmanuel Beníte, 2022. "An Assessment of the Financial Feasibility of an OTEC Ecopark: A Case Study at Cozumel Island," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(8), pages 1-28, April.

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    Keywords

    environmental impact assessment; open-cycle OTEC; Leopold matrix; Cozumel;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q20 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - General
    • Q40 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - General

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