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Hybrid Renewable Energy System for Terminos Lagoon, Campeche, Mexico

César Sánchez-Rucobo y Huerdo, Ma. Eugenia Allende-Arandía (mallendea@iingen.unam.mx), Bernardo Figueroa-Espinoza, Estefanía García-Caballero, Adolfo Contreras-Ruiz Esparza and Christian M. Appendini (cappendinia@iingen.unam.mx)
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César Sánchez-Rucobo y Huerdo: Programa de Maestría y Doctorado en Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
Ma. Eugenia Allende-Arandía: Laboratorio de Ingeniería y Procesos Costeros, Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Puerto de Abrigo s/n, Sisal 97356, Mexico
Bernardo Figueroa-Espinoza: Laboratorio de Ingeniería y Procesos Costeros, Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Puerto de Abrigo s/n, Sisal 97356, Mexico
Estefanía García-Caballero: Programa de Maestría y Doctorado en Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
Adolfo Contreras-Ruiz Esparza: Energy and Climate Branch United Nations Environment Programme, 75015 Paris, France
Christian M. Appendini: Laboratorio de Ingeniería y Procesos Costeros, Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Puerto de Abrigo s/n, Sisal 97356, Mexico

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 10, 1-26

Abstract: The implementation of renewable energies represents a crucial step in meeting the sustainable development goal of the United Nations for affordable and clean energy. The Terminos Lagoon region in Campeche, the largest coastal lagoon in Mexico, offers potential for renewable energy sources such as wind, photovoltaic, and current energy. This study presents a renewable energy potential assessment for the main city at Terminos Lagoon, Ciudad del Carmen, which has the largest oil activity in Mexico and high electricity consumption. The outputs of high-resolution numerical models were analyzed to evaluate wind and photovoltaic resources and currents. A hybrid system consisting of 24 wind turbines, 5516 photovoltaic panels, and 32 hydrokinetic turbines could generate 521.33 GWh, which is 39.63% of the state’s energy demand and exceeds the energy consumption of Ciudad del Carmen by 10.24%. Wind and photovoltaic energy are the most significant contributors (517.15 GWh and 3.77 GWh, respectively), while hydrokinetic energy contribution is marginal (0.407 GWh) and requires further research and development. The results suggest that the region has the potential for clean and renewable energy technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to the energy transition.

Keywords: hybrid system; terminos lagoon; renewable energy; wind turbines; photovoltaic panels; hydrokinetic turbines (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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