To
determine system feasibility and profitability, the following steps should
taken:
A.
Project type, Size and Capital Investment
1. Review
all proposed systems and select the system that best meets with your needs.
2. Determine
the site location, onshore/offshore and the type of structure.
3. Determine
the required output, whether water or air at high pressure, or electric
power.
4. Determine
the output voltage and frequency.
5. Determine
the extent of monitoring and control systems
The above would determine the capital investment to execute the project.
B.
Request Quotations
1. Quotations
can be requested from more than one developer/contractor.
C.
Develop the Sea State i.e. Prevailing Wave
Heights and Duration for one Year.
1. The
sumproduct of wave height durations and the respective KW output multiplied
by the prevailing price of one (1) KW Hour gives the expected income of the
project.
D.
Apply for Licensing and Permits from
Government Agencies, from NGO’s and from Environmental Organizations.
1. This
can be done at any time during the project planning.
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT and EXECUTION
1. We
are prepared to work closely with your good selves for developing the above
information as you see fit against a negotiated fee.
2. For
project execution:
a.
We are prepared to
take full charge and responsibility for developing detailed construction
drawings, shop drawings, project execution and one year maintenance for all
phases of the project.
b.
Act as Project
Managers for developing and executing and bringing the project to successful
completion within budget and as scheduled.
c.
If the Client
elects to take full charge of the project by entering into a Contract and
Agreement with a local contractor, then we will:
i.
Cooperate and coordinate
all project activities.
ii.
Provide main equipment
and materials.
iii.
Provide witness testing
at manufacturer facilities for major equipment and materials.
iv.
Train local personnel for
operation and maintenance of the project.
BUDGETING
The smallest
construction unit consists of ten (10) sets, each consisting of seven (7)
pumps or generators installed in line with the incoming wave, for a total of
seventy (70) wave water pumps or generators per construction unit.
Additional construction
units would be added as required for higher outputs as needed as additional
units at a future date.
The cost for installing
wind power turbines is of the order of 3,000 to 4,000 US$ per installed KW
plus the cost of land, access roads, safety and security.
The cost for installing
solar power turbines is of the order of 3,000 to 4,000 US$ per installed KW
plus the cost of land, access roads, safety and security.
Energy extraction is as
detailed at Table –2, and summarized as follows:
Kindly note, that the
system can extract energy from waves as low as 75 centimeters.
Project cost depends upon site location, system configuration, system
selected, the amount of monitoring and control, and economy of scale.
For
budgeting purposes the cost of installation varies between 3,000 and 5,000
US$ per KW. There are no land costs, access road costs, security and/or
safety costs.
Project Financial Return
For a
sea state as given in Table -5 for wave height hourly incidence per year,
the system can generate for:
1-Construction Unit of 70 Pumps or Generators 1,287,772
KWH per Year
2-Construction Unit of 140 Pumps or Generators 2,557,544
KWH per Year
3-Construction Unit of 210 Pumps or Generators 3,836,315
KWH per Year
4-Construction Unit of 280 Pumps or Generators 5,115,087
KWH per Year
5-Construction Unit of 350 Pumps or Generators 6,393,859
KWH per Year
PROTOTYPE
General
Prospective renewable
energy developers are requesting information related to prototype
manufacture and testing. Our response is:
The prototype
shows sets of four (4) pumps or generators in line with the incoming wave.
However the output is very close to sets of seven (7) pumps or generators.
Description
The following prototype
description is provided for a full scale model for testing at sea under
actual conditions for all of the different REWP systems representing four
(4) types of wave pumps; namely:
1. Two
sets of pumps each consisting of four (4) WAP’s installed in line with the
incoming wave, total eight.(8) pumps.
2. Two
sets of generators each consisting of four (4) WGD’s installed in line with
the incoming wave, total eight.(8) generators.
3. Two
sets of pumps each consisting of four (4) WWP’s installed in line with the
incoming wave, total eight.(8) pumps.
4. The
float for the WGD and WWP pumps is a hollow cylinder with an outside
diameter of 150 centimeters and a height of 150 cm.
5. A
float measuring 220 cm O.D. and a height of 71 cm can be substituted to
allow for energy extraction from waves as low as 75 cm high.
Restrictions
1. Manufacturing
and testing by prospective developers of the REWP prototype is subject to
written permission and approval of drawings and to providing detailed
reporting related to project and data collected.
2. Disclosure
of detailed project information and location, detailed information as to
developer and to Client for whom the prototype is being manufactured and
tested.
Calculation
and Drawings Available upon
request
