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INEOFINSTITUTO NACIONAL DE
CIÊNCIA E TECNOLOGIA EM ENERGIAS OCEÂNICAS E
FLUVIAIS
Osvaldo Ronald Saavedra Coordenador Nacional
Universidade Federal do Maranhão – UFMAInstituto de Energia Elétrica – IEE
Brazil
How it works?
INEOF operates as a collaborative network of federal universities;
The financing comes from the federal and state government, obtained through public competition
Federal Universities
UFMA – Federal University of Maranhão UFRJ - Federal University of Rio de
Janeiro UFSC - Federal University of Santa
Catarina UNIFEI – Federal University of Itajubá UFPA - Federal University of Pará
Management Committee
• Osvaldo Ronald Saavedra, PhD, UFMA;
• Maamar El-Robrini PhD, UFPA;
• Geraldo Lucio Tiago Filho, PhD, UNIFEI-MG;
• Felipe Mendonça Pimenta, PhD, UFSC;
• Segen Farid Estefen, PhD, UFRJ
International Collaborators
• Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee – India
• Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne –Switzerland
• Aalborg University - Denmark
• Hydro-environmental Research Centre, da Cardiff School of Engineering, Cardiff University, UK
• INESC P&D Portugal
What are the goals?
Contribute to the research and development of oceanic energies in Brazil
Human resources in marine energies;
Encourage the formation of an industry related to marine energies.
Duration of the project
It is planned for 5 years;
Flexibility to establish other arrangements.
Uso da Energia Maremotriz para Produção de Energia Elétrica
Laboratory Infrastructure
At UFMA:
Institute of Electrical Energy;
Biofuels Laboratory;
Oceanography Laboratory;
Power Systems Laboratory
12 PhD´s and 20 Students
Uso da Energia Maremotriz para Produção de Energia Elétrica
Laboratory Infrastructure
At UFRJ -Rio:
Wave Simulation Laboratory (Laboceano)
Laboratory of Submarine Technologies (LTS)
Start-up companies
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Laboratory Infrastructure
At UNIFEI - MG:
Small Hydroelectric Power Plant Laboratory;
Laboratory of hydraulic machines
Uso da Energia Maremotriz para Produção de Energia Elétrica
Laboratory Infrastructure
At UFSC:
Ocean Dynamics Laboratory (DINO);
Researchers and graduate students
Uso da Energia Maremotriz para Produção de Energia Elétrica
Laboratory Infrastructure
At UFPA:
Marine & Coastal Lab.;
Marine Geophysics Laboratory ;
Researchers and graduate students
Uso da Energia Maremotriz para Produção de Energia Elétrica
Which subjects will be prioritized?
• Wave Energy
• Tidal Currents
• Other subjects such as salinity gradients will be treated by some INEOF researchers
Uso da Energia Maremotriz para Produção de Energia Elétrica
Wave Project - Porto do Pecém - Ceará
• 50 KW
• Estimated cost: R$ 14 million (US$4.5 mi)
• LTS – UFRJ
• TRACTEBEL
• ANEEL (P&D)
• Start of operation: 2012
• Current situation: disabled
Uso da Energia Maremotriz para Produção de Energia Elétrica
Technical information
• Capacity: 10 MW
• Operation: Sea - Estuary
• Estimated cost: US $ 15 million
• Difficulties: multiple use of area;
• Current situation: in project
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Wave Energy Converter System
• Vertical offshore prototype;
• Financing: FURNAS;
• Under development by UFRJ and Sea horse Wave Energy.
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Wave Energy Converter System
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNH1avlgk-Q
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Features
• Low-speed current;
• Interesting feature: quasi-constant direction and value
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Project
Hybrid autonomous energy system consideringthree sources:
Micro-wind
Solar photovoltaic
Tidal Power
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Technological Challenges
Prospecting hot spot sites.
Development of tidal turbine;
Development of source integration technology;
Development automation;
Uso da Energia Maremotriz para Produção de Energia Elétrica
Positive factors of the island
• Proximity;
• Facilitate the dissemination of the project;
• Agreement of collaboration with the Navy;
• Monitoring of São Marcos Bay
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Final comments
Great space for technological innovations;
Strategic energy;
In the near future the energy matrix will include an important share of EO.
It is necessary to prepare human resources
Collaboration with other countries is very important.