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Título: Wave energy to power a desalination plant in the north of Gran Canaria Island: Wave resource, socioeconomic and environmental assessment
Autores/as: Fernández Prieto, L.
Rodríguez Rodríguez, Germán 
Schallenberg Rodríguez, J. 
Clasificación UNESCO: 3303 ingeniería y tecnología químicas
3308 Ingeniería y tecnología del medio ambiente
Palabras clave: Wave energy
Water scarcity
Gran Canaria Island
Environmental and socioeconomic development
Desalination plant
Fecha de publicación: 2019
Editor/a: 0301-4797
Publicación seriada: Journal of Environmental Management 
Resumen: The Canary Islands are recognized as an area of particular interest to exploit and to promote the use of renewable energies as a way to reduce its energy dependence on fossil fuels and ultimately reach energy self-sufficiency and sustainability. A common major problem in mid-latitude small and remote islands is the low annual precipitation rate and the associated freshwater scarcity, leading to the installation of desalination plants powered by oil. In this context, the assessment of wave energy potential along with socioeconomic and environmental factors in a selected area at the north side of Gran Canaria Island shows that wave power availability is adequate for its exploitation and there are no sources of potential conflicts that prevent the installation of wave energy converters. In particular, the harvesting of wave energy to power existing seawater desalination plants, fully based in the use of oil, is considered as a viable, appealing and advantageous alternative over the direct injection to the electric network.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/45664
ISSN: 0301-4797
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.10.071
Fuente: Journal of Environmental Management[ISSN 0301-4797],v. 231, p. 546-551
Colección:Reseña
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