HYDROKINETIC ENERGY CORP DESIGNS, DEVELOPS & TESTS UNDERWATER Turbines
OUR DESIGN IS INNOVATIVE, UNIQUE, HIGH-EFFICIENCY AND PROPRIETARY
Our MOONSHOT:
Make our hydrokinetic turbines the most efficient, economic and environmentally friendly
Current Energy Converters (CEC)
Our MTP: MASSIVELY TRANSFORMATIVE PURPOSE :
Revolutionize the way hydrokinetic turbines harvest energy.
Transform the Marine Hydrokinetic Industry to become as large as solar energy and wind energy.
Utilize green electricity to produce massive amounts of Green Hydrogen and Green Oxygen.
Reverse Climate Change by drastically reducing CO2 emissions.
FLOATING IN-STREAM INSTALLATION WITH 10 TURBINES OF 400KW OUTPUT
The turbine set up where each turbine can easily be brought on deck for cleaning and maintenance, these turbines are attached to ocean barges 200ft long and 150ft wide.
3D MODELING & CFD ANALYSIS OF 0.333M DIAMETER PROTOTYPE #2
CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) analysis shows the flow of particles and the flow acceleration created by our proprietary technology. We are capable of increasing the ambient flow velocity up to 200% or more.
3D PRINTING CONSTRUCTION OF PROTOTYPE #6
Prototype #6 with the Wildlife and Debris Excluder built on our large format 3D printer during ocean testing. This reduced-scale unit has coils and magnets inside and is engineered to produce 1.7kW.
introduction
Hydrokinetic Energy Corp. (HEC) is a developer of hydrokinetic turbines for the production of electrical energy.
Based in Key West Florida, Hydrokinetic Energy Corp. has embarked on a program to design, develop, analyze and optimize a marine electrical energy generation system.
Recently HEC has shifted its focus to a new primary objective which is to produce Green Hydrogen & Green Oxygen from electric power harvested from the most sustainable, reliable, predictable and renewable energy source - the Gulfstream.
To reach Net 0 emissions by 2050 it is a necessity to switch to green hydrogen fuel for all forms for transportation, cars, long distance trucks and aviation.
Liquid oxygen is the main ingredient in rocket fuel. When produced in a sustainable manner it helps to dramatically reduce the carbon footprint of space exploration.
The turbines and fuel generation solution we have developed will contribute substantially to reducing CO2 levels, and our dependency on all fossil and nuclear fuels.
Additionally, Flexible size/output capabilities allow site specific designs/installations and enable larger scale deployments to feed into the electrical grid.
Our turbines are designed not to harm any sea life and have almost zero environmental impact while supplying tremendous amounts of clean electricity to near-shore regions.
HARNESSING THE CONTINUOUS, SUSTAINABLE POWER OF THE WORLD'S OCEAN CURRENTS
technology
Our permanent magnet alternator turbine has a unique Venturi/Bernoulli flow acceleration system, no shaft or gears, a wildlife and debris excluder, an easy way out for small marine life, and is very low maintenance.
This turbine design can be installed on a floating structure or can be piling-mounted and pivoting with a very small footprint on the ocean floor/substrate or can be mounted on a bridge or seawall.
Thanks to our innovative design, we are able to develop adaptive size and output capabilities for site specific requirements. This turbine design can be optimized for units from 15 kW to 5 MW.
Installations can either be grid connected, or off-grid linked to a storage and inverter system. Gid connected systems will contribute to regional grid stabilization and help meet peak power demand. Off-grid system can provide continuous power, in remote areas.
This new product is unique on the global market due to:
- Larger energy output than current state-of-the art designs because of our proprietary Flow Acceleration Technology
- Increased efficiency because of our control module and software extracting optimal power at any flow speed, especially in tidal situations
- Shallow water as well as deep water deployment capability (as low as 10-foot depth)
- The ability to generate electricity at low flow velocities
- Environmentally friendly design that will not harm sea creatures or the seabed
DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGY
Hydrokinetic Energy Corp. is a design, development and testing laboratory using the latest cutting-edge technology for development and AI optimization. Our turbines are created by 3D computer modeling, then analyzed with state-of-the-art CFD (computational fluid dynamics) software and AI optimized in the virtual space.
HEC and the College of the Florida Keys Community (CFK) collaborate for ocean testing, utilizing their Renewable Energy Test Vessel (RETV) test vessel for ocean testing of prototypes. We work closely with students (e.g. internships, etc.) from the College’s Associate in Science program for Engineering Technology – Renewable Energy Technician training program, which has a focus on training hydrokinetic energy technicians. Students participate in most aspects of the project including field testing as part of the courses and internships.
HEC turbines are fabricated on large format 3D printer and ocean tested in the relevant environment. All real-life data such as RPM, electrical output, flow speeds and characteristics are meticulously logged and recorded for comparison to the computational data. The RETV can produce flow speeds anywhere from 0.5 knots up to 6.0 knots.
our TURBINES WILL REDUCe CO2 LEVELS, COUNTERACT GLOBAL WARMING AND HELP REVERT CLIMATE CHANGE
environmental
Environmental aspects of this design are just as important as producing sustainable energy for the future. To assure that no fish or wildlife is harmed by our design, we have developed a unique Wildlife and Debris Excluder (WDE). This device prevents larger sea life form entering the rotor section. Smaller sea life can swim unharmed through the open section of the rotor and exit unharmed.
The impact of our turbines on the ocean floor is practically zero, because each unit is either anchored to the seabed like a vessel or mounted on a single piling driven into the substrate. This results in a very small footprint which has practically no effect on the environment of the installation.
Another important factor is that a Hydrokinetic Turbine Array is invisible from land, is quiet, and does not take up valuable real estate.
AS LONG AS THE EARTH ROTATES AND THE MOON ORBITS THE EARTH THERE WILL BE OCEAN CURRENTS AND TIDES
renewable
Ocean currents, tidal currents and run of the river currents are by far the most reliable source of renewable energy on our planet. They are as predictable as clockwork. As long as the earth rotates to create a Coriolis Effect and the moon orbits the earth there will be ocean currents and tides, day and night regardless of the weather.
Solar energy produces efficient output only a few hours a day. Solar is very much affected by meteorological conditions.
Wind energy is a good source of power but wind speeds fluctuate tremendously. The wind intensity can vary from dead calm to a raging storm; both extremes are not usable for electrical generation.
The ocean has an interconnected current, or circulation system powered by wind, tides, the Earth's rotation, the sun, and water density differences. This constant motion in the world's oceans is called the global ocean conveyor belt, a combination of thermohaline currents in the deep ocean and wind-driven currents on the surface. The volume of water transported by the global conveyor belt is equal to 100 Amazon Rivers or 16 times the flow of all the world's rivers combined.
Water is more than 800 times denser than air. Consequently, ocean currents contain an enormous amount of energy that can be captured and converted to a usable form of energy.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS PRODUCING clean ENERGY
Hydrokinetic Energy Corp.
6811 Shrimp Road, Key West, FL 33040, USA
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