The possibility of applying blue energy in Iraq (rivers of Basra as a case study)

The aim is to study the feasibility of applying a new type of sustainable energy known as osmosis power (blue energy), which is a renewable source of electricity. This is available in the city of Basra at the confluence of the water of its six rivers with the Shatt al-Arab's waters. Therefore,...

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Published in:Urban water journal 2019-08, Vol.16 (7), p.519-529
Main Authors: Abed, Ali Dhafer, Abdul Wahab, Areej Muhy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Basra rivers
blue energy
Computer simulation
Energy
Estuaries
Feasibility studies
HEC-RAS
Osmosis
osmosis power
Renewable energy
Rivers
simulation model
Sustainability
Turbine engines
Turbines
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Summary:The aim is to study the feasibility of applying a new type of sustainable energy known as osmosis power (blue energy), which is a renewable source of electricity. This is available in the city of Basra at the confluence of the water of its six rivers with the Shatt al-Arab's waters. Therefore, this research will focus on the technical application of osmosis energy in the Basra's rivers (Specifically, membrane-based techniques), and test it by using simulation model, which will provide with the characteristics of the flow of each river, and the electrical energy that can be produced at the estuaries. The research concluded that if the concentration of salinity in these rivers ranges between (8-64 mmoh/cm), it is able to generate an osmosis pressure capable of rotating turbines in some parts of the river, and producing electric energy ranging from (11.92-13.08 kwh/m 3 ).
ISSN:1573-062X
1744-9006
DOI:10.1080/1573062X.2019.1687742