Why UCEC’s are a revolution?
The technology we are implementing is an alternative to exploration models for renewable energy sources. Here is a comparative table that, invariably, puts the Current Energy key concept and the Current Energy Collecting Unit – UCEC ahead of all competitors, with Capacity Factor close to 100%.
Current Energy Collecting Unit
By imagining the rotor under a parallel beam of light, it would project the full shadow of the flow’s cross section (a disk). There’s the difference! Subjected to a current, this structure is the only one capable of summoning the energy of the long upstream currentline at once. It is analogous to the energy a wall would receive from a moving train at the instant of impact. For this analogy to be more faithful to the currents, this train would have an infinite number of cars in which each car is a locomotive.
UCEC vs Projects around the world
In Europe, mainly in the United Kingdom, engineering to capture tidal energy is already a reality, and it is under the attention of several companies in the sector and governments there due to the relevance of this
source, especially with the pressure of climate change.
However, all these technologies are still based on wind / aeronautical turbines. They cannot capture the enormous energy of the current, as this energy is lost in the gaps between
the propellers, pushed by the so-called Venturi-Effect.
UCEC vs Projects around the world
As a constant energy source, ie available 24 hours a day, it is one of the safest for energy production. However, due to the equivalence with the winds, that is, disregarding the incredible powers of water and the energy of the entire current, the technologies experienced in the world, especially in Canada, insist on the aerial models of turbines.
The UCEC’s will cause a real revolution in the generation of energy from this source.
UCEC vs Ground wind turbines
UCEC’s are 60 times more powerful, do not cause any visual or noise pollutiond, not occupy land areas and and do not pose any risk to marine animals, unlike what happens with wind turbines in relation to birds, the change in the landscape and the disturbing noises and land occupations;
Unlike the oceans, wind is not a predictable source, it doesn’t happen all day neither every day.
UCEC vs Wind turbines at sea
Although they are also installed at sea, the UCEC’s do not cause visual and noise pollution. Compared to offshore wind turbines, UCEC’s are 60 times more powerful, much cheaper, smaller and fully submerged.
Electricity production from UCEC’s is safer as ocean and tidal currents are much more frequent than wind over the sea.
UCEC vs Generating solar panels
While the solar source is dependent on climatic factors, is available in only part of the day and is not efficient in regions of extreme latitudes, energy from the oceans is available 24 hours a day in all latitudes, regardless of atmospheric climatic factors.
UCEC’s do not occupy important areas of land and do not modify the landscape.
UCEC vs Hydroelectric plants
Regardless of the need for rain and far from any water crisis, power plants from UCEC’s do not cause environmental impacts, as happens with hydroelectric plants.
The immense artificial lakes represent proportional damage to the fauna, flora and communities that live on the river upstream of the dams.
Why UCEC’s are a revolution?
The technology we are implementing is an alternative to exploration models for renewable energy sources. Here is a comparative table that, invariably, puts the Current Energy key concept and the Current Energy Collecting Unit – UCEC ahead of all competitors, with Capacity Factor close to 100%.
UCEC
By imagining the rotor under a parallel beam of light, it would project the full shadow of the flow’s cross section (a disk). There’s the difference! Subjected to a current, this structure is the only one capable of summoning the energy of the long upstream currentline at once . It is analogous to the energy a wall would receive from a moving train at the instant of impact. For this analogy to be more faithful to the currents, this train would have an infinite number of cars in which each car is a locomotive
UCEC vs Projects around the world
In Europe, mainly in the United Kingdom, engineering to capture tidal energy is already a reality, and it is under the attention of several companies in the sector and governments there due to the relevance of this source, especially with the pressure of climate change.However, all these technologies are still based on wind / aeronautical turbines. They cannot capture the enormous energy of the current, as this energy is lost in the gaps between the propellers, pushed by the so-called Venturi-Effect.
UCEC vs Projects around the world
As a constant energy source, ie available 24 hours a day, it is one of the safest for energy production. However, due to the equivalence with the winds, that is, disregarding the incredible powers of water and the energy of the entire current, the technologies experienced in the world, especially in Canada, insist on the aerial models of turbines.
The UCEC’s will cause a real revolution in the generation of energy from this source.
UCEC vs Ground wind turbines
UCEC’s are 60 times more powerful, do not cause any visual or noise pollutiond, not occupy land areas and and do not pose any risk to marine animals, unlike what happens with wind turbines in relation to birds, the change in the landscape and the disturbing noises and land occupations;
Unlike the oceans, wind is not a predictable source, it doesn’t happen all day neither every day.
UCEC vs Wind turbines at sea
Although they are also installed at sea, the UCEC’s do not cause visual and noise pollution. Compared to offshore wind turbines, UCEC’s are 60 times more powerful, much cheaper, smaller and fully submerged.
Electricity production from UCEC’s is safer as ocean and tidal currents are much more frequent than wind over the sea.
UCEC vs Generating solar panels
While the solar source is dependent on climatic factors, is available in only part of the day and is not efficient in regions of extreme latitudes, energy from the oceans is available 24 hours a day in all latitudes, regardless of atmospheric climatic factors.
UCEC’s do not occupy important areas of land and do not modify the landscape.
UCEC vs Hydroelectric plants
Regardless of the need for rain and far from any water crisis, power plants from UCEC’s do not cause environmental impacts, as happens with hydroelectric plants.
The immense artificial lakes represent proportional damage to the fauna, flora and communities that live on the river upstream of the dams.
Hypotheses: Rasa Island- RJ
What would the solutions for generating energy on an island look like?
diesel
Polluting source in all processes, noise, odors and alteration in the landscape.
wind
Unstable source, dependent on weather conditions; change in landscape, noise and danger to birds.
solar pv
Weather dependent and available a few hours a day; Change in landscape, land occupation.
tidalwatt
Predictable and constant source, promotes the formation of artificial reefs. Harmless to marine life.
