Method for spatiotemporal wind power generation profile under hurricanes: U.S.-Caribbean super grid proposition

The environmental impact and economic feasibility assessment of composite calcium alginate bioplastics derived from Sargassum

“…Trinidad and Tobago, where our conceptual plant is located, is one of the world's largest MeOH producers, relying on its large natural gas fields. 71 However, recent ambitions in carbon capture and storage via enhanced oil recovery, 72 as well as a significant wind power resource 73 has linked the growing energy sector to cleaner supply chains. Thus, all of these features make Trinidad and Tobago an ideal future hub for E-MeOH and would offer a sustainable feedstock in the alginate bioplastic production process.…”

Proposed Extension of the U.S.–Caribbean Super Grid to South America for Resilience during Hurricanes

“…In 2023, Itiki et al proposed a conceptual design for the Caribbean Super Grid, interconnecting Florida, the Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands [7]. They concluded that the aggregated wind power variability of the Caribbean Super Grid, when impacted by a Category 5 hurricane, would be greatly smoothed with a single interconnection to the contiguous U.S. power grid.…”

“…This variability, characterized by strong hurricane wind regimes with power peaks and valleys, would require substantial investments in energy storage. Also, Itiki et al, in 2023, did not provide a solution for the developing countries located in the remaining southern islands of the Caribbean, some of them extremely dependent on fossil fuels for electricity [7].…”

“…Around 2021, several manufacturers announced the certification of a new generation of wind turbines capable of withstanding hurricanes or typhoons and operating at high cutout speeds [7,8]. After this technological advancement, investigations refocused from damage assessment to more wind power assessment, with turbines designed to withstand hurricanes in combination with large-scale submarine power transmission schemes [7].…”

“…Around 2021, several manufacturers announced the certification of a new generation of wind turbines capable of withstanding hurricanes or typhoons and operating at high cutout speeds [7,8]. After this technological advancement, investigations refocused from damage assessment to more wind power assessment, with turbines designed to withstand hurricanes in combination with large-scale submarine power transmission schemes [7]. In 2023, Itiki et al developed a spatiotemporal method to estimate the wind power profile of turbines under hurricane conditions and applied this method to a proposed distribution of hurricane-proof turbines in the Caribbean islands, considering various…”