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

ABSTRACT

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/m³).

KEYWORDS:

• Basra rivers
• blue energy
• HEC-RAS
• osmosis power
• simulation model

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Mustansiriyah University (www.uomustansiriyah.edu.iq) Baghdad- Iraq for its support in the present work.

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