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1. The Hormuz Strait Dam Macroproject—21st Century Electricity Development Infrastructure Node (EDIN)?

Author

Schuiling, RoelofD., Badescu, Viorel, Cathcart, RichardB., and Van Overveld, Piet.A. L. C.

Subjects
*DAMS, *WATER power, *ELECTRIC power production, *NATURAL gas reserves, *PETROLEUM reserves
Abstract

Ocean gulfs offer a means of artificially creating a depression, which can be used for a regionally significant hydroelectric macroproject. We examine here the case for a dam at the Strait of Hormuz that blocks a large gulf situated in an arid region. A 35 m evaporation of this concentration basin will reduce its watery surface area by ~53% and allow generation of ~2.050 MW (or possibly ~2.500 MW) of electricity. Our conclusion is that the proposed Electricity Development Infrastructure Node (EDIN) is a feasible and desirable macroproject. If the macroproject starts in the near-term future, it would require a significant change in the logistics of oil and gas transport from this region. Alternatively, it can be considered as an attractive future solution for the energy requirements of the region after exhaustion of its oil and gas reserves. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2005
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2. The Hormuz Strait Dam Macroproject—21st Century Electricity Development Infrastructure Node (EDIN)?

Author

Piet. A. L. C. Van Overveld, Viorel Badescu, Roelof D. Schuiling, and Richard B. Cathcart

Subjects
Hydrology, business.industry, Node (networking), Fossil fuel, Ocean Engineering, Structural basin, Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology, Oceanography, Arid, Oil depletion, Hydroelectricity, Electricity, business, Macro-engineering, Water resource management, Geology
Abstract

Ocean gulfs offer a means of artificially creating a depression, which can be used for a regionally significant hydroelectric macroproject. We examine here the case for a dam at the Strait of Hormuz that blocks a large gulf situated in an arid region. A 35 m evaporation of this concentration basin will reduce its watery surface area by ∼53% and allow generation of ∼2.050 MW (or possibly ∼2.500 MW) of electricity. Our conclusion is that the proposed Electricity Development Infrastructure Node (EDIN) is a feasible and desirable macroproject. If the macroproject starts in the near-term future, it would require a significant change in the logistics of oil and gas transport from this region. Alternatively, it can be considered as an attractive future solution for the energy requirements of the region after exhaustion of its oil and gas reserves.

Published
2005

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