Tesis de maestría: Estudio de pre factibilidad para el reemplazo de energía térmica por eólica, en el yacimiento Cerro Dragón, Chubut-Santa Cruz, Argentina
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2016
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"La humanidad necesita energía para su subsistencia, pero la quema de hidrocarburos para obtener dicha energía, trae aparejada la emisión de gases que propician el calentamiento global. En la búsqueda de reducir la quema de gas para incrementar su venta y evitar emisiones, se analizó la pre factibilidad técnico-económica de generar energía eléctrica a través de un parque eólico de 40 MW nominales en la Patagonia Argentina, con la finalidad de satisfacer parte de la demanda de energía eléctrica del Yacimiento de hidrocarburos “Cerro Dragón”. Esta energía reemplazaría a la generada en turbinas que funcionan con gas natural. El ingreso económico de este proyecto está dado por la venta del gas que se ahorra de quemar.
Se pudo comprobar el alto potencial local para la generación de energía eólica y, tras haber establecido un diseño básico del parque, se pudo estimar los costos de inversión, costos operativos y cantidad de energía producida. Con estos valores se calculó la Tasa Interna de Retorno (TIR) para un rango de precios de venta de gas natural.
Del estudio surge que se reduciría la quema de gas natural a razón de 136.200 m3/día, lo cual evitaría la emisión de 97,930 t CO2e por año.
Con un valor de venta del gas de 6 USD/MMBtu, un factor de capacidad del 46 % y un CAPEX de 2000 a 1700 USD/kW, se obtuvo una TIR del orden del 2,8 – 5,3 %."
"Mankind needs energy for their livelihood, but burning hydrocarbons for this energy brings about the emission of gases that promote global warming. In seeking to reduce gas flaring to decrease emissions and increase sales, pre technical and economic feasibility was analyzed, of generating electricity through a wind farm of nominal 40 MW in Patagonia Argentina, in order to satisfy part of the electricity demand of hydrocarbon reservoir "Cerro Dragon". This would replace the energy generated by turbines that run on natural gas. The income of this project is given by the sale of gas saved from burning. It was verified the high local natural potential for wind power generation and, having established a basic design of the park, it was estimated capital costs, operating costs and amount of energy produced. With these values the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) was calculated for a range of prices for natural gas. The study shows that the burning of natural gas would be reduced at a rate of 136,200 m3 / day, which would avoid the emission of 97.930 t CO2e per year. With a gas sale value of $ 6 / MMBtu, capacity factor of 46% and CAPEX of 2000-1700 USD / kW, it was obtained an IRR of around 2.8 - 5.3."
"Mankind needs energy for their livelihood, but burning hydrocarbons for this energy brings about the emission of gases that promote global warming. In seeking to reduce gas flaring to decrease emissions and increase sales, pre technical and economic feasibility was analyzed, of generating electricity through a wind farm of nominal 40 MW in Patagonia Argentina, in order to satisfy part of the electricity demand of hydrocarbon reservoir "Cerro Dragon". This would replace the energy generated by turbines that run on natural gas. The income of this project is given by the sale of gas saved from burning. It was verified the high local natural potential for wind power generation and, having established a basic design of the park, it was estimated capital costs, operating costs and amount of energy produced. With these values the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) was calculated for a range of prices for natural gas. The study shows that the burning of natural gas would be reduced at a rate of 136,200 m3 / day, which would avoid the emission of 97.930 t CO2e per year. With a gas sale value of $ 6 / MMBtu, capacity factor of 46% and CAPEX of 2000-1700 USD / kW, it was obtained an IRR of around 2.8 - 5.3."
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YACIMIENTOS PETROLIFEROS, ENERGIA EOLICA, CALOR, GENERACION DE ENERGIA ELECTRICA