Potential of Cold-Water Agriculture (ColdAg) in Mexico: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Food Production
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Cold-Water Agriculture (ColdAg) for Sustainable Food Production
3. Possibilities for Implementing ColdAg in Mexico
- Electrical capacity and classification: Plants with greater electrical capacity and built on platforms could have lower costs (USD 2650 USD kW−1) than those with lower capacity (1 to 10 MW) built on floating systems (USD 16,400 to 35,400 USD kW−1).
- Type of cycle: The closed cycle design is slightly more economical than the open cycle.
- Byproducts: Fresh water would increase the installation cost but would improve the economy in regions where there is high demand.
- Distance from the thermal source to the coast: The greater the distance between the coastline (greater than 10 km) and the source of cold water, the higher the cost and energy loss.
- Thermal potential: The better the marine thermal potential where the plant is intended to be built, the greater its thermal, energy, and economic efficiency.
- Availability: To avoid economic losses, it must be ensured that the plant operates most of the time.
4. Applications and Exploitation of the Thermal Gradients of the Oceans
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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García-Huante, A.; Gómez-Merino, F.C.; Trejo-Téllez, L.I.; López-Herrera, A. Potential of Cold-Water Agriculture (ColdAg) in Mexico: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Food Production. Sustainability 2024, 16, 4298. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16104298
García-Huante A, Gómez-Merino FC, Trejo-Téllez LI, López-Herrera A. Potential of Cold-Water Agriculture (ColdAg) in Mexico: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Food Production. Sustainability. 2024; 16(10):4298. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16104298
Chicago/Turabian StyleGarcía-Huante, Alejandro, Fernando Carlos Gómez-Merino, Libia Iris Trejo-Téllez, and Amelia López-Herrera. 2024. "Potential of Cold-Water Agriculture (ColdAg) in Mexico: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Food Production" Sustainability 16, no. 10: 4298. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16104298