Title: Realize 100% Renewable Energy by Sailing Mega-Solar Rafts in Low Latitude Pacific Ocean
Abstract:
Besides offshore wind power, which is a major target of renewable energy development worldwide, huge sunshine energy affluent in the low-latitude Pacific Ocean may be captured with a reasonable economy by mega-PV solar module rafts always sailing slowly on open seas. Maritime conditions there are very favorable in vast seas with rich sunshine and mild wind/wave conditions with little risk of tropical storms. According to international maritime laws, the open seas are considered open to peaceful sailing of mega-solar rafts, though their impacts on other vessels should be minimized. A crude feasibility study indicates that it is not a baseless dream but worth challenging by integrating already available basic technologies, upgrading, and upscaling. With due international cooperation including island nations, it will contribute to dramatically increasing renewable energy resources for human-being along with offshore wind power.
Biography:
Takaji Kokusho Professor at Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan, until 2015, and Professor of emeritus. He did his PhD in 1982. He completed MS & BS in 1969 &1967 from the University of Tokyo, and MS from Duke University USA in 1975. He was involved in Major academic society activities; 5th Ishihara Lecturer on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, ISSMGE (2005-2009), Chairman of Organizing Committee of IS-2009 Tokyo by TC4, ISSMGE (2009), Christchurch (2015), Chairman of TC4 (Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering). Publications in English (all CRC Press, London); Innovative Earthquake Soil Dynamics (2017): Earthquake Geotechnical Case Histories for Performance-Based Design: (2009). More than 100 reviewed English papers.
