Energy Transformation and Optimization: The Integrated Energy Vázquez-Figueroa

Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa

In today's program we contacted via telephone with one of the most restless minds and prolific that Spain has in recent times. Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa.

Novelist, writer of over 60 works that have nourished the desire for adventure and escape of several generations. His extensive literary work includes best-sellers (more than 25 million copies sold) and Tuareg Ebony, Manaus, Panama Panama, Anaconda, Ocean, The Dog and Maradentro.

Journalist, chronicler of wars and revolutions like those of Guinea, Chad, Congo, Dominican Republic, Bolivia and Guatemala. Producer and writer of film and television. A man of action, traveler, diver, sailor ...

In this interview we delve into his role inventor and try on an innovation that could benefit hundreds of millions of people across the globe.

The Integrated Energy Vázquez-Figueroa produces electricity and water, two of the primary needs of mankind.

VF Integral System

A mountain of more than 600 meters tall with a body of water are the requirements to run the system. It consists ( see figure ) to raise water to the top of the mountain where it is stored in tanks. The water is dropped by some active wells and turbines that produce energy. If the water is salty, a part of this is desalted by a filtering process based on reverse osmosis to make it potable, irrigation or industrial purposes.

A genius of the system is that it takes to operate energy sources that are often missed:

We already know Renewables such as wind or solar.
The energy of convection of heated air that rises through a chimney through the natural warming of the engine and move another turbine system.
The wasted on the Power Grid at night, which is used to raise the water at these times (night demand is lower than the daytime. Central and produce nuclear energy continuously).

Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa explains the features of the project and introduces us to the issue of energy transformation and optimization. We talked with him some of the challenges and problems of modern society. Revealing in this program to one of those extraordinary people who make history and contribute positively to the progress of humanity.

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By Rafael Lomen , March 23, 2010 @ 4:08 a.m.
We explain in brief the benefits of AON PLAN, based on the ideas of Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa.
20 REASONS TO OPEN A DISCUSSION ON THE PLAN AON.
With an estimated investment of around EUR 20 billion (funded by public and private funds) the call AON PLAN offers levels of productivity and profitability hard to overcome.
The AON PLAN is a serious industrial challenge, a real and ambitious Spanish economic model that drives the necessary segmentation of the Spanish economy reviving and other industry sectors, reducing the energy dependency of Spain charged with the outside world, resolving definitively inter-regional water war, giving agriculture the necessary resources to take off from the protectionist policies that support and placing Spain in the vanguard of a strategic sector such as energy.
Unlimited water at a cost almost six times lower than the current generation of electricity on demand and at low cost by using the stretch of hours "valley" (night time), a considerable flattening of the curve of energy demand and dream of forests that are never burn your letters.
These are the most notable advantages I see in the AON PLAN, analyzed obviously from Spain's excellent geographical conditions for the implementation of this project:
1. Drastic and immediate reduction in levels of unemployment by creating productive jobs directly and indirectly, some of them would be absorbed in the construction sector.
2. With a macro project and the plan would be achieved AON immediate recovery of consumer confidence, not only in regards to real economy. A mammoth project as the AON plan would make Spain a leader and pioneer in the drive of a sector as strategic as energy, strengthen the confidence of international investors in the Spanish market.
3. Definitive solution to the shortage problem (inter-war) of water in Spain for human consumption and irrigation of crops, thereby addressing the serious problem of irrigation and managed to increase agricultural productivity in the country.
4. Avoid the current need to generate 10% of energy as a margin over forecast demand for possible increases in the supply and get a flattening in the curve of electricity demand to power generated, depending on demand, electricity or desalinated water, with possibility of injecting a current general network in case of need or demand for excess water if necessary, since the flow of falls are adjustable at any time.
5. Even with the power supply network to supply general driving water pumps, the flattening of the demand curve is important because the use of electricity to drive water into the glass top would be provided in hours " Valley "(at night and on festive demand is very low), at a much lower cost, and hydropower production would peak hours, providing electricity when needed most.
6. The system converts the energy banks mountains finally solving the problem of storing wind energy.
7. Reducing the cost of m3 of potable water current 0.13 euros 0.75 euros. This significant decrease in cost would in serious times for the economy and in order to relieve the user and encourage consumption, it would be possible to increase the purchasing power of citizens through significant reductions in tariff. In addition to ensuring access to basic and inalienable right of the water.
8. Amortization of all investment in a period of approximately 13-14 years, after which time the return fire.
9. Reducing the problem of Spain's energy dependence that imports more than 70% of its energy. What happened recently in Europe with gas supplies from Russia could occur at any time in Spain, the main gas supplier is Algeria, with a final probably even more complex.
10. Obtaining energy and drinking water with a CO2 emission balance of zero.
11. Savings in the payment of allowances to other countries. The price of every million tons of CO2 is 7'79 million. Spain has
Hungary already bought 6 million tons in emission rights and to comply with Kyoto, Spain can expect to pay in the market for CO2 emissions to 1.24 billion euros, corresponding to 159 million tonnes of CO2 that are estimated to exceed the emissions by 2012.
12. Compliance with Kyoto and future EU directives on environmental matters. Saving penalties. A system of this kind would put Spain ahead in the fight against global climate change.
13. Drastic reduction in total CO2 emissions from forest fires currently.
14. Natural heritage conservation, forest and woodland mainly as a major sink for CO2, in line with future European directives.
15. Reduction in loss of life caused in the work of extinction.
16. Buying unique and pioneering experience in the world in developing this technology and export possibilities of this experience.
17. These projects are developed at points close to the coast. The implementation of these works, thus involves a considerable degree of geographical mobility, ie a displacement volume of people who could contribute in some measure to the revival of the automotive industry.
18. In Spain there are about 80 locations viable for implementation.
19. The AON plan could even be extrapolated to other countries with large coastal areas such as Italy or Greece, whose terrain conditions permit.
20. Support the idea NOW OR NEVER.
Spain urgently needed wide-ranging industrial stakes, and long overdue opened a deep debate on projects like the PLAN AON, but if the Spanish society grants the political class license to lie, make and break our future and of our children as they please, if Spanish society is unable to demand accountability when we are already on edge, even to offer support to an idea like AON PLAN could have saved Spain toward the hecatomb we are heading, I fear nothing and nobody, you can save it from failure.
A big hug to the whole team and my sincere appreciation for your work and media support.
[+ Info]
http://calentamientoglobalacelerado.net/planAON.pdf
http://calentamientoglobalacelerado.net/resumen_plan_AON.htm
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