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Assessing the Potential of Marine Renewable Energy in Mexico: Socioeconomic Needs, Energy Potential, Environmental Concerns, and Social Perception

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  • M. Luisa Martínez

    (Instituto de Ecología A.C. (INECOL), Xalapa 91073, Mexico
    Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City 04510, Mexico)

  • Valeria Chávez

    (Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City 04510, Mexico)

  • Rodolfo Silva

    (Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City 04510, Mexico)

  • Gisela Heckel

    (Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Baja California (CICESE), Ensenada 22860, Mexico)

  • Erika Paola Garduño-Ruiz

    (Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City 04510, Mexico)

  • Astrid Wojtarowski

    (El Colegio de Veracruz (COLVER), Xalapa 91000, Mexico)

  • Gabriela Vázquez

    (Instituto de Ecología A.C. (INECOL), Xalapa 91073, Mexico)

  • Octavio Pérez-Maqueo

    (Instituto de Ecología A.C. (INECOL), Xalapa 91073, Mexico
    Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City 04510, Mexico)

  • Carmelo Maximiliano-Cordova

    (Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City 04510, Mexico)

  • Karla Salgado

    (Instituto de Ecología A.C. (INECOL), Xalapa 91073, Mexico)

  • Rosario Landgrave

    (Instituto de Ecología A.C. (INECOL), Xalapa 91073, Mexico)

  • Efraín Mateos

    (Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua (IMTA), Jiutepec 62550, Mexico)

  • Erik Tapia

    (Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City 04510, Mexico)

Abstract

Although the literature on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is vast worldwide, studies in Mexico focusing on Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) and SDGs are only beginning to emerge. Despite this academic gap, Mexico has signed up for the United Nations SDGs, which include producing clean and affordable energy and reducing CO 2 emissions to slow global warming. The country is, therefore, committed to implementing measures to help achieve these goals. This study is the first multidisciplinary analysis performed at a national level in Mexico, aimed at identifying sites for efficient Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) production while considering socioeconomic needs, environmental risks, and societal acceptance of the new technologies. We first calculated the energy potential from nearshore winds, waves, marine currents, and offshore thermal gradients. The results show that electricity needs are greater in the 11 states where levels of marginalization are highest. The production of MRE is feasible in three of these regions. However, because Mexico is home to significant natural coastal ecosystems and protected species, care is necessary to produce electricity while protecting Mexico’s megadiversity. Social perception of the use of MRE is variable: the inhabitants of some locations are willing to accept the new technologies, whereas those in others are not. MRE production in Mexico is feasible but will face environmental and social issues that must be addressed before deploying new devices in the oceans.

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  • M. Luisa Martínez & Valeria Chávez & Rodolfo Silva & Gisela Heckel & Erika Paola Garduño-Ruiz & Astrid Wojtarowski & Gabriela Vázquez & Octavio Pérez-Maqueo & Carmelo Maximiliano-Cordova & Karla Salga, 2024. "Assessing the Potential of Marine Renewable Energy in Mexico: Socioeconomic Needs, Energy Potential, Environmental Concerns, and Social Perception," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(16), pages 1-19, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2024:i:16:p:7059-:d:1458219
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