Realistic Hurricane Testing for Resilient Energy Infrastructure

The economic and resilient design of the energy infrastructure requires accurate estimation of the load caused by the hurricane. Hurricane wind, rain and wave loads control design parameters of elastic energy infrastructure. The current direction of energy is focused on clean and renewable energy sources such as wind and sunlight, but because of the construction cost and the risk of damage due to aggressive hurricane, technology in Louisiana It is not widely spread.

A series of devastating hurricanes in September seriously damaged Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico and caused new warnings from engineers and urban planners about the lack of flexibility of national infrastructure. Hurricane Harvey's devastated flood lost countless cars, after which car-centered Houston struggled to recover. According to the report, Hurricane Maria closed airports and ports without operating the electrical system, destroyed many roads and public transportation systems, destroyed radar and air navigation equipment and left Puerto Rico.

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Hurricane Maria and other recent disasters indicate that the health system needs to be more resilient to climate change related disasters. The medical system can adapt and build a more resilient infrastructure against natural disasters to protect patients and facilities. As I learned from the devastating storm in Texas in 2001, the health system in Houston was not affected by Puerto Rico like Harvey. Other related courses include the preparation of FEMA for the future hurricane season. And in the event of a natural disaster, the federal response must be fair across the country. According to a survey of NEJM, the Puerto Rican government stopped mortality in December 2017 and ceased sharing mortality information with the public. To prepare for and address future hurricanes, it is important to accurately calculate the number of deceased persons.

After Puerto Rico, the future of the Caribbean after the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane season was intertwined with similar challenges in terms of infrastructure, reconstruction and governance at regional and regional levels. The next hurricane season easily affects Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, Dominica, Haiti, the United States, British Virgin Islands, Montserrat, Turks, Caicos Islands, Bahamas, Guadeloupe, Sun. Puerto Rico, including Christopher Nevis, St. Martin Energy System, Dominican Republic etc, may consider the electricity business of other Caribbean countries, as the island considers the privatization and the future of PREPA. The Caribbean utility depends heavily on diesel and is working on the establishment of regulatory and utility structures to enable a transition to cleaner energy. Dependence on diesel will also have a negative impact on utilities investing in renewable energy to collapse the fossil fuel based pricing system.