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Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
OH-teck (as the acronym OTEC)
Also Known As OTEC
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A renewable technology that uses the temperature difference between warm surface seawater and deep cold water to run a heat engine and generate steady electricity. It is workable mainly in tropical waters where that difference stays above 20 degrees Celsius year round, and despite decades of study no commercial-scale plant yet operates; in the United States, NOAA is the licensing authority for such facilities.
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Source ClassRenewable, prospective at commercial scale 1 First Commercial YearGeorges Claude built a 22 kilowatt experimental OTEC plant at Matanzas Bay, Cuba in 1930; it consumed more power than it generated and OTEC has not reached wide commercial deployment since. Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
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Additional Source NOAA Office for Coastal ManagementOcean Thermal Energy Conversion
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Source Wikipedia: Mist lift
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1. NOAA Office for Coastal Management
National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationOcean Thermal Energy ConversionQuote, Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
The development of OTEC technology has promise in tropical areas, where year-round temperature differences between the deep cold and warm surface waters are greater than 20 degrees Celsius (36 degrees Fahrenheit).
2. Marine Technology News
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion, Renewable Energy from the Sea
Georges Claude, built the first OTEC power plant in 1930 in Cuba, which produced 22 kilowatts of electricity.
- Associated With: Tidal and Marine Energy
View the SourceWikipedia: Mist lift
Used By: Mist Lift, LeadQuote, Used By: Mist Lift, Lead
gas lift technique of lifting water used in a form of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)
Ocean thermal energy conversion (Wikipedia)
In Group: Prospective Ocean and Space Energy, LeadQuote, In Group: Prospective Ocean and Space Energy, Lead
Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) is a renewable energy technology that harnesses the temperature difference between the warm surface waters of the ocean and the cold depths to run a heat engine to produce electricity.
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