IOES Receives Prime Minister’s Commendation for work on Ocean Energy
On March 1, 2023, The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan announced the 15th Prime Minister’s Commendation for Special Achievement in Promoting Japan […]
ADB High Level Investor Forum features OTEC
The Asian Development Bank’s Marine Aquaculture, Reefs, Renewable Energy, and Ecotoursim for Ecosystem Services (MARES) program culminated in a High Level Investor Forum, which took […]
Republic of Korea announces ODA including OTEC
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs website (https://sdgs.un.org/partnerships/republic-korea-has-pledged-carry-out-marine-energy-oda-programs-including-ocean) notes that the Republic of Korea will provide $5.2 million in financing plus staff […]
[Call for Papers]9th International OTEC Symposium
The 9th International OTEC Symposium will take place alongside the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas in 2023. Abstracts of less than 500 words in […]
[Press Release] €3.5m grant awarded to design a tropical storm-proof OTEC system
Experts from industry and research institutions have launched ‘PLOTEC’, a consortium that aims to design an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system capable of surviving […]
[Publication] Using Sea Water of Heating, Cooling, and Power Production
The International Energy Agency’s Technology Collaboration Programme on Ocean Energy Systems (IEA-OES) has published today six interviews which give a flavour of successful projects in […]
[Press Release] NEDO adopts FS for OTEC in Mauritius
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) announced in a press release that the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization of Japan (NEDO) has adopted a feasibility […]
[Press Release] Global OTEC Signs Agreement towards PPA for OTEC in SIDS
On the sidelines of the 2022 UN Oceans Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, Global OTEC signed a Memorandum of Understanding towards developing a PPA for development […]
Japan Development of Aquaculture Technology for Advanced Use of Post-OTEC Ocean Water
A new academic paper was recently published by Saga University in Japan. It looks into the production of Ulva prolifera, commonly known as “sea lettuce” […]
NIOT Groundbreaking for Lakshadweep OTEC Plant
On March 31, 2022 the Indian National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) performed a groundbreaking/ foundation stone-laying ceremony for a pilot OTEC-powered desalination plan on […]