Upcoming OTEC conferences
The number of OTEC related conferences is increasing, which confirms the recent gain in momentum for OTEC. We would like to highlight three upcoming conferences: International […]
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New director Friends of NELHA
Sarah Crawford, a Kona attorney and coffee farmer, has been selected as the new executive director of the Friends of NELHA. Crawford’s selection was announced […]
OTEC testing in the Indian Ocean
Following the construction of an OTEC prototype by DCNS in Indian Ocean Island of La Reunion in May, 2012, three tests have recently been conducted […]
A New Approach to OTEC Resource Estimation: OGCM’s as a Modeling Tool
Various attempts have been made in the past to estimate the global ocean thermal energy potential with also a significant span in ranges. The last […]
100 kilowatt turbine-generator for Kona test facility
Today, Makai Ocean Engineering issued a press release announcing two endeavors in assisting the Navy to reach its alternative energy goals. The first is the […]
Georges Claude, the Genius Gone Astray
Thursday 17 January 2013, a seminar was given by Rémi Baillot in Paris, France about Georges Claude and his adventures as OTEC pioneer. The OTEC […]
Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning to Begin Construction of Largest Seawater District Cooling System
Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning (HSAC) will utilize ocean thermal energy technology to provide air conditioning to as many as 40 large commercial buildings in the […]
OTEC Bioplume report released
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) uses large flows of warm surface seawater and cold deep seawater to generate clean electricity. The tropical ocean at a […]
Remembering Guy Toyoma
The OTEC foundation team was shocked and saddened to hear of the sudden passing of Guy Toyama, a renowned champion of renewable energy, a Blue […]
How much ocean thermal energy can be converted to electricity?
The conversion of ocean thermal energy into electricity (OTEC) relies on the availability of temperature differences of the order of 20°C in the upper water […]
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