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NIOT Signs Contract for Open OTEC in Kavaratti
The National Institute of Ocean Technology (of India) announced via twitter (see below) that a contract has been signed for supply and commissioning of an […]
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[Event] Oceans 2022 Call for Papers
The submission deadline for abstracts to Oceans22 has been extended to September 6, 2021.
[Paper] Indirect CO2 Capture and Refinement based on OTEC
Paul J.T. Straatman with Wilfried G.J.H.M. van Sark has published “Indirect Air CO2 Capture and Refinement based on OTEC Seawater Outgassing,” which is available on […]
SIDS DOCK and Global OTEC Resources Announce Partnership
On July 2, 2021 the Small Island Developing States Sustainable Energy and Climate Resilience Organization (SIDS DOCK) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UK-based Global […]
Japan’s IOES Adopts PreFS for Introduction of OTEC for Republic of Nauru
This article is an unofficial translation based on a press release in Japanese from Saga University: https://www.saga-u.ac.jp/koho/press/2021062821985 Overview The Institute of Ocean Energy, Saga University, […]
Hybrid OTEC Equipment for Malaysia Japan SATREPS Project Completed
Malaysia and Japan have since 2019 been cooperating on OTEC research and development though a Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) Program. […]
Kumejima Town Energy Vision 2020 includes OTEC
According to the Global Ocean reSource and Energy Association (GOSEA), Kumejima Town in Okinawa Prefecture Japan released its “Energy Vision 2020” at the end of […]
OTEC-1: 40 Year Anniversary
Today marks the 40th anniversary of OTEC-1 a larger-scale floating test-bed that sought to scale up successes on Mini-OTEC. Here are two articles looking back: […]
New SWAC Project Underway in French Polynesia
Original Article (in French): https://www.energiesdelamer.eu/2021/03/22/le-plus-long-swac-du-monde-en-assemblage-a-papeari-avant-son-installation-a-taaone/ Energies De La MER reports that installation is in progress for the “world’s longest commercial SWAC” facility in French Polynesia. […]
Report on Ocean Energy Technologies Webinar by CTCN and UNIDO
On November 30, 2020 the UN Industrial Development Organization organized the “Joint Webinar: Ocean Energy Technologies for Blue Economies in Small Islands and Low-lying Developing […]
