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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: […]
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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 […]
Puerto Rico Ocean Technology Complex (PROTech) Request for Qualifications
In the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria in September 2017, Puerto Rico signed Law 17-2019 into effect which requires the island to generate 100% […]
Update: Dates for the 8th International OTEC Symposium
The 8th International OTEC Symposium, originally scheduled to be held October 22-24, 2020 in Cancun Mexico, has been postponed and moved online due to the ongoing […]
Global OTEC Resources Announce 150kW Demonstration Barge
Global OTEC Resources has announced they will be launching a 150KW offshore OTEC plant in the Maldives next year. 2020 started off with this announcement […]
SIDS DOCK and Naval Energies to develop OTEC for Small Island Developing States
A UN-recognized initiative Small Island Developing States (SIDS DOCK) and Naval Energies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support the development of marine renewable […]
OTEC at upcoming Caribbean Marine Technology Forum
The Caribbean Marine energy Technology forum will take place in Granada on November 6th. Possible renewable marine energy sources will be the topic of interest. […]
Flow visualization of downward condensing ammonia in a gasketed plate heat exchanger
Recently, Maaike Leichsenring graduated from the TU Delft in Engineering Thermodynamics on flow visualization of the ammonia condensing process in a plate type heat exchanger. Generally, […]
Potential effects of deep seawater discharge by an OTEC plant on the marine microorganisms in oligotrophic waters
In relation to the for 2020 scheduled 10 MW OTEC plant offshore the Martinique Island, this project called ‘IMPALA’ (Impacts of artificial upwelling on microplankton) aims to […]
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