Depleted Atlantic fish stocks
The Economist reports on research performed by academics at the University of British Columbia which shows in detail how the fish stocks of the Northern […]
The Tokyo Electric / Toshiba 100 kW OTEC pilot plant
A 100 kW OTEC pilot plant was constructed in the Republic of Nauru by Tokyo Electric Power Company and Toshiba Corporation. Operation of the OTEC […]
Tuvalu pays the price for global warming
Countries disappearing due to raising sea levels seemed only to be part of future scenarios of the Global Business Network as featured in Wired Magazine. […]
Doubts about plankton as a carbon sink
New Scientist (16 January 2002) reports from the recent Ocean Sciences meeting in Hawaii about new computer simulations which Jorge Sarmiento and colleagues from Princeton […]
Sea Solar Power 100 MW hybrid cycle OTEC plantship
The SSP 100 MW Plantship, which also produces 32 million gallons per day (120,000 m3) desalinated water, uses the same aluminum heat exchanger tube, vapor […]
Sea Solar Power 10 MW Hybrid Cycle shore based OTEC
This OTEC, representing the first and possibly smallest commercially viable design is currently undergoing component level validation in York, Pennsylvania, prior to first installation. Venture […]
Fresh water from the sea
Saga University presents a new paper: Technology of Seawater Desalination Using Natural Energy using OTEC technology for the The 3rd World Water Forum. I can […]
In the Pipeline
The January 2002 issue of NEHLA’s newsletter Pipeline is out. As usual, NEHLA Pipeline contains a whole host of insight into running a shorebased seawater […]
Grow shell fish within the shell of a boat
Wired News reports on an Abalone farming project in Australia. The idea being that it is easier to keep the required stable enclosed ocean environment […]
Using cold seawater to grow vegetables and produce fresh water
New Scientist January 2002 issue has a very good article on The Seawater Greenhouse, developed by Charlie Paton. In short it can be described as […]