Hawaii became the first state in the US to generate electricity from the thermal energy stored in ocean water using a new 105-kilowatt ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) plant on Big Island, ...

OTEC technology is now close to practical application with potential projects like Global OTEC's commercial-scale generator planned for 2025. The technology exploits the temperature difference between ...

A project to deploy a 1.5-MW commercial-scale ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) platform in the African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe by 2025 has gained a key design certification. The ...

A 140-year-old idea to exploit the temperature differences between layers of the ocean is gaining new interest as a way to provide clean power for people living on islands. Called ocean thermal energy ...

In the tropics, the deep sea is cold and the sea surface is very warm. That temperature difference can be harnessed and turned into electricity. If we can improve the technology, this method of ...

A UK-based startup is looking to breathe new life into a century-old technology that could power tropical island nations with virtually limitless, consistent, renewable energy. Known as ocean thermal ...

A small but operational ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) plant was inaugurated in Hawaii last week, making it the first in the world. The opening of the 100-kilowatt facility marked the first ...

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A consortium of partners has begun the deployment of a new prototype energy platform designed to harness thermal ocean energy. Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) is a renewable energy technology ...