While in principal, OTEC should be able to work in the winter because of the cold air temperature versus the water temperature (or the temperature of the earth), I think the practical difficulty would be that cooling the sea water further would convert it to ice and plug the heat exchangers. It will work where there is warm water such as thermal springs. What is needed is a temperature difference of 20 or more degrees Celsius.
What is your proposal in Puerto Rico, to build one or several OTEC platforms and generate electricity to sell to PREPA or to build OTECs as contractors for PREPA?
It depends entirely on what Puerto Rico and PREPA want. We are very flexible. Our primary concern is to generate awareness of OTEC and to help Puerto Rico onto the path of energy and economic independence by making use of the vast deep ocean resource so close to its shores.
Can you name one or two private firms working on OTEC in PR--if any? Autoridad De Energia Electrica De Puerto Rico is a monopoly running amok. "Plugging" OTEC feeds into PR infrastructure is a frustrating exasperation. PR seems to be leaning toward independence, and legislation aside... independent-attitudes toward PR in the US Congress IS delivering PR what they're asking for. Slightly imaginable... perhaps PR will purchase Chavez's oil in five years. OTEC for PR!
Offshore Infrastructure Associates is a Puerto Rico firm working for several years now to introduce commercial OTEC to Puerto Rico. Check out our web site offinf dot com. Also view other videos posted by tjplocek
Ocean Thermal Energy has not been used for Centuries, only in the last century and then only for demonstration purposes.
TJPlocek 2 years ago
If OTEC works well in the Arctic, you guys might be able to sell the system to the Canadian government for remote power generation.
SeverEnergia 3 years ago
While in principal, OTEC should be able to work in the winter because of the cold air temperature versus the water temperature (or the temperature of the earth), I think the practical difficulty would be that cooling the sea water further would convert it to ice and plug the heat exchangers. It will work where there is warm water such as thermal springs. What is needed is a temperature difference of 20 or more degrees Celsius.
TJPlocek 3 years ago
What is your proposal in Puerto Rico, to build one or several OTEC platforms and generate electricity to sell to PREPA or to build OTECs as contractors for PREPA?
myrfuentes 3 years ago
It depends entirely on what Puerto Rico and PREPA want. We are very flexible. Our primary concern is to generate awareness of OTEC and to help Puerto Rico onto the path of energy and economic independence by making use of the vast deep ocean resource so close to its shores.
TJPlocek 3 years ago
Can you name one or two private firms working on OTEC in PR--if any? Autoridad De Energia Electrica De Puerto Rico is a monopoly running amok. "Plugging" OTEC feeds into PR infrastructure is a frustrating exasperation. PR seems to be leaning toward independence, and legislation aside... independent-attitudes toward PR in the US Congress IS delivering PR what they're asking for. Slightly imaginable... perhaps PR will purchase Chavez's oil in five years. OTEC for PR!
ModernGeographic 4 years ago
Offshore Infrastructure Associates is a Puerto Rico firm working for several years now to introduce commercial OTEC to Puerto Rico. Check out our web site offinf dot com. Also view other videos posted by tjplocek
TJPlocek 4 years ago