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Renewable Energy From the Deep Ocean

Renewable Energy From the Deep Ocean

Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) is a method for generating electricity which uses the temperature difference that exists between deep and shallow waters of the ocean to run a heat engine.
Almost all of the major U.S. OTEC experiments have taken place in Hawaii. The Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA) has been recognized as [...]