Numerical Modelling of a Large Diameter Cold Water Pipe Installation for Land Based OTEC and SWAC

For remote islands with high energy prices in the tropics, Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) can be a reliable energy source to supply a renewable baseload for the energy grid. Also, due to the increasing cooling demand, there is a need for sustainable cooling around the equator. This can be supplied by seawater air-conditioning (SWAC). For...

Feasibility Study on Deep Seawater Solutions for Manado: ROTEC

Due to climate change and growing cities, water scarcity is becoming one of the futures biggest problems. On top of that, the population and prosperity of cities around the equator are growing fast. Meaning that the need for electricity, cooling and drinking water will grow fast in the following decades. ROTEC’s vision is that these growing...

Installation Limits of Large Diameter Cold Water Pipes in Deep Water for Land-Based OTEC Plants

The growing worldwide demand for clean, sustainable electricity generation and improved energy efficiency offers a valuable opportunity for the large scale implementation of OTEC (Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion) and SWAC (Sea Water Air Conditioning). One of the remaining technological challenges for large scale land-based OTEC and SWAC is the...