Upscaling scenarios for ocean thermal energy conversion with technological learning in Indonesia and their global relevance

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) is a promising renewable energy technology that is the most economical at large scale. But contemporary literature does not address how OTEC could reach such scale with current technology, and what the techno-economic impact of location-dependent factors and technological learning are. This paper tackles...

Recent progress in the economics of ocean thermal energy conversion: Critical review and research agenda

Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) is a Renewable Energy Technology (RET) with a global theoretical potential of up to 30 TW. However, OTEC's economic potential is unknown as it is still an immature technology with no commercial plant operating. This paper reviews recent academic and industrial literature since 2005 to provide an overview...

Challenges and uncertainties of ex ante techno-economic analysis of low TRL CO₂ capture technology: Lessons from a case study of an NGCC with exhaust gas recycle and electric swing adsorption

this work addresses the methodological challenges of undertaking techno-economic assessments of very early stage (technology readiness level 3–4) CO₂ capture technologies. It draws lessons from a case study on CO₂ capture from a natural gas combined cycle with exhaust gas recycle and electric swing adsorption technology....