Concept design of a foldable Cold Water pipe for a 10 MW OTEC installation

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) has been heavily researched and developed over the last decade. However, no commercial scale for OTEC has been reached yet. OTEC is a clean and renewable source of energy which utilizes the seawater temperature difference between the upper and deep ocean layers to generate electricity. The heat exchangers...

Synergies in an integrated Ocean Thermal Energy system: Integration and optimization of OTEC, SWAC and Ecopark

Small tropical islands are facing major issues. Most of them rely on imported fossil fuels, which makes electricity generation both expensive and unsustainable. Moreover, small tropical islands are more vulnerable to the consequences of climate change than the mainland. Effects of climate change can be: more and more powerful hurricanes,...