OTEC research in Japan

Hiroshi Kamogawa

Energy, 1980, vol. 5, issue 6, 481-492

Abstract: Research on ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) has been going on in Japan since 1974. The R&D program is sponsored by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in cooperation with a number of universities and industrial organizations. To date, the focus has been on the engineering of the power system and on the end use of OTEC-produced electric power. Although not all of Japan can benefit from electricity cabled directly to shore, Japan, because of its heavy dependence on foreign sources of energy, considers OTEC to offer other opportunities. In particular, OTEC-produced electricity may be used to extract uranium to fuel nuclear power plants located on land. Mariculture is another potential benefit of OTEC. In the paper, a summary of the technical, economic, environmental and resource factors of OTEC is presented.

Date: 1980
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DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(80)90072-9

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