An update of OTEC baseline design costs

P.A. Curto

Energy, 1980, vol. 5, issue 6, 529-538

Abstract: This paper discusses the relative economics of several OTEC mission concepts. The present and projected costs of alternative energy sources and manufactured products are compared to those for products manufactured by potential OTEC systems. Since the efficiency and relative economic performance of an OTEC system is site specific, a generalization is made regarding site characteristics. Tropical grazing OTEC plant-ships are assumed to operate in relatively benign ocean waters with an average 43.2 °F (24 °C) temperature differential between the surface and 3281 ft (1000 m) depth. Several potential locations in U.S. waters are examined for the grid-connected OTEC concept.

Date: 1980
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DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(80)90077-8

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