Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) - Past, Present, and Progress

Edited by Albert S. Kim and Hyeon-Ju Kim

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Abstract: The 21st century is characterized as an era of natural resource depletion, and humanity is faced with several threats due to the lack of food, energy, and water. Climate change and sea-level rise are at unprecedented levels, being phenomena that make predicting the future of ocean resources more complicated. Oceans contain a limitless amount of water with small (but finite) temperature differences from their surfaces to their floors. To advance the utilization of ocean resources, this book readdresses the past achievements, present developments, and future progress of ocean thermal energy, from basic sciences to sociology and cultural aspects.

JEL-codes: Q20 Q40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
ISBN: 978-1-78985-571-5
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Analysis and Development of Closed Cycle OTEC System

Estela Cerezo-Acevedo, Jessica Guadalupe Tobal Cupul, Victor Manuel Romero Medina, Elda Gomez Barragan and Miguel Alatorre Mendieta

Can Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion and Seawater Utilisation Assist Small Island Developing States? A Case Study of Kiribati, Pacific Islands Region

Hyeon-Ju Kim and Michael Petterson

Current Development and Prospect of Turbine in OTEC

Weimin Liu, Yunzheng Ge, Yun Chen and Lei Liu

Environmental Impact Assessment of the Operation of an Open Cycle OTEC 1MWe Power Plant in the Cozumel Island, Mexico

Juan Francisco Barcenas Graniel, Enrique Celestino Carrera Chan, Maria Fernanda Sabido Tun and Estela Cerezo-Acevedo

General Criteria for Optimal Site Selection for the Installation of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Plants in the Mexican Pacific

Alejandro Garcia Huante, Yandy Rodriguez Cueto, Erika Paola Garduno Ruiz and Ricardo Efrain Hernandez Contreras

Novel OTEC Cycle Using Efficiency Enhancer

Ho-Saeng Lee, Seung-Taek Kim, Jung-In Yoon and Hyeon-Ju Kim

Research and Development Activities of Ocean Thermal Energy-Driven Development in Malaysia

Abu Bakar Jaafar, Mohd Khairi Abu Husain and Azrin Ariffin

The Social Energy: Contexts for Its Assessment

Alonso Perez Perez, Mauricio Andres Latapi Agudelo and Graciela Rivera Camacho

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DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.86591

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