Environmental monitoring at Kahe Point, Oahu, Hawaii for OTEC pilot-plant development

Conference · Sun Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:5120274

Dengler, A T; Harms, V; Hartwig, E O; Quinby-Hunt, M S; Wilde, P

Two 40 MWe Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Pilot Plant programs are in the initial phase of development near Kahe Point, Oahu, Hawaii. The two options being examined are: (1) a shelf-seated artificial island, connected via a causeway to Oahu, using stainless steel heat exchangers, with the thermal resource enhanced by effluent from a near-by power plant, ammonia working fluid and biocide (chlorine) cleaning; and (2) a shelf mount tower 1 mile off shore using submerged aluminum heat exchangers, R-22 working fluid, and slurry cleaning with biocide (chlorine) backup. Environmental Technical Requirements are described including: siting criteria; environmental design, and operational criteria; thermal resource evaluation and variability; physical, chemical, and biological data requirements; and regulatory requirements. Due to siting, design, and operational differences the proposed two pilot plant options have individual environmental monitoring criteria and requirements. Due to the close spatial proximity of the proposed pilot plants they also have required environmental data which are common to both.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA); USDOE, Washington, DC
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 5120274
• Report Number(s): LBL-14799; CONF-820926-4; ON: DE82020979
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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