Projected costs for electricity and products from OTEC facilities and plantships
The vast ocean thermal resource of the tropics can be used to serve all areas of the U.S. through the production at sea of fuels or energy-intensive products that can be transported to market by ship. Addressed are ammonia, liquid hydrogen, methanol, and liquid methane, which could be sold as fuels or chemicals or used as hydrogen sources for onshore fuel-cell power systems. Estimated costs of their production on 325-MWe ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) plantships and their delivery to U.S. ports and inland cites are presented. 16 refs.
- Research Organization:
- Johns Hopkins Univ, Laurel, Md
- OSTI ID:
- 5139887
- Journal Information:
- J. Energy; (United States), Journal Name: J. Energy; (United States) Vol. 5:4; ISSN JENED
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140800* -- Solar Energy-- Ocean Energy Systems
ALCOHOL FUELS
ALKANES
AMMONIA
COST
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
FUEL CELLS
FUELS
HYDRIDES
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
METHANE
METHANOL FUELS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN HYDRIDES
OCEAN THERMAL POWER PLANTS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POWER PLANTS
POWER RANGE 100-1000 MW
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SYNTHETIC FUELS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
140800* -- Solar Energy-- Ocean Energy Systems
ALCOHOL FUELS
ALKANES
AMMONIA
COST
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
FUEL CELLS
FUELS
HYDRIDES
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
METHANE
METHANOL FUELS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN HYDRIDES
OCEAN THERMAL POWER PLANTS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POWER PLANTS
POWER RANGE 100-1000 MW
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SYNTHETIC FUELS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS