Ocean energy systems at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, January - March 1983. Quarterly report

Technical Report · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5281351

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, under a contract with the U.S. Department of Energy's Division of Ocean Energy Technology (DOE/DOET), is engaged in developing Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) systems that will provide synthetic fuels (e.g., methanol), energy-intensive products such as ammonia (for fertilizers and chemicals), and aluminum. The work also includes assessment and design concepts for hybrid plants, such as geothermal-OTEC (GEOTEC) plants. APL has been designated the Lead Laboratory in these areas by DOE/DOET. Another effort that began in the spring of 1982 is a technical advisory role to DOE with respect to their management of the conceptual and preliminary design activity of industry teams that are designing a shelf-mounted offshore OTEC pilot plant that could deliver power to Oahu, Hawaii. In addition, the Laboratory is now taking part in a program to evaluate and test the Pneumatic Wave-Energy Conversion System (PWECS), an ocean-energy device consisting of a turbine that is air-driven as a result of wave action in a chamber. This Quarterly Report summarizes the work on the various tasks as of 31 March 1983.

• Research Organization: Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD (USA). Applied Physics Lab.
• OSTI ID: 5281351
• Report Number(s): PB-83-257022
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140800* -- Solar Energy-- Ocean Energy Systems
16 TIDAL AND WAVE POWER
160800 -- Tidal & Wave Power-- Wave Energy Converters
ALCOHOL FUELS
ALUMINIUM
AMMONIA
DESIGN
ELEMENTS
FINANCING
FUELS
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
HYDRIDES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
METALS
METHANOL FUELS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN HYDRIDES
OCEAN THERMAL POWER PLANTS
PILOT PLANTS
POWER PLANTS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SYNTHETIC FUELS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS