Ocean Energy Systems at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, July-September 1983, October-December 1983. Quarterly report

Technical Report · Thu Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6481873

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) or an energy-intensive product such as ammonia (for fertilizers and chemicals) or aluminum. The work also includes assessment and design concepts for hybrid plants, such as geothermal-OTEC (GEOTEC) plants. The Laboratory also has a technical advisory role with respect to DOE/DOET's management of the preliminary design activity of an industry team headed by Ocean Thermal Corporation that is designing an OTEC pilot plant that could be built in shallow water off the shore of 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 report summarizes the work on the various tasks as of 31 December 1983.

• Research Organization: Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD (USA). Applied Physics Lab.
• OSTI ID: 6481873
• Report Number(s): PB-84-225705
• 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
CONVERSION
ENERGY CONVERSION
FUELS
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION
OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION
SYNTHETIC FUELS
WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS