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Ocean thermal energy: status and prospects

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6951075

A brief overview is given of the ocean thermal energy conversion program at the Applied Physics Laboratory. A brief background is first given of the OTEC concept. The following concepts are then discussed: TRW's 100-MWe, dynamically positioned, surface-vessel-type OTEC plant concept; The APL/JHU concept for a 100-MWe(net), 313-short-ton/day, OTEC/ammonia demonstration plant-ship for siting in tropical oceans; the ARCO LPG floating storage facility; and the OTEC-ammonia-fuel cell system.

Research Organization:
Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD (USA). Applied Physics Lab.
DOE Contract Number:
AI01-77ET20342
OSTI ID:
6951075
Report Number(s):
CONF-7709231-1; ON: DE84009336
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English