A relatively unexplored method to harness renewable energy is that of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC). This method exploits the temperature differences between various layers of oceanic water. If cultivated, OTEC could provide us with an inexhaustible source of energy.
According to US Navy Shore Energy Office Director Bill Tayler, OTEC has the potential to develop sufficient power outputs much faster than tidal power or wave buoys.
To read about the scientific principle behind OTEC click here.
Pilot plants already exist in Japan but they do not produce enough energy for commercial use. Now Lockheed Martin is working with a Hawaii based engineering company to build a 10 to 20 MW plant to supply energy to the main grid of the U.S. via underwater cables.
According to US Navy Shore Energy Office Director Bill Tayler, OTEC has the potential to develop sufficient power outputs much faster than tidal power or wave buoys.
To read about the scientific principle behind OTEC click here.
Pilot plants already exist in Japan but they do not produce enough energy for commercial use. Now Lockheed Martin is working with a Hawaii based engineering company to build a 10 to 20 MW plant to supply energy to the main grid of the U.S. via underwater cables.
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