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OTEC Works, But Seawater Flow Remains a Hurdle
Original: OTEC Works. The Seawater Flow Is The Problem.
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion, a technology that generates power from temperature differences between warm surface water and cold deep seawater, reportedly works as intended. The main challenge now lies in moving the enormous volumes of seawater required, which drives costs and engineering complexity. Observers in the clean energy community are weighing whether improved pumping and pipe designs could make OTEC commercially viable.
Why now: Renewed interest in ocean-based renewable energy has put OTEC's technical bottlenecks back in focus.
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- OTEC Works. The Seawater Flow Is The Problem. · CleanTechnica
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