OTEC News

Taiwan officially investigates OTECThe Taiwan Journal published by the Taiwan government says in an article [cached] that in January the Council for Economic Planning and Development set up a task force promoting R&D in deep-sea water industries, including OTEC. Taitung County is promoting establishing a deep-sea water science park, like NELHA, on Hawaii

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Jamaica’s chief energy planner claims OTEC “uneconomical”The Jamaica Observer reports on Al Binger’s efforts [cached] to convince the Jamaican government to go with OTEC. Jamaica’s chief energy planner Dr Raymond Wright, asked for a comment, said the OTEC system was evaluated in 1980s and found to be uneconomical. “We have not been able to . . . → Read More:

OTEC instead of LPG in Jamaica, says Al Binger The Jamaica Gleaner reports that Professor Al Binger of the University of the West Indies is casting doubt over the viability of a LPG gas terminal which is being built on Jamaica. The director of the University of the West Indies Centre for Environment and . . . → Read More:

ECRIN tells the French government about OTEC J. Ruer from SAIPEM tells us that “ECRIN notified to the French House of the Commons the existence of OTEC technology and the abundance of this energy source in the French overseas territories.” The presentation was part of a session of the parliamentary office for the evaluation . . . → Read More:

OTEC and methanol vehicles William Avery, the lead author of Renewable Energy from them Ocean, A guide to OTEC published an article on IOA’s web site about The influence of recent low interest rates on the estimated prices of OTEC fuels [cached]. This was written last year, but only now came to our attention.

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District Cooling gains momentum in Europe There is a steadily growing demand for air conditioning or comfort cooling in all of Europe, mainly in commercial and institutional buildings. Most cooling is based on electricity to run individual appliances. With Kyoto requirements and global warming to contend with, a substantial increase in use of electricity . . . → Read More: