Honolulu SWAC

By bjelkeman, on November 27th, 2009

Honolulu Weekly has an article about the $240 million sea water air-conditioning system (SWAC) which is being built for Honolulu.

“Groundbreaking is expected next summer and the first 40 buildings are expected to come online in late 2012. ” And there are investors from Stockholm involved, which is interesting, as one of the first . . . → Read More: Honolulu SWAC

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US NOAA visits Hawaii to talk OTEC

By bjelkeman, on November 20th, 2009

US NOAA visits Hawaii to talk OTECDoug Carlson tells us about a visit by people from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Hawaii, where they learned more about the OTEC efforts planned for the islands. The visitors will, according to Doug, be responsible for “issuing licenses and permits for OTEC plants . . . → Read More: US NOAA visits Hawaii to talk OTEC

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US Navy signs $8 million OTEC deal with Lockheed Martin

By bjelkeman, on November 1st, 2009

US Navy signs $8 million OTEC deal with Lockheed MartinSlightly old news is that Lockheed Martin has penned a deal with the US Navy in September 2009 to “develop critical OTEC system components and further mature its design for an OTEC pilot plant, an incremental step in developing large-scale utility plants. A key part . . . → Read More: US Navy signs $8 million OTEC deal with Lockheed Martin

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Coldwater pipe for Indian 1 MW OTEC barge ready

By bjelkeman, on November 1st, 2009

Coldwater pipe for Indian 1 MW OTEC barge ready According to Silicon India the Indian Department of Ocean Development’s (DOD) OTEC project is ready to deploy a one kilometre deep cold water pipeline. The pipeline will be installed on a one megawatt barge mounted OTEC installation. DOD secretary Harsh K. Gupta said the one-kilometre-deep . . . → Read More: Coldwater pipe for Indian 1 MW OTEC barge ready

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