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SSP proposes OTEC to Barbados
Sea Solar Power has told the The Barbados Advocate that they will be approaching the Barbados government with a proposal to build one or more OTEC plants on the island. Robert Nicholson, president of Sea Solar Power International, said they intended to build own and operate the plant, which he estimated could cost around $120 million. "We will build and own and operate. We will invest. We will build the plant and own it so Barbados doesn't have to put up any money." Read the article [cached].
posted by bjelkeman at 06:54

OTEC news round-up
Yahoo Financial News carries a press release from Research and Markets about "Ocean Energy: potential to become mainstream energy source" [cached], which includes a section about OTEC. The Barbados Advocate has a piece about OTEC and other untapped resources [cached] from a lunch meeting by the Barbados Association of Professional Engineers.
posted by bjelkeman at 10:22

NELHA based company to export breeding shrimp to Thailand
Kona Bay Marine Resources Inc., which uses NELHA's deepwater pipe facilities will start exporting white shrimp to Thailand. The Thai have problems with disease in the local tiger shrimp, which has made them look abroad for disease resistant shrimp. Pacific Business News has an article [cached].
posted by bjelkeman at 18:09

IOES's new web site
The Institute of Ocean Energy, Saga University, Japan (IOES) has performed a major overhaul of the English section of their web site. The site contains a wealth of information, it is worth investigating a bit further.
posted by bjelkeman at 18:25