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 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 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 Jamaica Observer on OTEC and SWACAn article in the Jamaica Observer talks about OTEC and Seawater Air Conditioning (SWAC) and specifically mentions SOS Caribe (Soluciones Sostenibles) as wanting to implement SWAC in the Dominican Republic for an ice cream company. Share this:FacebookShareStumbleUponRedditDiggPress ThisPrintEmail Guam OTEC numbers misleading According to people who are familiar with the subject (but wanted to remain anonymous) the $1.5 billion quoted as US Navy OTEC work for Guam is essentially wrong. My sources said that they didn’t think it would be more than a tenth of that at most. Furthermore, nobody actually knows . . . → Read More: Guam OTEC numbers missleading Guam OTECAn interview with American Samoa Territorial Energy Office (TEO) Acting Director Mauigoa Reupena Tagaloa, with Radio New Zealand International, triggered a couple of articles on Guam Newsfactor. The most interesting part of the articles may be the claim that the US Navy would be spending 1.5 Billion to build OTEC for the military . . . → Read More: Guam OTEC Guam News Factor on OTEC and the US Navy A piece which investigates the potential relationship between the US Navy and the Guam civil society around shared resources, including fresh water production and power generation. Share this:FacebookShareStumbleUponRedditDiggPress ThisPrintEmail US Navy moving forward with OTECThe list of people who attended the US Navy “Industry forum day” about OTEC on the 15 May, pretty much reads like a ‘who’s who’ in OTEC in the USA. The presentation mentions possible OTEC installations being Diego Garcia, Guam and three locations in Hawaii. The OTEC roadmap at . . . → Read More: US Navy moving forward with OTEC NY Times on OTEC and SWAC The New York Times carries an article about OTEC, focusing on Lockheed Martin’s work in Hawaii. There is also a blog piece on the potential for using seawater for air-conditioning (SWAC) in the same location. The piece has the normal sceptic questions: ““just how economical it can be.” . . . → Read More: NY Times on OTEC and SWAC OTEC feasibility study for Reunion The French naval defence system company DCNS Group on 7 April 2009 signed an agreement with the regional council of Reunion for a feasibility study for an OTEC installation on Reunion. Several defence contractors, such as Lockheed Martin and DCNS are moving into the energy market via OTEC whilst . . . → Read More: OTEC feasibility study for Reunion |
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