Jones wrote..
We know from OTEC - Ocean_Thermal_Energy_Conversion - that even warm
water can provide megawatts of power, so long as there is a readily
available heat sink.
Robin wrote..
...which seems a waste to me. Why not use the "waste" heat for desalination?
It
has fresh water as a "free" byproduct of the cooling process
Howdy Vorts,
Why not both since the piping and equipment installation can be dual
purpose. The US Dept of Interior Bureau of minerals management is requesting
proposals for ocean energy schemes in the US tidelands and continental
shelf.
A refrigeration cycle in reverse using temperature differential drives the
compressor which drives the generator..
Best heat sink is salt water , a natural eutectic. Who wants to make a
proposal to BLM to run a undersea pipeline out to the Hudson River canyon
off NYC ?
Richard
