| Description |
1 online resource (v, 11 p.) : ill. |
| Series |
NREL/TP ; 5500-49121 |
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NREL/TP ; 5500-49121.
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| System Details |
Full text available via Internet in .pdf format. Adobe Acrobat Reader required. |
| Note |
Title from title screen (NREL, viewed Apr. 11, 2011). |
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"March 2011." |
| Summary |
Recent focus on renewable power production has renewed interest in looking into ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) systems. Early studies in OTEC applicability indicate that the island of Hawaii offers a potential market for a nominal 40-MWe system. A 40-MWe system represents a large leap in the current state of OTEC technology. Lockheed Martin Inc. is currently pursuing a more realistic goal of developing a 10-MWe system under U.S. Navy funding (Lockheed 2009). It is essential that the potential risks associated with the first-of-its-kind plant should be minimized for the project's success. Every means for reducing costs must also be pursued without increasing risks. With this in mind, the potential for increasing return on the investment is assessed both in terms of effective use of the seawater resource and of reducing equipment costs. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Funding |
Sponsored by National Renewable Energy Laboratory DE-AC36-08GO28308 Prepared under task no. WA10.4010 |
| Subject |
Ocean thermal power plants -- Research.
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Renewable energy sources -- Hawaii.
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Marine resources -- Costs.
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| Added Author |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)
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| Added Title |
Staging Rankine cycles using ammonia for ocean thermal energy conversion power production |
| Gpo Item No. |
0430-P-03 (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
E 9.16:NREL/TP-5500-49121 |
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