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Harnessing Vertical Sea Temperature Gradient

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the ohms-from-davey-jones dept.

Sterling D. Allan writes "Sea Solar Power Inc., run by three generations of James Hilbert Andersons, has developed a solar power technology that does not fluctuate with the weather, but is available constantly. Their solution is to harness the solar energy stored in the sea by tapping the thermal gradient that exists naturally between the surface and deep waters, using a reverse refrigeration cycle. The modeling and testing done by the Anderson family over three generations since 1962 predicts that the cost of energy generation through this method will be within a price range comparable to nuclear, coal, natural gas, and other contemporary grid power plants. Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion, or OTEC, was invented in 1881 by a French scientist, Jacques Arsene D'Arsonval. SSP should be ready to build their first full prototype 2-3 years from now."

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  1. french? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Huhuhuh huhuh did they say French? There we go with the old french jokes again...

  2. Nuts and Volts ? by ch-chuck · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I wonder if these guys know about the new /. slogan. Might have to change it to "Cogs and Coulombs".

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