The Main Functionalities of Ocean Thermal Energy

It dated back to 1881; the well known French engineerengine and later the turbine will produce the energy.
named Jacques D'Asronval has felt the urgency toHowever, eventually, the steam will be cooled down
invent the OTEC or Ocean Thermal Energyby pouring it into the deep cold water of the ocean. On
Conversion. If you check the historical background,the other hand, in the case of Open Cycle OTEC,
since then a lot of experiments and research are beingthere will be no intermediate liquid or fluid. The water
done to upgrade the OTEC system more accuratelycollected from the blue ocean will be the only driver of
and efficiently so that people can be benefited to apushing the turbine to generate electricity.
great extent. Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii isOTEC uses the propane which is heated at low
the only center which basically enhances the researchtemperature and it is generally used as an intermediate
project in the ocean thermal energy generatingliquid. The hot sea water is pumped into the reaction
technology.compartment and then this propane is boiled. Next, the
However, you should know the biggest obstacle inheated and vaporized intermediate fluid charges the
developing this particular area of concern. Theturbine to activate and in this way the electricity is
expenditure is high in installing the OTEC units to getproduced within short span of time.
the alternative source of energy. Ocean is vast andThrough the Hybrid Cycle OTEC, you can make the
deep. The huge water surge along with the wavesutilization of the thermal energy. This Hybrid Cycles is
can be utilized to get the thermal power which will heatdesigned with two subcategories to activate the
the heart or activate the factory in your city. Theprocess in generating the electricity. The first
advantage you will get by using the OTEC technologysubcategory utilizes the closed cycling system to
is to save energy and at the same time it will gift youproduce the electricity and the second category is the
a pollution free world where you and your familyunion of the two open Cyclings.
members will breathe in the fresh air.You should know that both close cycling and open
Mainly there are three different types of OTEC suchcycling processes have the capability to pull up the
as Closed Cycled OTEC, Open Cycle OTEC andcold water from the sea and this seawater is used for
Hybrid Cycle OTEC. In the case of Closed Cycleactivation of the refrigeration or air-conditioned
OTEC, propane is utilized to perform as an effectivemachines. Therefore there is the golden opportunity for
intermediate fluid or liquid. You will see that the hot seagetting the huge alternative energy from the OTEC
water is poured down into the reaction unittechnology. The country should maximize its effort to
compartment for heating the intermediate liquid. Thisupgrade this beautiful alternative source of energy for
water vapor will create pressure on the turbine of thethe benefit of the people and the society as well.