{"id":455899,"date":"2022-05-31T18:21:01","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T15:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/electricity-from-the-ocean-depths-could-power-entire-islands\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T18:21:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T15:21:01","slug":"electricity-from-the-ocean-depths-could-power-entire-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/electricity-from-the-ocean-depths-could-power-entire-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"#Electricity from the ocean depths could power entire islands"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d568488eef\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d568488eef\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/electricity-from-the-ocean-depths-could-power-entire-islands\/#%E2%80%9CElectricity_from_the_ocean_depths_could_power_entire_islands%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Electricity from the ocean depths could power entire islands&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/electricity-from-the-ocean-depths-could-power-entire-islands\/#How_does_it_work\" >How does it work?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/electricity-from-the-ocean-depths-could-power-entire-islands\/#Could_OTEC_find_a_use_despite_the_cost_and_technical_challenges\" >Could OTEC find a use despite the cost and technical challenges?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CElectricity_from_the_ocean_depths_could_power_entire_islands%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Electricity from the ocean depths could power entire islands&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n                            In the tropics, the deep sea is cold and the sea surface is very warm. That temperature difference can be harnessed and turned into electricity. If we can improve the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>, this method of producing power could be a godsend for island nations reliant on expensive and polluting diesel for their power.<\/p>\n<p>For more than a century, researchers have explored the idea of ocean thermal energy conversion. There\u2019s nothing fundamentally new to the idea of extracting power from temperature differences. In fact, the underlying technology is similar to the way coal, gas and geothermal power plants create electricity, by using vapor to spin a turbine.<\/p>\n<p>                <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/xxufsq84dd?videoFoam=true&amp;autoPlay=true\" title=\"\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wistia_embed\" name=\"wistia_embed\" allowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The challenge is finding the right spot, where the temperature differences make it worthwhile. That means relatively close to the equator \u2014 think north of Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and off the coast of southern Japan.<\/p>\n<p>At present, pilot plants are only able to generate a fraction of what a large wind turbine can. But on the positive side, ocean thermal plants can generate power 24 hours a day.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"align-center zoomable\">\n<div class=\"placeholder-container\">\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"js-lazyloaded js-lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\" alt=\"Deep sea looking to surface\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/466190\/original\/file-20220531-16-mmxlt.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/466190\/original\/file-20220531-16-mmxlt.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/466190\/original\/file-20220531-16-mmxlt.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/466190\/original\/file-20220531-16-mmxlt.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/466190\/original\/file-20220531-16-mmxlt.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/466190\/original\/file-20220531-16-mmxlt.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/466190\/original\/file-20220531-16-mmxlt.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fshift%2F2022%2F05%2F31%2Focean-thermal-energy-could-be-a-gamecharger-for-islands-syndication%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: The deep sea is much colder than the surface.\u00a0Shutterstock\" data-title=\"Share The deep sea is much colder than the surface.\u00a0Shutterstock on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share The deep sea is much colder than the surface.\u00a0Shutterstock on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>The deep sea is much colder than the surface.\u00a0Shutterstock<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/466190\/original\/file-20220531-16-mmxlt.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip\" alt=\"Deep sea looking to surface\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/466190\/original\/file-20220531-16-mmxlt.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/466190\/original\/file-20220531-16-mmxlt.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/466190\/original\/file-20220531-16-mmxlt.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/466190\/original\/file-20220531-16-mmxlt.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/466190\/original\/file-20220531-16-mmxlt.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/466190\/original\/file-20220531-16-mmxlt.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_does_it_work\"><\/span>How does it work?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>These power plants operate by running liquids with low boiling points, such as ammonia, through a closed loop. The heat from warm seawater (between 20 and 30\u2103) heats the liquid until it turns into vapor and can be used to spin a turbine. Then, the vapor is exposed to cold seawater (around 5\u2103), which turns it back into a liquid so the cycle can continue. To get this cold water, these plants have pipes stretching down 600 meters into the deep sea.<\/p>\n<p>The benefits of the system are clear: it\u2019s a closed loop, heated and cooled by heat exchangers with no discharge of the fluid to the ocean. And it\u2019s available at all times, in contrast to the well-known intermittency challenges of better developed renewable technologies like solar and wind.<\/p>\n<p>The downside is at present, the technology isn\u2019t ready for prime time. A<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.makai.com\/ocean-thermal-energy-conversion\/\">pilot plant<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>in Hawaii installed by Makai Ocean Engineering in 2015 has a capacity of 100 kilowatts. That\u2019s 20\u201330 times less than a typical wind turbine when operating, or the equivalent of around 12 solar arrays on homes or small businesses in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The main technical challenge to overcome is getting access to the large volumes of cold seawater required. Makai\u2019s pilot uses a pipe one meter in diameter which plunges 670 meters into the ocean depths.<\/p>\n<p>To scale up to a more useful 100-megawatt plant, Makai estimates the pipe would have to be ten meters in diameter and go as deep as one kilometer. This kind of infrastructure is expensive and must be built to withstand corrosion and cyclones.<\/p>\n<p>If the plants are built offshore, the cost of transmission lines adds to the overall expense. Makai estimates 12 commercial-scale offshore plants could cover Hawaii\u2019s total electricity needs.<\/p>\n<p>If OTEC plants can be built large enough, the cost will come down. But there\u2019s another challenge too. To get close to wind and solar\u2019s cost \u2013 now as low as 1\u20132 cents per kilowatt hour \u2013 ocean thermal plants would need around<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eos.org\/features\/the-century-old-renewable-youve-never-heard-of\">four Niagara Falls<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>worth of water flowing through the system at any one time.<\/p>\n<p>Why is such a huge volume of water required? In short, a thermodynamic bottleneck. The physics of any energy conversion mean it\u2019s impossible to convert all the heat energy into mechanical work like spinning the turbine. This efficiency issue is a real challenge for ocean thermal plants, where the energy conversion process has a relatively small temperature difference between warm and cool seawater. In turn, that means only a very small percentage of the heat energy in the seawater is converted to electricity.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"align-center zoomable\">\n<div class=\"placeholder-container\">\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"js-lazyloaded js-lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\" alt=\"ocean thermal energy plant\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/458305\/original\/file-20220415-26-51ucn5.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/458305\/original\/file-20220415-26-51ucn5.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=800&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/458305\/original\/file-20220415-26-51ucn5.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=800&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/458305\/original\/file-20220415-26-51ucn5.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=800&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/458305\/original\/file-20220415-26-51ucn5.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=1005&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/458305\/original\/file-20220415-26-51ucn5.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=1005&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/458305\/original\/file-20220415-26-51ucn5.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=1005&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" 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https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/458305\/original\/file-20220415-26-51ucn5.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=800&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/458305\/original\/file-20220415-26-51ucn5.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=800&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/458305\/original\/file-20220415-26-51ucn5.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=1005&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/458305\/original\/file-20220415-26-51ucn5.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=1005&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/458305\/original\/file-20220415-26-51ucn5.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=1005&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Could_OTEC_find_a_use_despite_the_cost_and_technical_challenges\"><\/span>Could OTEC find a use despite the cost and technical challenges?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While these plants couldn\u2019t compete with wind and solar in large mainland markets, they could have a role for the small island states dotting the Pacific and Caribbean, as well as islands far from the main grid, such as Norfolk Island or many of the smaller Indonesian islands.<\/p>\n<p>Island nations, in particular, tend to have high retail electricity prices, low electricity demand and a reliance on imported diesel for electricity generation. Researchers from Korea and New Zealand have<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2076-3263\/11\/10\/407\/pdf?version=1633659954\">made the case<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>that OTEC could be a viable source of baseload power for island states \u2013 but only after more pilot plants are built to help perfect the design of larger plants.<\/p>\n<p>If I was tasked with helping an island state produce its own clean energy, I would first look at geothermal, a more mature technology with better economics. That\u2019s because the areas most favorable for OTEC plants typically have significant potential for geothermal electricity, produced by drilling wells on land and using high-temperature fluids from those wells.<\/p>\n<p>Still, OTEC could play a useful role in tackling several challenges at once. Take cooling. You can take the cool seawater and use as a form of air conditioning, as<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thalasso.intercontinental.com\/sustainability\/energy-management\">two resorts<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>in French Polynesia are doing. You can also use this cool water in aquaculture to raise cold-water fish such as salmon, or as a way of keeping surface water cool during marine heatwaves<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/may\/26\/major-new-zealand-salmon-producer-shuts-farms-as-warming-waters-cause-mass-die-offs\">threatening fish farming<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>in New Zealand. It may even be possible to use OTEC plants to<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2076-3263\/11\/10\/407\/pdf?version=1633659954\">produce hydrogen<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>as an export commodity in small island states.<\/p>\n<p>To meet our urgent emission reduction goals, it is worth exploring all renewable energy options.<\/p>\n<p>We shouldn\u2019t write off OTEC just yet. At this stage, however, it\u2019s hard to see how ocean thermal plants can become competitive with better-established renewables, such as wind, solar, and even geothermal, given the vast volumes of cold seawater required. File this under \u201chas potential, but needs more work\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><em>Article by <\/em><em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/profiles\/rosalind-archer-1333491\"><span class=\"fn author-name\" itemprop=\"name\">Rosalind Archer<\/span><\/a>, Professor, and Head of the School of Engineering and Built Environment, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/institutions\/griffith-university-828\">Griffith University<\/a> This article is republished from\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/\">The Conversation<\/a>\u00a0under a Creative Commons license. 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That temperature difference can be harnessed and turned into electricity. 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