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What are the advantages and disadvantages of ocean thermal energy?
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Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) uses warm surface water to produce steam (using either ammonia or a vacuum) to generate electricity. Cooler deep water then cools the system and the cycle continues. Enough electricity is produced to drive the pumps and the excess is exported to the grid.
Advantages:
- Generates electricity with no greenhouse emissions.
- Totally renewable energy.
- Works day and night with only routine pump maintenance and little ongoing costs.
- Open system version produces desalinated water as well.
- Unlimited source of free energy especially in tropical waters.
Disadvantages:
(are few)
- Needs a large difference in temperatures (surface and deep) for best results.
- Needs to be close to the national grid.
- Needs a constant supply of warm and cold water, so only suitable for tropical locations.
- Plant needs safe location from storms and surf.
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What are the advantages of using ocean thermal energy?
Thermal energy can be used in generating electricityNon-polluting, so doesn't cause global warming.Free, renewable and never-ending
What are the disadvantages of ocean thermal energy?
Ocean thermal energy requires close to 40 degrees Fahrenheit difference of water temperature all year round. Also construction of laying pipes can cause damage to the eco system
What is oceanic thermal energy?
Oceanic thermal energy is the heat energy that is stored by the water in the ocean.
What are the advantages of ocean energy?
Ocean energy is clean, renewable, and can be collected in many places. There are three types of ocean energy, so you can choose to get energy from any of them. The three ways are:a) wave energyb) tidal energyc) ocean thermal energy conversion (temperature differences in the water)My Sources:My Science TextbookMy Teacherhttp://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter14.htmlHOPE I HELPED!!!!!!!!!!the advantages are that it does not cause polution
What type of energy does the ocean have a lot of?
Thermal energy.
Where is Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion used?
It is to be employed
Is thermal energy caused by the ocean?
No, thermal energy is the last form of energy degradation. All energy will eventually transformed to thermal energy. Even the motion of wave (kinetic energy) would eventually loss through shear and friction and transformed to thermal energy.
Which state is pioneer in harnessing ocean thermal energy?
coastal areas
I where did high thermal energy flow at mid ocean ridge come from?
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What are the disadvantages of ocean energy?
we can't get it every time because of the ocean tidal there not always there
Ocean thermal energy conversion OTEC is a process that uses heat engines to convert differences in ocean water temperature into energy?
mechanical
What are the sources of tidal power hydrogen fuel cells and ocean thermal energy conversion?
Alternative energy
