Reply #35: You don't have to convince me! [View All]

[ParanoidPat]

I'm all for anything that will reduce our reliance on oil. :evilgrin:
My only fear about this process is the government getting involved at all! Do a quick Google search for OTEC or Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion. It worked so well the government shut down the plant in Hawaii and scrapped it based on some of the same lame arguments made by others above!

I just tried to get to this page, (third link down on the search) but it just times out. :(

NREL: Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Home Page
... Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Home Page provides
information about ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) technology and ...
Description: From US National Renewable Energy Laboratory. A thorough introduction to OTEC technology and its...
Category: Science > Technology > ... > Ocean Sources > Ocean Thermal Energy
www.nrel.gov/otec/ - 4k - Oct 27, 2003 - Cached - Similar pages