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Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion

Potentially the biggest source of renewable energy in the world!?

By Brian on December 3, 2008

I must confess I’d never heard of it, but the concept is simple. Take some liquid ammonia and heat it with the warm surface water in the sea. The expanding gaseous ammonia drives a turbine, generating electricity. Then cool the [...]

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