Meeting the Inspection, Maintenance and Repair Requirements of Ocean Thermal Energy Facilities

Abstract

The concept of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) i s t o u s e t h e t e m p e r a t u r e d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n warm s u r f a c e water a n d c o l d d e e p w a t e r t o r u n a h e a t e n g i n e and g e n e r a t e e l e c t r i c i t y . I f OTEC i s t o p r o v i d e s u b s t a n t i a l i n p u t t o t h e t o t a l w o r l d e n e r g y d e m a n d , i t w i l l b e n e c e s s a r y t o o p e r a t e f a c i l i t i e s t h a t d r a w c o l d w a t e r t h r o u g h 9t o 2 2 -m e t e r d i a m e t e r