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- Reviving OTEC
[Most extreme temperature differences between surface and deep oceanic waters.]
Shelved in the early 1970s after realizing the project was technologically possible but economically untenable, Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion, or OTEC, is witnessing a revival. While many gave up on this, such as NREL, now even energy novices like Lockheed Martin are getting back in on [...]
- Vortex Induced Vibrations
A Vortex-Induced Vibration. The flow is moving from right to left via. creative commons
A team of researchers lead by Professor Michael Bernitsas at the University of Michigan has invented a device with the potential to serve a vast amount of the world’s populace with clean energy. VIVACE (Vortex-Induced Vibrations for Aquatic Clean Energy) [...]
