Global OTEC’s flagship project is the “Dominque,” a floating 1.5-MW OTEC platform set to be installed in São Tomé and Príncipe in 2025 (Figure 1). The company says the platform “will be the first commercial-scale OTEC system.” That’s significant because OTEC is a technology that was proposed as far back as 1881 by French. .
Existing prototypes have typically conformed to three basic configurations depending on their location: on land, relatively a short distance. .
MOL lauded OTEC’s potential as a baseload power resource that is “not greatly affected by weather conditions.” Another noted benefit is that “even after deep ocean water is used. .
Global OTEC acknowledged, however, that launching its first commercial project, the Dominique, will require trailblazing a deployment pathway that.
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