EP0830508A4 - OCEANS THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM - Google Patents

OCEANS THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM

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Publication number
EP0830508A4
EP0830508A4 EP96919094A EP96919094A EP0830508A4 EP 0830508 A4 EP0830508 A4 EP 0830508A4 EP 96919094 A EP96919094 A EP 96919094A EP 96919094 A EP96919094 A EP 96919094A EP 0830508 A4 EP0830508 A4 EP 0830508A4
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Prior art keywords
oceans
thermal energy
energy conversion
conversion system
thermal
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EP96919094A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP0830508A1 (en
Inventor
Robert J Flynn
George J Cicchetti
E Coony Jonathan D
Lloyd A Bush
John Allen Rose Iii
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OTEC Developments
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OTEC Developments
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Publication of EP0830508A1 publication Critical patent/EP0830508A1/en
Publication of EP0830508A4 publication Critical patent/EP0830508A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D3/00—Distillation or related exchange processes in which liquids are contacted with gaseous media, e.g. stripping
    • B01D3/007—Energy recuperation; Heat pumps
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F1/00—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F1/02—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating
    • C02F1/04—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating by distillation or evaporation
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G—SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G7/00—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for
    • F03G7/04—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for using pressure differences or thermal differences occurring in nature
    • F03G7/05—Ocean thermal energy conversion, i.e. OTEC
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A20/00—Water conservation; Efficient water supply; Efficient water use
    • Y02A20/124—Water desalination
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/30—Energy from the sea, e.g. using wave energy or salinity gradient

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Oceanography (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Biodiversity & Conservation Biology (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Hydrology & Water Resources (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Heat Treatment Of Water, Waste Water Or Sewage (AREA)
  • Engine Equipment That Uses Special Cycles (AREA)
  • Vaporization, Distillation, Condensation, Sublimation, And Cold Traps (AREA)
  • Physical Water Treatments (AREA)
EP96919094A 1995-06-07 1996-06-07 OCEANS THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM Withdrawn EP0830508A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US47392595A 1995-06-07 1995-06-07
US473925 1995-06-07
PCT/US1996/008952 WO1996041079A1 (en) 1995-06-07 1996-06-07 Ocean thermal energy conversion (otec) system

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0830508A1 EP0830508A1 (en) 1998-03-25
EP0830508A4 true EP0830508A4 (en) 1999-06-09

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EP96919094A Withdrawn EP0830508A4 (en) 1995-06-07 1996-06-07 OCEANS THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM

Country Status (7)

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EP (1) EP0830508A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2000501807A (en)
CN (1) CN1192260A (en)
AU (1) AU6152696A (en)
BR (1) BR9609061A (en)
GT (1) GT199600032A (en)
WO (1) WO1996041079A1 (en)

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WO1996003581A1 (en) * 1994-07-26 1996-02-08 Otec Developments Ocean thermal energy conversion (otec) system
WO1996007028A1 (en) * 1994-08-31 1996-03-07 Otec Developments Ocean thermal energy conversion (otec) system

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US3986938A (en) * 1972-02-07 1976-10-19 Smith Jr Calvin S Direct contact of low-boiling, water-immiscible medium with hot and cold bodies of water to transfer heat for purposes of energy production and/or desalination
US4358225A (en) * 1978-05-02 1982-11-09 Hollandsche Beton Groep N.V. Deep ocean conduit
US4372126A (en) * 1981-05-01 1983-02-08 Heat Power Products Corporation Closed cycle system for generating usable energy from waste heat sources
US4497342A (en) * 1983-06-20 1985-02-05 Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc. Flexible retractable cold water pipe for an ocean thermal energy conversion system
WO1996003581A1 (en) * 1994-07-26 1996-02-08 Otec Developments Ocean thermal energy conversion (otec) system
WO1996007028A1 (en) * 1994-08-31 1996-03-07 Otec Developments Ocean thermal energy conversion (otec) system

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HEYDT G T: "AN ASSESSMENT OF OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION AS AN ADVANCED ELECTRIC GENERATION METHODOLOGY", PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE, vol. 81, no. 3, 1 March 1993 (1993-03-01), pages 409 - 418, XP000377873 *
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CN1192260A (en) 1998-09-02
JP2000501807A (en) 2000-02-15
AU6152696A (en) 1996-12-30
EP0830508A1 (en) 1998-03-25
WO1996041079A1 (en) 1996-12-19
GT199600032A (en) 1997-11-28
BR9609061A (en) 1999-12-14

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