Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) utilizes the natural temperature difference in tropical regions to generate electricity. The idea of using the ocean to generate electricity was proposed by a French physicist by the name of Jacques Arsene d'Arsonval in 1881. Georges Cluade who was one of d'Arsonval students, built the first OTEC power plant in Cuba. Cluade also built a second power plant in 1935 on a 10,000 ton cargo ship which was moored off the coast of Brazil
sharing resources, energy, and information. Therefore, the framework or outline of District as well as the organization as a whole can be analyzed from the perspective of an open system. An open system as Harrison and Shirom (1999) explains is product by which a whole entity operates based on individually functioning parts simultaneously in order to achieve the system’s goals. According to Katz and Kahn (1971), there are essentially nine working components of an open system. These nine characteristics
The demand for an efficient renewable energy source is a driving force in ongoing research. Thermal energy conversion is one such potential source that is under constant investigation and has endless avenues of possibility. The two requirements of energy production are efficiency and renewability. Many possibilities exist for energy production including: Fossil Fuels (natural gas, oil, coal, oilshale), nuclear, solar, wind, geothermal, biomass and wastes, & hydroelectric. Efficiency of the use of
internal energy, Q is heat transfer, and W is work done by the system. I still find this less convenient that U = Q + W where W is work done on the system (positive) as opposed to work done by the system. The end result is the same, I just find keeping track of the sign more difficult. Notice how the First Law is all capitals. If we normalize each unit by dividing by mass, the First Law is written as u = q − w. To differentiate between the U and u terms, u is called specific internal energy, q is called
Geothermal Energy In today's world, we are stuck in a constant debate about efficient energy usage and production. Many have gone to alternative fuel sources do to the rising cost of fossil fuels and the environmental damage caused by the burning of fossil fuels. One option that goes largely unexplored is geothermal energy. Geothermal energy is not only a much more environmentally-friendly power source than fossil fuels, but the cost of installation is not significantly more expensive than the installation
distribution feeder consisting of two feeders with large amount of photovoltaic equipment considered. The balancing load can be determine in distribution feeders with photovoltaic set up by using the loop power controllers as the changing of solar energy and power loading of feeders. With implanting the control algorithm in MATLAB for loop power controller by changing the voltage ratio and phase shift connecting to the feeder the proper amount of active power and
Ocean Renewable Energy Water bodies cover more than seventy percent of the Earth’s surface. The oceans have proved to be a promising source of energy because it is renewable. However, it is still not as popular as compared to the other renewable energy sources like solar energy. Ocean energy resources can be classified as waves, thermal gradients, salinity gradients, tide height variations, tidal marine currents. It produces two types of energy: thermal energy from the heat of the sun, and mechanical
kind of energy source in our world and the ocean is a big part of one of thought energy source. The ocean makes up more than 70% of the Earth’s surface and it collects a lot of sun’s heat and energy. This will make it the “world’s largest solar collectors and energy storage system” and the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) will probably seems like a great tool to have [7]. This energy source works is by using the solar energy collected from the sun by the ocean and converting that energy into electric
The Oncoming Age of Ocean Energy: Thermal and Tidal With oil being depleted and people crying out in horror at the prices of energy society needs a new source of energy, the ocean. The ocean provides so much energy it can power up the world’s consumption of oil by ten fold by one day’s worth of storing. Currently there are two ways that are in practice: tidal and ocean thermal. But these two practices are in their infant stages and are in need of much funding. Isn’t the initial cost of sustaining
Achieving Home Energy Efficiency: The achievement of home energy efficiency is a process that basically entails the reduction of unnecessary energy consumption, lessening the emissions of greenhouse gases, and lowering the demands of non-renewable energy resources. Such efforts are taken to ensure energy efficiency, which in turn provides healthier living conditions and resulting in considerable money savings. Furthermore, the achievement of home energy efficiency is beneficial to the nation because