tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433394235156028916.post4443488274202938226..comments2023-06-10T03:41:42.688-10:00Comments on Hawaii Energy Options: NOAA Officials’ Visit Hints at Stepped-Up Effort on OTEC DevelopmentDoug Carlsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10191683240304122047noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433394235156028916.post-26478032708643630522010-02-26T12:11:47.908-10:002010-02-26T12:11:47.908-10:00DeSI_OTEC studies had been completed shows that OT...DeSI_OTEC studies had been completed shows that OTEC is in the commertial ready stage for 400 million minimum for 100 MW. DSI uses all new deepwater technology to make it cost effective and feasible. OMAN is trying to use DeSI OTEC for desalination and power generation. How many will be known by the end of 2010. DOE and other industry support will make it in Hawaii within a few years from now. Contact DSI by email for more inforation and collabration. Deepwaterstructure@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433394235156028916.post-64511346510448441292009-11-22T10:49:37.133-10:002009-11-22T10:49:37.133-10:00John, thank you for that assessment. You were in ...John, thank you for that assessment. You were in the room for this NOAA meeting and understand as much or more about OTEC's potential and challenges as anyone else there. <br /><br />Thanks also for your link to the public perceptions story in the NY times. Energizing the next generation to see issues differently than their parents will be critical to the success of global efforts, something we're looking at on 11/23 on HPR's Energy Futures program.Doug Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10191683240304122047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433394235156028916.post-32408890799733523412009-11-20T13:47:50.932-10:002009-11-20T13:47:50.932-10:00Just to be clear, an EA/EIS process for an OTEC pi...Just to be clear, an EA/EIS process for an OTEC pilot plant will greatly benefit from the extensive oceanographic data record accumulated over 30+ years of OTEC-related studies in Hawai‘i. However, environmental review requires site-specific information as well as detailed descriptions of all phases of any proposed action. A minimum of 1-2 years of time-series chemical and physical oceanographic data at the proposed installation site is necessary, along with other biological and physical setting descriptions relevant to the full scope of the project. In addition, updates to numerical models of mixing and dispersion will be required, as well as an assessment of socioeconomic and cultural effects, among other things. These baseline descriptors are crucial for future reference in order to meet the need for specific empirical measurement of the environmental effects of operating OTEC.<br /><br />The Hawaiian environment is unusually well described relative to OTEC deployment, and that gives us a great deal better starting position for detailed environmental assessment than is often the case for major projects. Nevertheless, additional work is needed, and it should get underway as soon as location and design decisions are announced.<br /><br />Also, relating to the discussion of public perceptions of OTEC, this article from yesterday's NY Times seems timely:<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/11/19/19climatewire-how-understanding-the-human-mind-might-save-16335.html<br /><br />Kudos to Luis for putting yesterday's meeting together.John Harrisonnoreply@blogger.com