Remember John Craven, the guy behind the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) projects at UH that made news in the 1970s and 1980s? Wired Magazine has an article about him and OTEC. Sounds like he's been keeping busy since then.
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Originally posted by Glen MiyashiroRemember John Craven, the guy behind the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) projects at UH that made news in the 1970s and 1980s? Wired Magazine has an article about him and OTEC. Sounds like he's been keeping busy since then.I am Jack's absent signature.
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Re: OTEC: energy source of the future?
Originally posted by kamapuaaToo bad those extropian types at wired are so short on the technical deails. I wonder if they have overcome the precipitate problems inherent to this type of open-system OTEC yet.
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Re: OTEC: energy source of the future?
Originally posted by Glen MiyashiroI haven't kept up on OTEC but the last I heard, several years ago, the biggest problem was keeping all the heat exchange surfaces free of buildup. Is that the precipitate problem you're talking about?I am Jack's absent signature.
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