If an OTEC system could achieve 1/2 of Carnot efficiency, at approximately what rate could energy be

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If an OTEC system could achieve 1/2 of Carnot efficiency, at approximately what rate could energy be extracted sustainably from ocean surface waters in the tropics? What area of ocean would need to be filled with OTEC devices at this rate of energy extraction to produce a sustained gigawatt of power? Compare to the area needed for solar thermal conversion, based on the SEGS power plant (§24).

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The Physics of Energy

ISBN: 978-1107016651

1st edition

Authors: Robert L. Jaffe, Washington Taylor

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