ROUGH DRAFT
TAP 80 Generate Renewable Electrical Energy, Cool Ocean Surface Temperatures
and Help Increase Ocean Alkalinization
(Updated July 18, 2021)
80. TAP 80
80.1.
Introduction
80.1.1.
Use OTEC to generate renewable electricity, reduce ocean surface
temperatures and help increase ocean alkalinization everywhere.
80.2.
Purpose
80.2.1.1.1.
Generate renewable electricity, increase
ocean alkalinization everywhere and cool ocean surface temperatures in
particular, in the vicinity of coral reefs and in areas contributing to
damaging weather and reducing favorable ocean currents.
80.3.
Objectives
80.3.1.
Targets:
80.3.1.1.
Target
7.1.1 As rapidly as possible, help provide reliable, clean renewable energy using
OTEC as outlined in SDG 7 - TAP44 Provide reliable, clean, renewable
energy for everyone.
80.3.1.2.
14.3 Minimize
and address all the impacts of ocean acidification and warming, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at
all levels
80.4.
Actions
80.4.1.
Build large stationary ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) plants
to generate renewable electricity using the designs and lessons learned from
the Makai on shore operational OTEC plant.
80.4.1.1.
OTEC can also provide cooled sea water to coral reefs, air
conditioning, high nutrient water for large fishponds, liquid natural gas
(LNG) liquefaction, desalination etc.
80.4.2.
Build mobile OTEC plants to:
80.4.2.1.
Distribute calcium hydroxide to prevent ocean acidification
everywhere
80.4.2.2.
Cool ocean surface temperatures in particular, in the
vicinity of coral reefs and in areas contributing to damaging weather and
reducing favorable ocean currents:
80.4.3.
To build the mobile OTEC plant:
80.4.3.1.
Utilize decommissioned nuclear aircraft carriers with one of the
two reactors removed and two (one port and one starboard) of the four
propulsion plants converted to OTEC
80.4.3.2.
Large tankers
80.4.4.
Utilize the propulsion systems and ship
service turbo generators (electricity generating) from decommissioned nuclear
submarines and steam driven surface ships for both the stationary and mobile OTEC
plants described above
80.4.5.
Redistribute cold ocean water and icebergs to areas where
cooling is needed
80.4.7.
Then build a prototype
mobile OTEC plant.
80.5.
Background
80.5.1.
The below was taken from Makai Engineering’s website which
also has pictorial descriptions of how OTEC works and about their working plant
that is providing electricity 24/7 in Kallua-Kona, Hawaii.
80.5.1.1.
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) is a process that can
produce electricity by using the temperature difference between deep cold ocean
water and warm tropical surface waters. OTEC plants pump large quantities of
deep cold seawater and surface seawater to run a power cycle and produce
electricity. OTEC is firm power (24/7), a clean energy source, environmentally
sustainable and capable of providing massive levels of energy.
80.5.1.2.
Recently, higher electricity costs, increased concerns for
global warming, and a political commitment to energy security have made initial
OTEC commercialization economically attractive in tropical island communities
where a high percentage of electricity production is oil based. Even within the
US, this island market is very large; globally it is many times larger.
80.5.2.
Makai Engineering has significant experience working on OTEC,
heat exchangers, deep water pipelines, down-the-slope polyethylene intake
pipelines and suspended pipelines.