OTEC Technology

November 3-5, 2009
New England Conference Center

	Workshop participants. Please click the image for a larger view.

WORKSHOP FINAL REPORT

"Technical Readiness of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)" here>>

MEETING GOAL

The purpose of this workshop (co-sponsored with NOAA’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM)) is to understand the technical readiness of a commercial scale OTEC system. The workshop will address the OTEC state-of-the-art technology, the technical feasibility and the time frame for commercial scale development. Specific group topics to be addressed at the workshop include: cold water pipe, heat exchangers, platform mooring, platform/pipe interface, pumps and turbines, platform, and power cable. The outcome of this discussion will provide insight on many of the outstanding questions in regards to the readiness, challenges and development horizons for industry and will enable NOAA to make better informed decisions of OTECA license applications.

AGENDA

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Welcome	Nancy Kinner, Jan Nisbet, NOAA
Department of Navy	William Tayler
Department of Energy	Mike Reed
NOAA	Kerry Kehoe
Background & Workshop Goals/Outcomes	Nancy Kinner
OTEC Timeline & Participant Introductions	Iris Ioffreda, Facilitator
Plenary Session: Setting the Stage
A. Cold Water Pipe	Alan Miller
B. Heat Exchangers	Avram Bar-Cohen
C. Platform Mooring	Rick Driscoll
D. Platform/Pipe Interface	Patrick Grandelli
E. Pumps & Turbines	Peter Pandolfini
F. Platforms	Edward Horton
G. Power Cable	Steiner Dale
H. Cycle/Auxiliary Uses	C.B. Panchal
I. Overall System & Program	Luis Vega
Workshop Structure & Logistics	Iris Ioffreda, Facilitator

BREAKOUT GROUP REPORTS

Group A. Cold Water Pipe	Day 1	Day 2
Group B. Heat Exchangers	Day 1	Day 2
Group C. Platform Mooring	Day 1	Day 2
Group D. Platform/Pipe Interface	Day 1	Day 2
Group E. Pumps & Turbines	Day 1	Day 2
Group F. Platform	Day 1	Day 2
Group G. Power Cable	Day 1	Day 2

PANEL PRESENTATIONS

Cycle/Auxilliary Uses:	OTEC as a System:
Desikan Bharathan	Dallas Meggitt
James Roney	C. B. Panchal
C.B. Panchal	Susan Skemp
Robert Varley	Luis Vega

DAY 3 - PLENARY DISCUSSION

"OTEC Past & Present"

"Research & Development Needs"

PARTICIPANTS

Invitation only

WORKING ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

	Nancy Kinner	CRRC	nancy.kinner@unh.edu
	Whitney Blanchard	NOAA OCRM	whitney.blanchard@noaa.gov
	Kerry Kehoe	NOAA OCRM	kerry.kehoe@noaa.gov
	Bill Tayler	NAVFAC	william.tayler@navy.mil
	Brian Cable	NAVFAC	brian.cable@navy.mil
	Mike Reed	DOE	michael.reed@ee.doe.gov
	Sue Skemp	FAU Ctr for Ocn Technology	sskemp@fau.edu
	Dallas Meggitt	Sound & Sea Technology	dmeggitt@soundandsea.com
	Roger Babey	Inspired Systems	rbagbey@inspiredsys.com
	Iris Ioffreda	OLA Consulting (Facilitator)	irisi@aol.com

Questions? Please contact kathy.mandsager@unh.edu or 603.862.1545.

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