Harnessing Ocean Energy
Harnessing Ocean Energy
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Size: 12 x 16
Availability: Sold
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Harnessing Ocean Energy
OTEC, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Ocean Termal Engery Conversion
OTEC utilizes the difference in temperature between warm surface seawater and cold deep seawater to produce energy. The cold deep seawater can also be used to air- condition buildings, desalinate water, grow lobsters and fish, produce algae and shellfish, grow cold-climate fruit and vegetables and much more.
The subject picture for this image was taken at the point where the pipe starts to go into the ocean to rest on the floor of the ocean some 3000 feet below the surface
The 9000-foot long cold water pipeline was successfully deployed Oct. 11 and 12, 2001. The pipeline was delivered in two shipments arriving the previous June and July.
The pipe was fused into nine sections, each approximately 1,000 feet in length on shore at Kawaihae Harbor on the northwest corner of the Big Island. In a 3-day assembly and deployment operation, the flanged sections were joined into one 9,000-foot long pipe segment, towed 27 miles to the site and deployed using a controlled submergence process.
Original signed by artist.
Colors may vary slightly when viewed on your monitor.
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