Oceanic response to widespread Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion

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dc.contributor.authorNickoloff, Anna
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-18T17:41:46Z
dc.date.available2023-03-18T17:41:46Z
dc.date.copyright2023en_US
dc.date.issued2023-03-18
dc.description.abstractOcean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) is a form of marine renewable energy that harnesses the temperature gradient between warmer surface waters and cooler deep waters to power a heat engine and produce electricity. OTEC has capacity to produce immense amounts of continuously available, renewable energy, although to date the technology has only been implemented in small-scale, pilot plants. Some have proposed widespread implementation of OTEC technology to contribute to the world’s energy needs. Prior to widespread implementation of OTEC technology, the biological, physical, and chemical implications of such a deployment must be quantified. The technology has many prospective benefits, such as the production of renewable electricity and desalinated water, a temporary cooling of surface waters, and a potential increase in biological production stimulated by the upwelling of cool, nutrient rich waters. Nevertheless, there are negative environmental impacts associated with the technology that must be considered. These impacts potentially include the disruption of large-scale ocean circulation patterns and a significant alteration of surface water properties in zones of OTEC upwelling. This study presents several multicentury simulations of the UVic Earth Systems Climate Model version 2.9 to better understand the projected magnitude and significance of the impacts of widespread OTEC implementation.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelUndergraduateen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipJamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Awards (JCURA)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/14883
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectClimate Changeen_US
dc.subjectOcean Thermal Energy Conversionen_US
dc.subjectMarine Renewable Energyen_US
dc.subjectClimate Change Solutionsen_US
dc.subjectClimate Modellingen_US
dc.subjectOceanen_US
dc.subjectEarth and Ocean Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectScienceen_US
dc.titleOceanic response to widespread Ocean Thermal Energy Conversionen_US
dc.typePosteren_US

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