Question

What is the cause of ocean thermal energy?

Answer 1

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) is a process that can produce electricity by using the temperature difference between deep cold oceanwater 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.

Answer 2

The temperature gradient between upper and lower layers of ocean is the cause of ocean thermal energy.