Question

What is the condition under which ocean thermal energy can be trapped and used?

Answer 1

Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC), form of energy conversion that makes use of the temperature differential between the warm surface waters of the oceans, heated by solar radiation, and the deeper cold waters to generate power in a conventional heat engine.

Answer 2

OTE can be trapped by the energy conversion of the temperature difference between the surface water and deeper water which is 20•