Question

What is the minimum requirement to operate the OTEC system?​

Answer 1

Answer:

OTEC working principle

Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) uses the temperature difference between cooler deep and warmer shallow or surface seawaters to run a heat engine and produce useful work, usually in the form of electricity. OTEC can operate with a very high capacity factor and so can operate in base load mode.

Answer 2

The minimum requirement to operate the OTEC:

• Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) utilizes the temperature difference noted between surface and ocean temperatures is 20 degrees.
• This means that the location is deeper and warmer that is in the shallow surface or on the surface of seawaters which runs a heat engine to produce useful work, generally, electricity is formed from heat. OTEC operates at a maximum capacity factor and as it works on the baseload mode.