Thermalnuclear Hot Fusion Power Converter on Earth (OTEC Ocean thermal energy) by OTEC is the solution

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Semi-Finalist Evaluation

Judges'' comments

Thank you very much for your creative contest entry, we greatly appreciate your willingness to share your ideas and also the time and effort you put into developing a proposal and submitting it to the contest!

This proposal scope includes demonstrating OTEC technology at various scales up to a 50 MW model. The technology is fairly well developed already(IRENA, 2014; DOE, 2013). There are several small (1 MW or smaller) plants have been in operation for many years and 10 MW plants should be operational by now. The technology is fairly well understood. Several companies and countries are evaluating additional projects. The main obstacles include large capital costs, limited places were the ocean is deep enough to meet the temperature requirements, and environmental concerns. Because this technology is well researched and already in the demonstration stage, the current proposal is not actively advancing the technology over what is already being done/considered by governments and private companies.

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Keep up the great work. We hope that by working together, we all can create solutions that wouldn't otherwise be possible.

Sincerely,
Contest Fellows

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