[Coral-List] OTEC around coral reefs

[Melbourne Briscoe]

"Cold" water near Bonaire isn't very cold. Efficiency is going to be very
low.

On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 2:22 PM Alina Szmant via Coral-List <
coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> wrote:

> Eric: with deep cold water comes nutrients.  Be concern about local algal
> blooms.
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> From: "Meesters, Erik via Coral-List" <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> Date: 6/17/20 8:36 AM (GMT-05:00)
> To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> Subject: [Coral-List] OTEC around coral reefs
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> Hi all,
> There are now plans for an OTEC facility on Bonaire.
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> It basically means pumping up cold water from the deep to cool things and
> discharging warmer water (often shallower).
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>   *   Here are some examples: https://nelha.hawaii.gov/
>   *   http://otecokinawa.com/en/OTEC/WaterUses.html
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> I can think of a lot of doomsday scenarios, but I'm looking for reports,
> assessments, thoughts, advice.
> Does anyone have experiences with OTEC facilities in the neighbourhood of
> coral reefs?
> it's often presented as the goose with the golden eggs, and governments
> seem to fall for it easily, but apart from glossy sales talks, I can't find
> objective reports or EIAs.
> Thanks for your responses.
> Best wishes,
> Erik Meesters
> Wageningen Marine Research
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