Abstract
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Highlights
In the face of rising oil costs and greenhouse gas-induced climate change, renewable energy technologies are gaining traction in the global economy (Arent et al, 2011)
The potential environmental impacts of ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) are discussed in the literature (e.g., Myers et al, 1986; Harrison, 1987; Boehlert and Gill, 2010; Comfort and Vega, 2011), but few studies have focused on the environmental impacts of Seawater air conditioning (SWAC), especially in tropical environments
Because the potential environmental impacts surrounding the operation of district-scale SWAC in Honolulu are unknown, we have identified a need to observe and quantify relevant oceanographic parameters at the site of the future effluent, both before and during operation
Summary
In the face of rising oil costs and greenhouse gas-induced climate change, renewable energy technologies are gaining traction in the global economy (Arent et al, 2011). Sources such as solar, wind, wave, and ocean thermal energy help to move electricity generation away from carbon-based fuels that drive anthropogenic climate change. Seawater air conditioning (SWAC) and ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) are technologies that propose using cold seawater for energy. The two technologies share some fundamental similarities Both systems rely on cold ocean water, which in the tropics must be extracted from depth, and both return this water to shallower depths with similar potential impacts
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