Title
PLOTEC

CoPED ID
240d074f-d944-44bb-84aa-926ade2d63ed

Status
Active


Value
£323,175

Start Date
Nov. 1, 2022

End Date
April 30, 2025

Description

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The overall objective for the project is to achieve a successful demonstration of the novel designs and materials for an ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) platform capable of converting solar heat energy stored in the oceans surrounding the Overseas Countries and Territories of the EU, Small Islands and Developing States, and the Asian and African continent into reliable, baseload power with an economical cost model. The following objectives have been identified: Technical Specification: Design prototype components using circular materials and computational Modelling tools (Predictive Modelling tools developed and/or refined) Research Material Properties Build and Installation of Demonstrator: Floating Platform & testing in controlled and real-world settings Econometric, Environmental and Social Impact Assessments This project marries both technical advancements in marine engineering and new materials and computational modelling enabling lower CAPEX expenditure for Marine Offshore OTEC. These engineering and materials gains are transferable to other renewable energies and their offshore installations, as well as more generally for marine engineering needs. Social, Environmental and Economic impacts are taken account of in this proposal and are the key mechanism for knowledge creation and dissemination.

Maozhou Meng PM_PER

Subjects by relevance
  1. Modelling (representation)
  2. Solar energy
  3. Renewable energy sources
  4. Need for renewal
  5. Econometrics
  6. Solar heating

Extracted key phrases
  1. Ocean thermal energy conversion
  2. Overall objective
  3. PLOTEC
  4. Solar heat energy
  5. Computational modelling tool
  6. Marine engineering need
  7. Material gain
  8. Circular material
  9. New material
  10. Predictive modelling tool
  11. Design prototype component
  12. Renewable energy
  13. Novel design
  14. Project
  15. Successful demonstration

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