There is a way to harvest energy 24/7 from our oceans, through a technology called ocean thermal energy conversion. It would help provide reliable renewable energy, especially for vulnerable islands in tropical regions. The basic technology has been around for hundreds of years already. So, why hasn't it caught on?

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Credits:
Reporter: Kai Steinecke
Camera: Florian Kroker
Video Editor: Philippe Gnannt
Supervising Editors: Michael Trobridge, Kiyo Dörrer

Interviewees:
Hermann Kuegler, Makai Ocean Engineering
Benjamin Martin, Ocean Thermal Energy Association
Dan Grech, Global OTEC

Read more:
Overview of current technology:
https://tethys.pnnl.gov/sites/default...

History of OTEC:
https://eos.org/features/the-century-...

The economics of OTEC:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

Effects of large-scale implementation of OTEC:
https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/6/1/12...

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:24 What is OTEC?
02:41 It's tricky...
05:36 OTEC for islands
06:55 A massive bill
09:00 Conclusion