The first International OTEC Symposium took place September 10-11, 2013 at the Honolulu Convention Center alongside the Asia Clean Energy Summit (9/9) and 4th Hawaii Okinawa Ocean Energy Workshop on the Island of Hawaii (9/13).
Day 1 (9/9)
Moderator Dr. Luis Vega of the University of Hawaii.
Policies, Finance and Incentives (AM)
- The Korean Roadmap to OTEC Industrialization – Hyeon-Ju Kim (KIOST)
- OTEC: The Promise and the Problem – Kerry Kehoe (NOAA)
- OTEC as an Economic Engine – Barry Cole (OTI)
- The DCNS OTEC Roadmap for France – Emmanuel Brochard (DCNS)
- Framework for OTEC Development in Malaysia – A. Bakar Jaafar (UTM)
- Philippines Government Policies for OTEC Development – Mario Marasigan (REMB)
- OTEC: A Collaborative Effort – Paul Dinnissen (OTEC Foundation)
Developer’s Perspective Roundtable Discussion (PM)
- Thierry Bouchet (DCNS
- Desiree Latimer (Bell Pirie Power Corporation)
- Robert Varley (Lockheed Martin)
- Ted Johnson (Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation)
- Eileen O’Rourke (OTEC International LLC)
- Stephen Kibbee (SBM Offshore)
- Shin Okamura (Xenesys Inc)
- Larry Shapiro (OTI)
The Ocean Environment (PM)
- Global Ocean Thermal Resources for Sustainable OTEC Application – Krishnakumar Rajagopalan and Gerard Nihous (University of Hawaii)
- Biochemical Simulation of a 100MW OTEC Plume – Greg Rocheleau (Makai Ocean Engineering)
- Potential Environmental Effects of OTEC Effluent off Kosrae – J. Kim (Chonnam University)
- Potential Environmental Impact of Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning: Submersible Surveys along the Intake Pipe Route to 250m Depth – Christopher Kelley (University of Hawaii)
- Monitoring Key Biogeochemical Parameters due to SWAC Operations on Mamala Bay, Hawaii – Christina Comfort (University of Hawaii)
- Potential Environmental Consequences of Enhanced Ocean Upwelling – David Karl (University of Hawaii)
Day 2 (9/10)
Keynotes
- Henk Rogers (Blue Planet Foundation)
- Tomoyo Nonaka (Gaia Initiative)
- Ronald Jumeau (Global Island Partnership)
- Peter Boyd (Carbon War Room)
Experimental Plants and OTEC Technology
- 100kW CC-OTEC Plant and Deep Ocean Water Applications in Kumejima, Okinawa, Japan – Yasuyuki Ikegami (Saga University)
- Cycle Analysis of Ocean Geothermal Power Generation using Multistaged Turbine – H. Lee (KIOST)
- Rankine Cycle Working Fluids for CC-OTEC Application – D. Jung (Inha University)
- 20kW CC-OTEC Turbine Design – S. Han (Seoul University of Science and Technology)
- CC-OTEC Heat Exchangers: Performance and Power Output – Pat Grandelli (Makai Ocean Engineering)
- Design and Test of Tube & Shell Heat Exchangers for Potential OTEC Application – J. Kwon (Hoseo University)
- Developing IPP’s for Isolated Grids: Issues and Opportunities – L. Shapiro (OTI)
Other Applications (DOW Utilization)
- Creation of Artificial Seaweed Forest using Discharged Deep Seawater – H. Kim (National University of Gangneug-Wonju)
- OTEC CWP Conceptual Design: Large Diameter Laminated Composite Material Riser Numerical Model – D.Jung (KIOST)
- Seawater Conduits for OTEC and SWAC: Drilled Hydrothermal Energy (DHE) – Ted Jagusztyn (COTHERM)
- Seawater as a Heating and Cooling Source for Busan, Korea – S. Kim (Dongeui University)
- Computational Analysis on Multiphase Flow in a Vortex Separator as Intake Device for Seawater – S. Lee (Chungbuk National University)
- Kaiuli Energy’s Seawater Air Conditioning Projects for Hawaii – Darryl Nakamoto (Kaiulienergy)
- Waikiki SWAC Public Attitudes Survey – Jon Lilley (University of Hawaii)
Working Session
- Chair: Luis Vega (University of Hawaii)
- Moderator: Sa-Young Hong (Korea Institute of Ocean Science)
NELHA Field Visit and Discussion (9/12)
Content for this page comes from the technical program (8/28/2013 version), Patrick Takahashi’s blog pages as noted below, and the article on otecnews.org. Please visit the blogs below for photos and his opinions/content notes.