Skip to main content

Potential of 100 kW of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion in Karangkelong, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia

Abstract

Ocean  Thermal  Energy Conversion  (OTEC)  is  a clean  marine renewable energy  using temperature  difference between  the sea surface  and  the  deep  ocean  to  rotate  a  generator  to  produce electrical energy. As Indonesia is an equatorial country located at latitudes less than  20 degrees covered  by 77  % ocean, thousand islands, strain and many difference of topography, OTEC is very compatible build in Indonesian. This paper discussed the potential areas of OTEC to be applied in Karangkelong Sulawesi Utara in Indonesia. The paper found that Karangkelong was high potential for application of OTEC. Electricity and fresh water produced by OEC are cheaper than current price market.