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GovernorCristFloridasOceanEnergy

FAUs CenterofExcellenceinOcean

Energy

Technology

September2007

GovernorCristFloridasOceanEnergy

FAUs CenterofExcellenceinOceanEnergyTechnology

September2007


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OceanCurrentand

ThermalEnergy

Potential

Theoceans

covermoverthan70%oftheearth

arethelargestandbestsolarcollectorontheplanet

absorbenergyequivalentto250billionbarrelsofoileachday


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OceanCurrentand

ThermalEnergy

Potential

Floridaistheclosestmajorloadcentertothemostenergydenseoceancurrent theGulfStream

30

times

the

volumetric

flow

rate

of

all

rivers

combined Between48Gigawatts ofpowerpotential(equivalentto4 8nuclearpowerplants,abletopower2.5to5millionhomes)


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OceanCurrentand

ThermalEnergy

Potential

OceanthermalenergyhasevengreaterpotentialforFlorida

Potablewatergeneration

LargecoastalpopulationdensitiesmadeFloridaidealforcoldwater

based

A/C

technologies

85F

70F

55F

40F

TemperatureProfileBetweenFt.LauderdaleandtheBahamas

EastWest


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OceanEnergyMakesSenseOceanEnergyMakesSense OceanenergyisidealforFlorida

Floridais

surrounded

on

three

sides

by

the

ocean

FloridascoastlineisthelongestinthecontinentalUS

70%of

the

population

live

within

10

miles

of

the

coast

Oceanenergypotentialmatchesdemand

Floridaistheprimelocationtodevelopoceancurrent

andocean

thermal

energy

technologies

Oceanenergyisoneofthemostpromising

sustainableand

renewable

solutions

OceanenergyhasmassivepotentialmeasurableinGigaWatts

Oceanenergy

can

be

amajor

base

load component

CleanPower:NoCO2,NOx,H2S,andotheremissions


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FloridasFutureOceanEnergyLandscape


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Potential Impact on FloridasEnergyFuture

Potential Impact on FloridasEnergyFuture

Within10years: Oceanenergycouldbegintobeprovidedincommercially

meaningful(more

than

small

scale

experimental)

amounts

ColdwaterbasedA/Ccouldbegintoreduceelectricityconsumption

Potentialfor

significant

CO2 gasreduction

Within20years:

Ocean

generated

electricity

could

significantly

offset

and

perhapshelptoreplacefossilgeneration

Enhanceenergyindependence replaceimportedhydrocarbonswithFloridaavailableoceancurrentenergy

Potentialto

eliminate

tens

of

million

of

metric

tons

of

CO2 gas

productionperyear


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Long Term Economic ImpactLong Term Economic Impact

Anew,vibrantindustryinoceanenergytechnologycreatingtensofthousandsofnewjobsforahighlyskilled

workforce

Billionsofdollarsintechnologyandenergysalesnearlyunlimitedpotential

Energystability,

independence,

and

security

USbecomesaworldleaderinoceanener

OceanEnergy

Technology

Energy Products ServicePotableWater


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Ocean EnergyOcean Energy

OceanEnergyOceanEnergy

Has

the

potential

to

provide

significant

base

Has

the

potential

to

provide

significant

base

loadcleanpowerloadcleanpower

CanreduceenergyconsumptionthroughcoldCanreduceenergyconsumptionthroughcoldwater

based

air

conditioningwater

based

air

conditioning

CanbeusedtogeneratelargevolumesofCanbeusedtogeneratelargevolumesof

potablewaterpotablewater

HasthepotentialtoestablishavibrantnewHasthepotentialtoestablishavibrantnew

industryfor

Florida

and

the

nation.

industry

for

Florida

and

the

nation.


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ContactsContacts

CamilleColey,JD,

ProgramManager

777GladesRoad,

Boca

Raton,

Fl,

33431561297

[email protected]

FrederickR.

Driscoll,

,Ph.

D Manhar

Dhanak,

Ph.D.

Director AssociateDirector

101NorthBeachRoad 101NorthBeachRoad

DaniaBeach,

Fl,

33004 Dania

Beach,

Fl,

33004

9549247221 9549247242

[email protected] [email protected]

A f h f E ll


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Develop,inconjunctionwithindustryandgovernment,

prototypetechnologies

for

harnessing/developing

Oceancurrentenergy systeminwater,Fall2007

Coldwaterairconditioning

Oceanthermal

energy

Resourceassessment

Assessingandmitigatingenvironmentalimpact

Policydevelopment

Developthenationsfirstinwaterlaboratory fortesting,validating,andimprovingoceanenergytechnologies

First

stage

implemented

by

November

Developoffshorehydrogengenerationcapability

Promote

business

development

in

ocean

energy

and

identify

otherproductlines

Develo crossdisci lineeducationandawareness ro rams

FocusAreasfortheCenterofExcellenceFocusAreasfortheCenterofExcellence

H i O C tHa e i O ea Cu e t


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HarnessingOceanCurrent A3m,15kWTestTurbineSystem

HarnessingOcean

Current

A3m,15kWTestTurbineSystem


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3Meter15kWturbine Progress3Meter15kWturbine Progress

Pontoon

Buoy

Complete Main

Buoy

Complete

TurbineBlades(Verdant) Turbine30%Complete

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