SOLVED:Ocean thermal-energy conversion (OTEC) is an energy-producing scheme that uses the temperature difference between warm ocean surface waters in the tropics and cooler water several hundred meters down. Find the Carnot efficiency for an OTEC plant operating between 25^∘ C surface water and 5^∘ C deep water. Your answer may seem low, but remember that OTEC's "fuel" is free.

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) is a process that can produce electricity by using the temperature difference between deep cold ocean water and warm tropical surface waters. OTEC plants pump large quantities of deep cold seawater and surface seawater to run a power cycle and produce electricity. OTEC is firm power (24/7), a clean energy source, environmentally sustainable and capable of providing massive levels of energy. Via Makai Ocean Engineering, Inc. | Chemical Engineering

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