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Renewable energy from the ocean : a guide to OTEC / William H. Avery and Chih Wu.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Avery, William H., author.
- Wu, Chih, 1936- author.
- Series:
- Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory series in science and engineering
- Oxford scholarship online
- Johns Hopkins University applied physics laboratory series in science and engineering
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ocean thermal power plants.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxviii, 446 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Scientists and engineers around the world are striving to develop new sources of energy that have virtually unlimited potential. This book explores one of these energy alternatives, ocean thermal energy conversion. William H. Avery, the leading researcher in this field, describes the workings of an OTEC power plant and addresses how such a power source might be implemented for national use.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 1994.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9780197560242
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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