Comments on: Lockheed Martin to Develop Ocean Thermal Energy Prototype http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/09/lockheed-martin-to-develop-ocean-thermal-energy-prototype/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert Pritchett http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/09/lockheed-martin-to-develop-ocean-thermal-energy-prototype/#comment-3608 Robert Pritchett Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:58:41 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1266#comment-3608 History repeats itself with "been there, done that" - successfully and then abandoned. So the comment about this being another boondogle from a bankrupt government is spot on - http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Ocean_Thermal_Energy_Conversion History repeats itself with “been there, done that” – successfully and then abandoned. So the comment about this being another boondogle from a bankrupt government is spot on -

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]]> By: Robert Pritchett http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/09/lockheed-martin-to-develop-ocean-thermal-energy-prototype/#comment-20224 Robert Pritchett Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:58:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1266#comment-20224 History repeats itself with "been there, done that" - successfully and then abandoned. So the comment about this being another boondogle from a bankrupt government is spot on - http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Ocean_Thermal_Energy_Conversion History repeats itself with “been there, done that” – successfully and then abandoned. So the comment about this being another boondogle from a bankrupt government is spot on -

http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Ocean_Thermal_Energy_Conversion

]]> By: Paul http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/09/lockheed-martin-to-develop-ocean-thermal-energy-prototype/#comment-3607 Paul Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:59:51 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1266#comment-3607 OK, lets say this idea does indeed work and is cost effective to generate some reusable energy, longer range, what do you think the affects will be on the environment? If enough heat is pulled out of the ocean, does that have a positive effect on global warming, or are we just playing with "Mother Nature" and there could be consequences? I hope someone has been weighing these thoughts into the project? Also I don't think Lockheed does anything for 1.2 million, as Lex pointed out. Thoughts??? OK, lets say this idea does indeed work and is cost effective to generate some reusable energy, longer range, what do you think the affects will be on the environment? If enough heat is pulled out of the ocean, does that have a positive effect on global warming, or are we just playing with “Mother Nature” and there could be consequences?

I hope someone has been weighing these thoughts into the project?

Also I don’t think Lockheed does anything for 1.2 million, as Lex pointed out. Thoughts???

]]> By: Paul http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/09/lockheed-martin-to-develop-ocean-thermal-energy-prototype/#comment-20223 Paul Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:59:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1266#comment-20223 OK, lets say this idea does indeed work and is cost effective to generate some reusable energy, longer range, what do you think the affects will be on the environment? If enough heat is pulled out of the ocean, does that have a positive effect on global warming, or are we just playing with "Mother Nature" and there could be consequences? I hope someone has been weighing these thoughts into the project? Also I don't think Lockheed does anything for 1.2 million, as Lex pointed out. Thoughts??? OK, lets say this idea does indeed work and is cost effective to generate some reusable energy, longer range, what do you think the affects will be on the environment? If enough heat is pulled out of the ocean, does that have a positive effect on global warming, or are we just playing with “Mother Nature” and there could be consequences?

I hope someone has been weighing these thoughts into the project?

Also I don’t think Lockheed does anything for 1.2 million, as Lex pointed out. Thoughts???

]]> By: prospark http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/09/lockheed-martin-to-develop-ocean-thermal-energy-prototype/#comment-3606 prospark Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:31:15 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1266#comment-3606 This technology could also be used to bring cold water up from the seafloor to use for distributing cooling in urban areas. This technology could also be used to bring cold water up from the seafloor to use for distributing cooling in urban areas.

]]> By: prospark http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/09/lockheed-martin-to-develop-ocean-thermal-energy-prototype/#comment-20222 prospark Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:31:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1266#comment-20222 This technology could also be used to bring cold water up from the seafloor to use for distributing cooling in urban areas. This technology could also be used to bring cold water up from the seafloor to use for distributing cooling in urban areas.

]]> By: OTEC http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/09/lockheed-martin-to-develop-ocean-thermal-energy-prototype/#comment-3605 OTEC Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:45:48 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1266#comment-3605 The idea isn't to come up with an efficient design for OTEC. It's to come up with a few promising results to secure more funding and milk it as long as possible. The idea isn’t to come up with an efficient design for OTEC. It’s to come up with a few promising results to secure more funding and milk it as long as possible.

]]> By: OTEC http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/09/lockheed-martin-to-develop-ocean-thermal-energy-prototype/#comment-20221 OTEC Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:45:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1266#comment-20221 The idea isn't to come up with an efficient design for OTEC. It's to come up with a few promising results to secure more funding and milk it as long as possible. The idea isn’t to come up with an efficient design for OTEC. It’s to come up with a few promising results to secure more funding and milk it as long as possible.

]]> By: Lex http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/09/lockheed-martin-to-develop-ocean-thermal-energy-prototype/#comment-3604 Lex Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:25:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1266#comment-3604 1.2 million? That's nothing! With this money they're going to create "piping wide and long enough to stretch down thousands of feet under the ocean" ?? My guess is that the world needs at least 1.2 Billion, a year, of investment into alternative energy sources. Maybe it's a typo.. 1.2 million? That’s nothing!

With this money they’re going to create “piping wide and long enough to stretch down thousands of feet under the ocean” ??

My guess is that the world needs at least 1.2 Billion, a year, of investment into alternative energy sources.

Maybe it’s a typo..

]]> By: Lex http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/09/lockheed-martin-to-develop-ocean-thermal-energy-prototype/#comment-20220 Lex Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:25:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1266#comment-20220 1.2 million? That's nothing! With this money they're going to create "piping wide and long enough to stretch down thousands of feet under the ocean" ?? My guess is that the world needs at least 1.2 Billion, a year, of investment into alternative energy sources. Maybe it's a typo.. 1.2 million? That’s nothing!

With this money they’re going to create “piping wide and long enough to stretch down thousands of feet under the ocean” ??

My guess is that the world needs at least 1.2 Billion, a year, of investment into alternative energy sources.

Maybe it’s a typo..

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