Technology Development Roadmap: Action Plan and Time Frame
4.5 Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) The Challenges There is no commercial OTEC power plant in
OTEC incurs a high capital cost, this can be
Malaysia at the present. Attracting pioneer
offset by much lower operating cost in the long
OTEC project developers and investors remains
run.
to be the main challenge. Moreover, there is also no corresponding agency in Malaysia for
Actions and Time Frame
OTEC projects. Other challenges include the
Table 4.5 summaries the proposed action plan
unknown impact on deep-water biodiversity
related to technology development and public
as well as limited local operational knowledge
policy within a given time frame for OTEC.
and experience of commercial plants. Although Table 4.5. Proposed action plan and time frame for OTEC OTEC Technology Development
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Policy/ inance/ public acceptance/ awareness/ collaboration
Time frame
Actions
Targeted Stakeholders
Actions
Targeted Stakeholders
• Advance developments in nanotech for heat exchangers and working luids
• Universities and research institutions • NanoMalaysia, • Industries
• MOSTI, EPU, • Speciic law on OTEC MOF, KeTTHA, • Royalty payment for NRE, INTAN, OTEC revenue. MOE • An establishment of OTENAS6 • C=>D=>R7 Approach and not necessarily R=>D=>C way • Training and capacity building programmes on operational knowledge of commercial plant
First power plant by 2020
• Selection of high value marine produce • Management of deep sea water
• Universities and research institutions • JLM, MET Malaysia, JUPEM, NRE • Industries
• Training and capacity building programmes on operational knowledge of managing voluminous amount of water • Establishment of ocean thermal energy technology parks
Development of 3rd generation with nanotech plant by 2030
• MOSTI, INTAN, MOE, KeTTHA, NRE
Ocean Thermal Energy Nasional Sdn Bhd (OTENAS) C: commercialisation; D: development; R: research
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