The Renewable Energy Hiding 4,000 Feet Below The Ocean
Dan Grech, Founder and CEO of Global OTEC, swung by from London to break down ocean thermal energy conversion, a technology that turns the ocean's heat into 24/7 baseload power. Jacob asks the dumb questions about warm surface water meeting cold deep water, why Jimmy Carter is the unsung hero of ocean energy, how OTEC stacks up against offshore wind and Peter Thiel's new wave bet, and why Hawaii and the Caribbean might lead the way.
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00:00 Welcome Dan, tacos, and OTC week in Houston
01:20 From luxury fashion to ocean energy
08:45 What OTEC actually is
12:15 Coastal versus offshore deployments
16:00 From Jules Verne to Jimmy Carter
19:20 Why ocean energy isn't sexy yet
21:00 Peter Thiel's wave energy bet
26:15 Offshore wind, solar, and dumb questions
33:00 DeepStar and working with the majors
35:54 Reinvented submarines and crossover tech
37:00 Energy mix futures and Hawaii pilots
40:25 Collaborators, no enemies
42:20 Five-year ocean prediction
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00:00 Welcome Dan, tacos, and OTC week in Houston
01:20 From luxury fashion to ocean energy
08:45 What OTEC actually is
12:15 Coastal versus offshore deployments
16:00 From Jules Verne to Jimmy Carter
19:20 Why ocean energy isn't sexy yet
21:00 Peter Thiel's wave energy bet
26:15 Offshore wind, solar, and dumb questions
33:00 DeepStar and working with the majors
35:54 Reinvented submarines and crossover tech
37:00 Energy mix futures and Hawaii pilots
40:25 Collaborators, no enemies
42:20 Five-year ocean prediction
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