AU6844298A - Method and apparatus for converting thermal energy of a natural water sourc - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for converting thermal energy of a natural water sourc

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AU6844298A
AU6844298A AU68442/98A AU6844298A AU6844298A AU 6844298 A AU6844298 A AU 6844298A AU 68442/98 A AU68442/98 A AU 68442/98A AU 6844298 A AU6844298 A AU 6844298A AU 6844298 A AU6844298 A AU 6844298A
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thermal energy
natural water
converting thermal
converting
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Ian Robert Fothergill
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Fothergill Energy Technologies Ltd
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G—SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G7/00—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for
    • F03G7/04—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for using pressure differences or thermal differences occurring in nature
    • F03G7/05—Ocean thermal energy conversion, i.e. OTEC
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/30—Energy from the sea, e.g. using wave energy or salinity gradient

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Biodiversity & Conservation Biology (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Oceanography (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Other Liquid Machine Or Engine Such As Wave Power Use (AREA)
AU68442/98A 1997-04-09 1998-04-09 Method and apparatus for converting thermal energy of a natural water sourc Abandoned AU6844298A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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GB9707209 1997-04-09
GB9707209A GB2324120A (en) 1997-04-09 1997-04-09 Converting thermal energy of a natural water source into useful power
PCT/GB1998/000924 WO1998045598A1 (en) 1997-04-09 1998-04-09 Method and apparatus for converting thermal energy of a natural water source

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AU6844298A true AU6844298A (en) 1998-10-30

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WO (1) WO1998045598A1 (en)

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WO1998045598A1 (en) 1998-10-15
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