The title of the article is "Hawaiian ocean water could be used to produce reusable energy". In this article it discusses how they believe that on the downwind side of the island that the water there could be turned into a reusable and renewable energy source. It even stated that they believe some of the plants that grow in the Hawaiian waters could power heat engines. OTEC or Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion is the process they believe they can use with the Hawaiian waters. The process works where a heat engine is installed and warm water is at the top and cold is underneath. When these two transfer into each other they move the turbines inside to create electricity.
I thought it was great that we are still trying to find new ways to produce energy. People are so glued down to the fossil fuels that we do not realize that we are able to use simple things such as water to produce energy. I think this find is great and that we should continue to look in places that we would least expect to find reusable energy sources.
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