World ocean power resources. Thermal energy.

The idea of use of thermal energy which has been saved up by tropical and subtropical waters of ocean, has been offered in the end of XIX century the First attempts of its realisation have been made in 30th of our century and have shown perspectivity of this idea. In 70th a number of the countries has started designing and building of experiment ocean heat power plants (EOHPP), representing complex large-sized constructions. EOHPP can take places ashore or be in ocean (on anchor systems or in free drift). Operation EOHPP is based on a principle used in a steam-engine. The copper filled with freon or ammonia - fluids with low temperatures of boil, is washed by warm day waters. Formed steam rotates the turbine bound to the electrogenerator. Fulfilled steam is cooled by water from underlaying cold layers and, being condensed in fluid, pompes again moves in a copper. Settlement power projected EOHPP compounds 250 - 400 megawatts.

Scientists of Pacific oceanologic institute AN of the USSR it was offered and the original idea of reception of the electric power on the basis of a difference of temperatures of subglacial water and air which compounds in the Arctic areas 26 °C and more is realised.

In comparison with traditional thermal and atomic power stations EOHPP estimate experts as more economically effective and practically not polluting ocean environment. Recent discovering of hydrothermal sources at the bottom of Pacific ocean bear to attractive idea of building submarine EOHPP, temperatures of sources working on a difference and environing waters. The most attractive to housing EOHPP are tropical and Arctic widths.