Title :
Proposal of possible OTEC sites in Bangladesh
Author :
Shakil, S.R. ; Hossain, M. Shamim ; Rouf, Nirjhor Tahmidur
Author_Institution :
BRAC Univ., Dhaka, Bangladesh
Abstract :
Bangladesh, a new name among the fast developing country, has a huge population of more than 160 Million people and a large demand for electricity. Although Bangladesh is still struggling to provide a stable energy source to the growing industrial sectors and general mass, the geographical location of this country is very advantageous for the development of renewable energy. The site of Bangladesh is naturally gifted area to establish alternate energy collection sources like Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC). Since Bangladesh lies just beneath the tropic of cancer and on the shore of the Bay of Bengal, the two vital elements: constant sunlight and large littoral areas needed for OTEC can easily be found in this region. With huge water bodies throughout, this zone is very much suitable for developing multiple OTEC plant size.
Keywords :
ocean thermal energy conversion; renewable energy sources; Bangladesh; Bay of Bengal; OTEC sites; constant sunlight; ocean thermal energy conversion; Electricity; Fluids; Ocean temperature; Pumps; Renewable energy sources; Sea surface; Environmentally sustainable; clean energy; possible OTEC sites; significant impact;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Information and Communication Technology (EICT), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Khulna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2297-0
DOI :
10.1109/EICT.2014.6777893