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d'Arsonval's student, Claude, builds the first OTEC plant in Cuba. The plant generates about 22 kilowatts (enough to power two modern homes)
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Due to the 1970s Energy Crisis (particularily the Crisis of 1973), many countries (United States, Japan, and India) began research and investment in OTEC. Due to high costs and low effieciency, all of the projects were unsuccessful.
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An OTEC plant opens at the Okinawa Researcg facility on Kume Islnad, Japan. It is still in testing phases, but is the first functional OTEC plant. It produces 100 kilowatts of energy.
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An OTEC plant in Hawaii, undertaken by Makai Ocean Engineering, Lockheed Martin, and the U.S. Navy has been proposed.
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