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EXPERIMENT 4

The Idea Behind Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
 

THINGS YOU NEED: An empty narrow-mouth plastic bottle. A balloon. A bucket filled with hot water. Another bucket filled with cold water.

This simple experiment uses air as the working medium to demonstrate the principle on which ocean thermal energy conversion is based. Here’s what you do: