Flow Could Be Running Savu Sea Energy Power

Aquatic expedition team Lamalera East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) found that the strength of motion in the ocean currents can be used for alternative energy. Around the Savu Sea, stratification of water masses that cause differences in temperature produces a flow velocity that is able to turn the turbines.

"And generating electricity up to 40 kilowatts," said one member of the Expedition Team Peairan Lamalera, Muhammad Lukman on the sidelines Lamalera Waters Expedition Workshop at the Hotel Grand Cempaka, Jakarta, Tuesday, November 22, 2011.

This finding is the result of cooperation Research Center for oceanography expeditions Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) with the Ministry of Education and Culture in 20-30 July 2011 using the ship's Baruna Jaya VIII LIPI.

Furthermore, Lukman explained the depth of water in these waters have a temperature of about 7 degrees Celsius while on the surface reaches 25 degrees Celsius. Stratification of different water masses are then generate a large force of the current round. The current round was found at a depth of only 150-200 meters. This is different from other waters in the region, where similar forces recently discovered in depths of up to 500 meters, as in England.

Thus, he added, the water was very potential to be used as Ocean Thermal Technology (OTEC). OTEC is a method for generating electrical energy using the temperature difference is between the sea and the waters near the surface to run a heat engine.

Electricity generated from the movement of water currents can be used as alternative energy sources and no ecological impact. "We live in the waters of tidal devices. Already, we let it go, did he move on, "he said.

The speed of water currents in the ocean is part of the meeting of the Pacific current that passes through the Strait of Makassar and empties into the waters of Nusa Tenggara. "In all the waters that pass through this stream, storing potential OTEC, the Makassar strait, straits around NTT, along the southern ocean waters in the region Nusa Tenggara and Bali Strait."

However, he acknowledged the application of OTEC is still being developed and has never been applied in a specific tool. "In addition, construction equipment in the marine system is still expensive, for this can be up to 2 billion," he said.

In addition, the waters with the above characteristics, Savu Sea potential for food security. Because these waters are always fertile throughout the year.
source • VIVAnews