Press Releases

OTEC International LLC Moves Forward on NELHA Planning (February 3, 2012) - (KEAHOLE, HI—February 2, 2012)—The Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA) Board of Directors this week authorized final lease negotiations with OTEC International LLC (OTI) to construct a one-megawatt full-cycle demonstration plant at the Hawaii Ocean Science and Technology (HOST) … Continue reading


OTEC International LLC in Line for Hawai‘i OTEC Demonstration (November 17, 2011) - 17 November 2011 (Keahole, HI) OTEC International LLC (OTI) was selected for lease negotiation to build a one-megawatt onshore demonstration plant by the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaiʻi Authority (NELHA) to test the full power cycle of ocean thermal energy … Continue reading


ABS Provides First Approval in Principle for Floating Renewable Energy Plant (August 17, 2011) - OTI has received the first ABS Approval in Principle (AIP) for its new concept renewable energy design using a moored spar to produce electricty through ocean thermal energy conversion. Continue reading