Grants - AWARD SUMMARY


MAKAI OCEAN ENGINEERING, INC.


Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) is a alternative energy system that extracts energy from the thermal gradients in the ocean. Conventional large closed cycle OTEC designs involve working fluids, turbines, large heat exchangers and pumps to process large quantities of seawater. Mist Lift is an open cycle OTEC that does not use heat exchangers, does not have large seawater pumps and the power is generated by a simple water turbine. With fewer costly components, it has the potential of being a lower-cost and less complex OTEC system. Makai will, in Phase I, expand our current OTEC computer models and baseline designs to fully include a Mist Lift Open Cycle so that we can completely understand the potential performance and cost impacts of this technology. We will identify risks, propose R&D solutions, and assess what Mist Lift OTEC means to the future of OTEC.

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AWARD OVERVIEW

AWARD OVERVIEW
Award Number SC0003316 Funding Agency Department of Energy
Total Award Amount $149,993 Project Location - City Waimanalo
Award Date 02/09/2010 Project Location - State HI
Project Status Completed Project Location - Zip 96795-1050
Jobs Reported 1.07 Congressional District 02
Project Location - Country US

Recipient Information (Grants)

Recipient Information (Grants)
Recipient Name MAKAI OCEAN ENGINEERING, INC.
Recipient DUNS Number 066271768
Recipient Address 41-305 KALANIANAOLE HWY
Recipient City WAIMANALO
Recipient State Hawaii
Recipient Zip 96795-1206
Recipient Congressional District 02
Recipient Country USA
Required to Report Top 5
Highly Compensated Officials		 No

Projects and Jobs Information

Projects and Jobs Information
Project Title Conceptual design and modeling of an offshore 100MW Mist Lift Open Cycle OTEC plant to determine overall economic benefits, risks, and R&D requirements
Project Status Completed
Final Project Report Submitted Yes
Project Activities Description Engineering Services
Quarterly Activities/Project Description The project evaluated the technical feasibility and economic potential of an innovative new OTEC cycle: Mist Lift. Mist lift utilizes coupled dual phase seawater flow to lift seawater about 30m above sea level. The water is then allowed to drain back to the ocean through a power-producing water turbine. A major aspect of the project was creation of a computer model of the mist lift cycle that combined technical analysis and cost estimation. This tool allowed Makai to determine the technical feasibility of mist lift and to evaluate a variety of design concepts with an aim to minimize capital cost. Mist lift was determined to be technically feasible. The results of the cost estimate were compared to the cost of a closed cycle OTEC plant of the same capacity. The mist lift plant between 17% and 37% cheaper than the closed cycle plant. This savings makes mist lift worthy of further research. If the predicted savings can be realized, OTEC-produced electricity will be cost-competitive with fossil fuels in island communities with nearby access to deep seawater. The primary deliverable of the project is a report that gives the details of the technical model, outlines the comparison between mist lift and closed cycle OTEC, and makes recommendations regarding the next steps in mist lift research.
Jobs Created 1.07
Description of Jobs Created No jobs were created. A total of 1.07 Full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs were retained during the funding period. The jobs consisted of mechanical and ocean engineering positions. The Recovery Act funds provided short-term relief from a decrease in business.


Purchaser Information (Grants)

Purchaser Information
Contracting Office ID Not Reported
Contracting Office Name Not Available
Contracting Office Region Not Available
TAS Major Program 89-0227

Award Information

Award Information
Award Date 02/09/2010
Award Number SC0003316
Order Number
Award Type Grants
Funding Agency ID 89
Funding Agency Name Department of Energy
Funding Office Name Not Available
Awarding Agency ID 89
Awarding Agency Name Department of Energy
Amount of Award $149,993
Funds Invoiced/Received $149,993
Expenditure Amount $149,993
Infrastructure Expenditure Amount $0
Infrastructure Purpose and Rationale Not Reported
Infrastructure Point of Contact Name Not Reported
Infrastructure Point of Contact Email Not Reported
Infrastructure Point of Contact Phone Not Reported
Infrastructure Point of Contact Address Not Reported
Infrastructure Point of Contact City Not Reported
Infrastructure Point of Contact State Not Reported
Infrastructure Point of Contact Zip Not Reported

Product or Service Information (Grants)

Product or Service Information
Primary Activity Code 541330
Activity Description Engineering Services

Sub-Awards Information

Sub-Awards Information
Sub-awards to Organizations 0
Sub-award Amounts to Organizations $0
Sub-Awards to Individuals 0
Sub-Award Amounts to Individuals $0
Number of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award 0
Amount of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award $0
Number of payments to vendors greater than $25,000 1
Total Amount of payments to vendors greater than $25,000/award $35,000
Number of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award 0
Total Amount of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award $0




Vendor Transactions

Stewart Ridgeway - Award Number SC0003316 - Stewart Ridgeway

Award Number SC0003316
Sub-Award Number N/A
Vendor DUNS Number Not reported
Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 90402-2801
Vendor Name Stewart Ridgeway
Product and Service Description Engineering Services
Payment Amount $35,000



Project Location Detail

Location Information
Latitude, Longitude 21º 20' 19", -157º 43' 6"
Congressional District 02
Address 1 Makai Research Pier
Address 2 41-305 Kalanianaole Hwy.
City Waimanalo
County Honolulu
State HI
Zip 96795-1050
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