OCEAN Thermal Energy (OTE) has appointed of Susan Larson as senior vice-president and executive director to head up its Bahamas operations.

OTE Corporation is building the world's largest seawater district cooling system (SDC) for the $3.4 billion Baha Mar Resort on Cable Beach, and has a signed memorandum of understanding with the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) to move forward with two 5-10 Mega Watt (MW) renewable energy ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) plants.

OTE's system will supply Baha Mar with chilled water for all its air conditioning needs. The $100 million project is expected to save Baha Mar up to 90 per cent in energy costs, as well as eliminate the use of enviro ...

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