{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Energy 101: We Ask The Dumb Questions So You Don't Have To","title":"The Renewable Energy Hiding 4,000 Feet Below The Ocean","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/74cef5e1\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2634,"description":"Dan Grech, Founder and CEO of Global OTEC, swung by from London to break down ocean thermal energy conversion, a technology that turns the ocean's heat into 24/7 baseload power. Jacob asks the dumb questions about warm surface water meeting cold deep water, why Jimmy Carter is the unsung hero of ocean energy, how OTEC stacks up against offshore wind and Peter Thiel's new wave bet, and why Hawaii and the Caribbean might lead the way.\nClick here to watch a video of this episode.\n00:00 Welcome Dan, tacos, and OTC week in Houston\n01:20 From luxury fashion to ocean energy\n08:45 What OTEC actually is\n12:15 Coastal versus offshore deployments\n16:00 From Jules Verne to Jimmy Carter\n19:20 Why ocean energy isn't sexy yet\n21:00 Peter Thiel's wave energy bet\n26:15 Offshore wind, solar, and dumb questions\n33:00 DeepStar and working with the majors\n35:54 Reinvented submarines and crossover tech\n37:00 Energy mix futures and Hawaii pilots\n40:25 Collaborators, no enemies\n42:20 Five-year ocean prediction\nhttps://twitter.com/collide_aihttps://www.tiktok.com/@collide.iohttps://www.facebook.com/collide.iohttps://www.instagram.com/collide.iohttps://www.youtube.com/@collide_iohttps://bsky.app/profile/collide-ai.bsky.socialhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/collideai","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/8F_7R-SE-nw_rUP_p1-vdDVWboJt_kcEhdbgrgTEL7E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jYjY2/Yjk4MWJiZWFlYmVl/ZGIxYjkxYTdiYTdi/ZGUwMy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}