Differences in surface water and deep water temperature can be utilized for power generation. It is proposed

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Differences in surface water and deep water temperature can be utilized for power generation. It is proposed to construct a cyclic heat engine that will operate near Hawaii, where the ocean temperature is 20°C near the surface and 5°C at some depth. What is the possible thermal efficiency of such a heat engine?
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Fundamentals of Thermodynamics

ISBN: 978-0471152323

6th edition

Authors: Richard E. Sonntag, Claus Borgnakke, Gordon J. Van Wylen

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