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Name the three forms in which energy from an ocean is made available for use. What are OTEC power plants?

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(i) Ocean thermal energy.
(ii) Sea-waves energy.
(iii) Tidal energy.
OTEC are ocean-thermal-energy coversion [OTEC] power plants which harness energy due to the difference In temperature at surface of sea and at depths of up to 2000 metres.
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