The island of Romblon is found to be most suitable for the construction of a 300 kw ocean solar power plant. The first cost even of a small demonstration unit of 300 kw is only 21,650 Php per kw installed; or a total of 6,500,000 Php for the whole unit. The selling price of power ex-plant is 0.854 Php per kwh. The existing diesel power plants in the provinces were selling to the electric cooperative members at over 1.00 Php per kwh when fuel oil was selling at less than $30 per barrel. While the cost of fossil-fueled plants would be spiraling due to the Iraq-Iran war, the cost of power generated from the ocean solar power plants would remain stable. This power source would also release tremendous amounts of fuel materials like bagasse and coconut husks and wood for industrial uses.
The theory of ocean solar energy utilization has been discussed and demonstrated. The latest demonstration of a 50 kw ammonia plant in Hawaii using equipment supplied by the same company selling us their turbine generator gives a new dimension to this revised study.
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