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T1 Develop, promote and scale-up Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)
A1 Monaco, 
K1 ocean
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28794
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28794
NO The Principality of Monaco was one of the first countries in the world to develop this type oftechnology. Monaco installed its first OTEC heat pump in 1963 and now has over 80.The Principality plans to develop, in the years to come, two OTEC loops to extend the use of thistype of energy. These pumps will connect to a water system that will run in pipes supplying severalbuildings, sometimes farther from the shoreline. This optimizes the efficiency of this technology, reduces costs and allow to supply clean energy to more buildings. The system will be a particularlybeneficial alternative for buildings currently heated with oil. It will reduce their greenhouse gasemissions of around 80%. For buildings heated with natural gas, the reduction will be of 25%. Thiswill contribute for about 14% of our overall objective to reached carbon neutrality by 2050.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 17, 2026