This seems like an old Idea, repackaged with a bit of new technology, i.e. solar panels. Here is a paper from 1984, suggesting methanol production from Ocean Th

This seems like an old Idea, repackaged with a bit of new technology, i.e. solar panels. Here is a paper from 1984, suggesting methanol production from Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC). https://www.jhuapl.edu/techdigest/views/pdfs/V05_N2_1984/V5_N2_1984_Avery.pdf https://www.jhuapl.edu/techdigest/views/pdfs/V05_N2_1984/V5_... What is OTEC? http://www.otecnews.org/what-is-otec/ http://www.otecnews.org/what-is-otec/ Disclaimer: I started OTEC News once upon a time.