Harvesting Energy from Temperature Differences in the Ocean to Power Underwater Robots and Sensors for Persistent Monitoring

Yi Chao1, Michael Zedelmair1, John Joseph2, John Phillip Ryan3, Tamaryn Morris4, Jethan d'Hotman4, Josh Laney1, Robin Willis1, Grand Thomas1, Thomas A Rago2 and Marta Bulaich1, (1)Seatrec, Inc., Vista, United States, (2)Naval Postgraduate School, Oceanography Department, Monterey, United States, (3)MBARI, Moss Landing, United States, (4)South African Environmental Observation Network, Cape Town, South Africa