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Gil Lyons, Jr. Joins Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation's Advisory Board
Gil Lyons, Jr. Joins Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation's Advisory Board.
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[{"type":"text","content":"Lyons to Provide Guidance and Support for the OTEC EcoVillage ProjectLANCASTER, PA / ACCESSWIRE / June 19, 2018 / Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation (OTCQB: CPWR) (\"OTE\" or \"the Company\"), a project developer for Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) renewable energy, Seawater Cooling (SWAC), and water desalinization plants, today announced that Gil Lyons, Jr., Co-Founder and Director of the Sky Institute for the Future, has joined OTE's Advisory Board.As a co-founder of the Sky Institute, Gil brings 34 years of real estate business experience to OTE's advisory board. He has specialized in smart growth initiatives, new construction, planning and zoning issues, and real estate sales and marketing. In his real estate career, Gil has worked with agriculture land preservation transactions, workforce and affordable housing issues, traditional neighborhood developments, Farmland and Forest Land Assessment Act transactions, and as a proponent for the adaptive reuse of historically significant and functionally obsolete structures. Gil said, \"The missions of the Sky Institute for the Future and Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation are perfectly aligned. I am thrilled to be part of the OTE team as we work to bring sustainable strategies in design, energy, town planning, and aquaculture and agricultural production to the Eco-Village communities across the globe.\"Gil is currently a member of the National Association of Realtors and the NAR Green Resource Council, from which he holds the NAR Green Designation. Gil previously served with the Lancaster County Smart Growth Coalition, the Housing Coalition, and the Livable Community Task Force. Additional professional activities have included the creating and planning of Legacy Traditional Neighborhood communities on both Greenfield and Brownfield in-fill sites. He has a B.A. in Biology from Gettysburg College.Jeremy P. Feakins, Chairman and CEO of Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation, commented, \"Gil's experience in real estate and construction make him a powerful asset to our advisory board. Gil's skills and practical knowledge will help us advance our OTEC EcoVillage and other projects.\"About OTEC and SWACOcean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) is a game-changing technology that leverages the temperature difference in the ocean between cold deep water and warm surface water in the tropics and s...