 Work is being conducted to develop a 1MW facility on Kume Island requiring new pipelines.In July 2014, more than 50 members formed the Global Ocean reSource and Energy Association (GOSEA) an international organization formed to promote the development of the Kumejima Model and work towards the installation of larger deep seawater pipelines and a 1MW OTEC Facility.The companies involved in the current OTEC projects, along with other interested parties have developed plans for offshore OTEC systems as well.