Which property of water in the ocean enables it to act as a storehouse of solar energy?

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The property of high specific heat capacity, enables the water to act as a storehouse of solar energy.

The water at the sea surface is heated by the light, while the water is comparatively cold in the deeper parts.

This temperature differential that is the heat from the sun is used for the electricity generation at an ocean thermal power plant.

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