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> ocean currents complicate linking these things together or with big cables back to land They would be connected by cables to the ocean floor (depends on dept
by miketery 4y ago
> ocean currents complicate linking these things together or with big cables back to land
They would be connected by cables to the ocean floor (depends on depth I presume). But the currents shouldn't be an issue. Storms unless there is debris should also be fine (but I don't know what ocean weather is like).
Cables back to land are indeed an issue, especially with high energy. Maybe we'll come up with efficient energy guns, or create fuel on said platforms (hydrogen?).
- hutzlibu 4y ago"Maybe we'll come up with efficient energy guns" Very likely not. Creating fuel seems more practical, but anchoring floating objects is a known problem as well.
- FuriouslyAdrift 4y ago30 ft (10 m) waves on a regular basis would not be unusual
- bobthepanda 4y agoPresumably, that also affects cables for offshore wind farms, and yet we routinely build those in seas that can get rough.