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I don't think wave power is deployed successfully yet[1]. The cooling would not be a leap of technology though. [1] Its under development http://www.pelamiswav
by tlarkworthy 13y ago
I don't think wave power is deployed successfully yet[1]. The cooling would not be a leap of technology though.
[1] Its under development http://www.pelamiswave.com/ http://www.pelamiswave.com/ but I don't think its finished yet.
- nostromo 13y agoYeah, that's why I was trying to figure out how they would power it. Diesel generators seem... unGoogley.
- tlarkworthy 13y agoPlug it in to the mains? I don't think you want tons of servers in the middle of the ocean. How would you get the data out without fibres anyway?
- DanBC 13y agoWith your Google Blimps?
- pilsetnieks 13y agoWhy would you want it to be in the middle of the ocean? Keep it close the the coast, perhaps hook into a cable landing station (where submarine comm cables come ashore.) Running a submarine power cable also doesn't seem too far-fetched.
- duaneb 13y agoDiesel might be cleaner than all the alternatives, i.e. powergrid, and overall impact might be reduced if coolings costs are (as they should).
- mdturnerphys 13y agoMaybe with their windmill kites? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5754619 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5754619
- cpeterso 13y agoThe article's patent diagram reminded me of an Arthur C. Clarke short story (I can't remember the name) about generating power from the temperature differential between the surface of the ocean and cold depths.
- sbierwagen 13y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_thermal_energy_conversion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_thermal_energy_conversion Not enough depth in the Bay for OTEC, though. (You need a bigger temperature gradient)
- dragonwriter 13y agoBuilding it in on an island in the Bay doesn't mean you plan to operate it in the Bay.