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25. No energy transmission

Reply to mitch96 (Reply #12)

Thu May 7, 2026, 11:08 AM

Yesterday

An alternative to direct transmission is to use the "original" energy to produce hydrogen. The sustainable clean energy Nirvana includes a Hydrogen Economy where renewable energy supplies a hydrogen market. Hydrogen can be used to power transport devices (trains, planes and automobiles).

The best use of this power at sea? “Clean fuels and compute,” explains Garth. For fuels, Panthalassa can make clean hydrogen that ships back to shore on autonomous collection vessels. For computing, the ocean provides an ideal cooling solution, eliminating one of the major costs of operating data centers. Compute hardware sits on board the device, and AI workloads are performed via LEO satellite. The simple design of the nodes means that manufacturing can scale fast: fast enough to provide an alternative to land-based data centers.

https://gigascale.com/profiles/panthalassa-harnessing-ocean-power/

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Brilliant idea for ocean based power generation on front page of the Financial Times yesterday [View all] Pluvious Wednesday OP

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Gotta Admit... GB_RN Wednesday #13

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OK, that makes sense then. Sad that they have to trash other's ideas, but scientists aren't always nice people. nt ihaveaquestion Wednesday #18

You know... I've worked with a good number of scientists. A few of them I call "friends." OKIsItJustMe 21 hrs ago #28

Thank you for recognizing my position on energy. NNadir 3 hrs ago #32

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Lets say for the sake of argument that Prairie_Seagull Wednesday #7

Really inspiring! Sogo Wednesday #8

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That is concerning... Hopefully the investment is only tied to making money and not ideological. nt ihaveaquestion Wednesday #14

Hmm progressoid Wednesday #20

Forgive me please, It may be I don't understand the process. Zackzzzz Wednesday #10

I'm sure they would have thought of that. ihaveaquestion Wednesday #15

My guess would be... Pluvious Yesterday #27

Dang! I was really hoping to see moreland01 Wednesday #11

Ok what am I missing here, I went to their website and did a google search. I cannot find out how they mitch96 Wednesday #12

They didn't talk about that. Presumably it would be via underwater powerlines, but IDK. nt ihaveaquestion Wednesday #17

The devil is in the details, eh? Great idea though...nt mitch96 Wednesday #21

Dat's a lot of environmental destruction too. hunter Wednesday #24

No energy transmission thought crime Yesterday #25

The ocean is a tough environment BeneteauBum Wednesday #19

That was my first thought, too. thought crime Yesterday #26

Maybe I'm just a cynic, but flvegan Wednesday #22

No numbers. hunter Wednesday #23

Thank you for posting this. OKIsItJustMe 21 hrs ago #29

I'm always happy to share... Pluvious 5 hrs ago #30

Yes, indeed, "a dearth." OKIsItJustMe 4 hrs ago #31