Hi Folks, Thanks for the numbers on Ocean Algal Afforestation and the overall work you and Dr. Stewart have presented. The ocean afforestation approach is an idea which has made a good deal of practical sense to me for sometime. My post concerning the "MODEST" concept was an attempt to either find projects like yours or build a group which could detail the concept. I am glad to see a team already putting work into this.
I have read your narrative and it does look like something the DoE should fund. I do realize that Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion is still not typically commercially viable. The point in using such a structure is that a deep penetrating hull would help convert liquid CO2 into hydrate by using the pressure of the ocean. *If a hull can reach down to the hydrate forming depth, would there still be a need for bags? * If such a hull was to be used for low-cost/high throughput CO2 processing, why not go ahead and use it for thermal energy conversion. Also, Solar/Thermal potential, as you know, is another energy input that should be exploited. Potentially, huge Stirling engines running off the these 2 thermal sources could be installed and the resulting power used for ocean based large-scale CCS/cooling or on shore power grid feed. Are you free to give details on your patent claims? I think your concept has a lot of inherent flexibility and I do hope to see your proposed trial get approved. Thanks, Michael -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to geoengineering@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to geoengineering+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en.
