Many coral reefs are in trouble. Many are bleaching and
then disintegrating. Fish hatchery like protected growth
pool would have reliably healthy living coral reefs and
attendant sea creatures that would supply a surplus of
larva to be deflected to seacrete production which I guess
electrically forces the larva to deposit in a dense
nonliving form. The production rate will depend on the
biological activity which needs to be reconciled to the
market. The enterprise could use small outposts to
cooperate with a variety of natural reefs and undersea
towers where stacks of chambers for various rebar
armatures gather secrete deposits to form seacrete
products. The chambers would be supplied with artificial
light and electricity produced by Ambient Heat Recovery
means where the net absorption of ambient heat equals the
chemical energy put into the product because intermediate
energy misrouted within the biomanufacturing process is
recycled. Material would be moved in 3D by submersible
robots or waldos. Extensive seacrete biomanufacturing
would not displace natural coral reefs. The chambers can
be set to different temperatures as needed. A large volume
of circulating seawater would produce a large amount of
net energy with a small temperature drop. Manganese nodule
growing and algae based biomanufacturing could be similar.
Aloha,
Charlie
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