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Originally Posted by freebeard
That's one of my favorites. Have Elon Musk bore some 32ft diameter aqueducts below sea level from the Pacific to Death Valley. Inline turbines in the flow, an OTEC plant to harvest energy from the temperature difference at the exit, and then algae farms and desalination. (Just like a pig, everything buy the squeal) |
Just the advancing and retreating tide level alone could produce massive power, couldn't it?
Perhaps the added surface water will reflect more of the sun's rays, and act as a buffer against extreme heat and cold (heat capacity).