Wave-power is abundant in mid-ocean. What better way to use its slow reciprocation than to compress air?
High volumes of low pressure air are used to power a pump for bringing up deep cold water. This increased ocean mixing stimulates the natural global thermostat.
The CWM is a total concept, based on a Wave Machine (see WMC) and incorporating a CO2 scrubber (see GTS). This machine pays for itself in a year… the next 199 years are PROFIT for the world.
The periphery of the pump is a kilometer-wide Wave Skirt, converting wave energy into compressed air which is fed to the core. This consists of a huge floating Chamber with a 1800m Riser pipe suspended below. At the top of the Riser is a check valve which lets water up but not back down.
The Chamber is raised by filling its flotation tanks with air. Venting has the reverse effect; the Chamber sinks under its own weight, ingesting water coming up the Riser. This deep water is at 4ºC, the surface typically 25ºC or more.
When the Chamber rises again, the cool water is prevented from returning down the Riser by the check valve and is dissipated as a cold plume into the surface current.
The whole machine is anchored to the seabed in a strategic location.
