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concepts
UWM - Ultimate Wave Machine
GTS - The Giant Scrubber
WSN - The Wave Snake
CWM - Cold Water Miner
introduction
Vision Polynesia
Engineering
Step 10 Environmental
HWC - Hot Water Column
OHS - Ocean Heat Shuffler
DSR - Deep Sea Ram
CSS - Cold Spot Water Sprayer
GGS - The Gas Grabbers
CLM - The Cloud Machine
GGC - Great Green Cloud
LPM - The Low-Pressure Methane Miners
HPM - The High-Pressure Methane Miners
HYT - Hydrate Tappers
OXY Oxycell
DGN - The Dust Generator
VLL - The Volcanic Lance
RVH - The Ridge Harvester
STEP 10 - CWM - Evironmental Impact
   
Positive Effects
Negative Effects (to be minimised by design)
Increases ocean circulation
Environmental cost of construction
Absorbs CO 2 from Air
Releases CO 2 under some weather conditions
Oasis for sea-life, stimulates phytoplankton
Could ingest some deep-sea creatures
Absorbs CO 2 from water by Bio-activity
Subsea Noise
Cool water zones moderate weather
Refuge for displaced islanders