Environment & Energy

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25. No energy transmission

Thu May 7, 2026, 11:08 AM

5 hrs ago

An alternative to direct transmission is to use the "original" energy to produce hydrogen. The sustainable clean energy Nirvana includes a Hydrogen Economy where renewable energy supplies a hydrogen market. Hydrogen can be used to power transport devices (trains, planes and automobiles).

The best use of this power at sea? “Clean fuels and compute,” explains Garth. For fuels, Panthalassa can make clean hydrogen that ships back to shore on autonomous collection vessels. For computing, the ocean provides an ideal cooling solution, eliminating one of the major costs of operating data centers. Compute hardware sits on board the device, and AI workloads are performed via LEO satellite. The simple design of the nodes means that manufacturing can scale fast: fast enough to provide an alternative to land-based data centers.

https://gigascale.com/profiles/panthalassa-harnessing-ocean-power/

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Brilliant idea for ocean based power generation on front page of the Financial Times yesterday [View all] Pluvious Yesterday OP

We never run out of ideas to destroy ecosystems for... NNadir Yesterday #1

You think this will destroy the ocean ecosystem somehow? ihaveaquestion Yesterday #5

Gotta Admit... GB_RN Yesterday #13

Know your trolls. WestMichRad Yesterday #16

OK, that makes sense then. Sad that they have to trash other's ideas, but scientists aren't always nice people. nt ihaveaquestion Yesterday #18

I want one of these for my bathtub,.... magicarpet Yesterday #2

They could also put windmills and solar panels on it creating even more energy ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #3

Awesome Auggie Yesterday #4

Solar Maninacan Yesterday #6

Lets say for the sake of argument that Prairie_Seagull Yesterday #7

Really inspiring! Sogo Yesterday #8

Was hopeful about this until I looked beyond the video to who is backing it ...Peter Thiel and other trump humping nazis JT45242 Yesterday #9

That is concerning... Hopefully the investment is only tied to making money and not ideological. nt ihaveaquestion Yesterday #14

Hmm progressoid 23 hrs ago #20

Forgive me please, It may be I don't understand the process. Zackzzzz Yesterday #10

I'm sure they would have thought of that. ihaveaquestion Yesterday #15

My guess would be... Pluvious 4 hrs ago #27

Dang! I was really hoping to see moreland01 Yesterday #11

Ok what am I missing here, I went to their website and did a google search. I cannot find out how they mitch96 Yesterday #12

They didn't talk about that. Presumably it would be via underwater powerlines, but IDK. nt ihaveaquestion Yesterday #17

The devil is in the details, eh? Great idea though...nt mitch96 22 hrs ago #21

Dat's a lot of environmental destruction too. hunter 20 hrs ago #24

No energy transmission thought crime 5 hrs ago #25

The ocean is a tough environment BeneteauBum Yesterday #19

That was my first thought, too. thought crime 5 hrs ago #26

Maybe I'm just a cynic, but flvegan 21 hrs ago #22

No numbers. hunter 20 hrs ago #23