Comfort and Process Cooling
Coastal communities can drill for cold water, bring it onshore and create district cooling plants. By using heat exchangers instead of mechanical cooling, cold fresh water may be circulated to drive down the cost of air conditioning and process cooling by 90%.

HYDROTHERMAL POWER GENERATION (HPG)
Directional drilling is used to co-locate ocean temperature gradients in wells onshore. With a temperature difference of at least 36°F (20°C) these gradients can be used as a natural energy source. Using a system of heat exchangers and turbine generators, this energy source can generate enough power to supply an entire coastal region. The modular design of the system allows for scalability and rapid integration producing 9 to 44 megawatts per module. One such module may provide electric power for up to 40,000 homes.

WATER DESALINATION
Only one percent of the earth’s water supply is drinkable fresh water. Deep ocean water is pure, mineral rich and less salty than surface water. After the deep water is used for cooling and HPG, a portion of the power generated can be dedicated to desalinization thereby providing an abundant new supply of healthy drinking water.

Fuel Production
Fuel is generated from the ocean by exposing the cold water in a closed circuit to humid air, thereby allowing the water to condense as pure H20 in a container. Hydrolysis then takes place by applying direct current electricity from HPG to drive off the hydrogen molecules. The resulting hydrogen gas provides a new source of clean fuel for air, land and sea vehicles. Existing power plants may also be re-tasked to operate on this fuel.

Waste Water Purification
Along with hydrogen production in the hydrolysis process, oxygen gas is produced as a byproduct. Oxygen gas can be collected to provide an abundant source of low cost oxygen to clean waste water for re-use or for benign re-introduction to the environment.

Agriculture and Mariculture
The use of cold natural water to increase output of produce and seafood was pioneered by ocean energy expert Dr. John Craven in Hawaii. ColdAGTM has the potential to triple coastal farming output. “Cold deep ocean water is pumped through irrigation pipes embedded in the soil. No salt water touches the earth but the ground is cold (10°C / 50°F). This produces condensate on the pipes just like drip irrigation. But more than that, a temperature gradient exists between root and flower that pumps phosphates and nitrates into the plant with a Carnot efficiency that is at least three times greater than nature can provide. The results are unbelievable in terms of size, sweetness and rate of growth.” The mineral rich seawater may also be used in mariculture farms to increase algae production for biofuels and an abundant food supply of fish and shellfish.

Increased Carbon Absorbtion
Upwelling is nature’s way of bringing deep mineral rich ocean water to the surface to renew the marine life cycle. Drilled Hydrothermal Energy would mimic this process by returning the excess water to the proper temperature and depth in the ocean. The increase of minerals to the upper ocean layer will increase the marine life while enhansing atmospheric carbon absorption effects by ocean photosynthesis.

Enriched Mineral Water
The mineral rich seawater may be used to promote health in humans. Commonly used in thalassotherapy, trace elements of magnesium, potassium, calcium, sodium, and iodine found in seawater are believed to be absorbed through the skin. The therapy is applied in various forms, such as showers of warmed seawater. This treatment has become a popular favorite for many oceanside resort spas.