Marine current turbines and osmotic power for energy!
TheMontgomery
Twin Cities Join Date: 2017-01-09 Member: 226458Members
Twin Cities Join Date: 2017-01-09 Member: 226458Members
We've currently got photovoltaic solar, geothermal, and nuclear fission as sources of energy--but as we're on an ocean planet with exploration equipment tailored to such an environment, adding a couple of ocean-centric power sources would be thematically appropriate.
- Marine Current Power
- This employs a turbine that is driven by ocean currents (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_current_power). Depends on whether something like an ocean current mechanic makes its way into the game.
- Osmotic Power
- Selectively-permeable membranes harness power from osmosis due to differences in salinity (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmotic_power).
- As the Lost River biome has "brine rivers" of sorts, this could be useful at greater depths when thermal vents are absent.
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