Thermoelectric tether power harpoon
EvilSmoo
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Fire a harpoon with a tether, surrounded by an insulated thread of superconducting cable. One harpoon into a heat vent, another... probably just a buoy with heat dissipation fins?
Utilize temperature difference for power generation.
There has GOT to be a better name for this.
Inspired at least a little by the time Louis Wu boiled an ocean. Go read Ringworld and the sequel if you haven't already. (Book 3 and 4 are even better, IMO.)
Utilize temperature difference for power generation.
There has GOT to be a better name for this.
Inspired at least a little by the time Louis Wu boiled an ocean. Go read Ringworld and the sequel if you haven't already. (Book 3 and 4 are even better, IMO.)
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We don't want that to happen
Sure, if you only ever plan to use a single thermal plant, and hook it directly to the Cyclops.
So... no. This is to recharge the Cyclops in the field, this is not a base power system. Two entirely different things.