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Water Zone Design Insertions

Water Zone Design Insertions

→  June 29, 2009 0

Water zone – sea level and below: • On water, under water – open up for development and intensification of use Design Insertions: • Floating infrastructure wave-energy generating docks for new floating neighborhoods • Floating public space/infrastructure locations • Wave energy generation fields – offshore • Offshore aquaculture Design Details: ENTROPIC FLOATING TERRAIN GREEN SPACE FLOATING CITY INFRASTRUCTURE CONCRETE TERRAIN FILLED WITH SOIL AND PLANTED, ON [...]

Storm Surge Energy and Wave Power

Storm Surge Energy and Wave Power

→  June 29, 2009 0

Operations: • Capturing the force of storm surges as energy to power the city during recovery • Providing water for desalination plants Ocean Wave Power: In general, wave energy is concentrated solar energy, which has an energy density of 100 watts per square meter.  wave energy is concentrated to 70 kilowatts per wave crest, the most energy dense form [...]

Tidal Energy

Tidal Energy

→  April 25, 2009 0

Tidal Energy can be conceptualized as stored wind and lunar energy as well as solar. Sea heave (not surface waves) contains the highest energy density of any renewable energy source at the lowest cost. An under sea bed of 10 miles by 10 miles has been forecast to support the state of california with minimal [...]