A pressure vessel 6 (e.g. for electrolytic hydrogen production from water) is submerged in fluid (e.g. deep under water in the ocean) to reduce the pressure differential. The hydrogen and oxygen production may be powered by a nuclear reactor 7. The submerged production platform 5 including the container 6 and reactor 7 may be tethered to a docking platform 1 using cables 4, with pipes allowing the hydrogen and oxygen gases to be sent from the vessel 6 to the dock 1. Both platforms may float underwater at different depths which may be controlled using buoyancy spaces – the production platform deeper that the shallower dock. The dock may include a manifold 2 allowing connection of unmanned autonomous sea-going submersible transport vessels (submarine vehicles) 3 for transporting the hydrogen to remote sea ports, and for electrically powering and controlling the dock. The dock may also be connected to surface buoys 8.
Hydrogen from deep ocean nuclear Power
2020-09-23
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63G OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS , Angriffs- oder Verteidigungsanordnungen auf Schiffen / B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS / B65D Behältnisse zur Lagerung oder zum Transport von Gegenständen oder Materialien [Container], z.B. Säcke, Beutel, Fässer, Flaschen, Dosen, Kästen, Büchsen, Schachteln, Packkörbe, Tonnen, Gläser, Flüssigkeitsbehälter, Trichtersilos, Transportbehälter , CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS / C01B NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS , Nichtmetallische Elemente / G21C NUCLEAR REACTORS , Kernreaktoren |
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