Title: Method and apparatus for producing electricity from thermal sea power

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Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed whereby cold subsurface water in a large body of water is upwelled by air-lifting in vertical jet streams to the surface of the body of water. The cold subsurface water eminates radially in all directions from the vertical jet streams, while floating on top of the body of water. The cold water then descends in vertical jet streams to the subsurface allowing the cycle to be repeated. The cold subsurface water brought to the surface in a number of places over a relatively large area of the body of water allows the temperature differential between the cold surface water and the warm surface water adjacent thereto and at the periphery thereof to be used by a fluid in a heat engine cycle to drive turbines and thereby generate electricity. The cold surface water also allows the production of electricity of air turbines which may be placed adjacent to the area having cold water thereon. The cold water cools the air above it creating strong winds which drive the air turbines.


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