Did you check https://farwind-energy.com/fr/ ? That's exactly what they are trying to do !
I would really like to see numbers; as elegant as it appears, I don't really think it can be very efficient.
I would really like to see numbers; as elegant as it appears, I don't really think it can be very efficient.
This entire approach is really just a matter of sufficiently cheap implementation I think. (and perhaps a bit of judicial modernization when it comes to unmanned units on international waters?)
When you can build a unit cheap enough to recoup manufacture and maintenance from the fuel harvested, it would be no less meaningful than crossing the break-even in fusion. I guess unattended hydrolyzation would be the main open todo?