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[[File:Thaumas1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Aerial depiction of a Thaumas Colony]]The Thaumas Program colonies represent the pinnacle of engineering technology and innovation. Each colony is hexagonal in shape, and is approximately six miles across. The outer edges of the colonies comprise breakwaters, designed to shield the interior pools and the innermost habitation zone from the forces of the ocean. At the heart of each colony is its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OTEC ocean thermal energy conversion engine], or OTEC, which, along with solar materials integrated into the surface structures, power the station. Additionally, the OTEC serves to bring nutrient-dense, cold water from the depths of the ocean to interior pools of the colonies. These pools are used to grow blue-green algae and other marine organisms, to be used as food for the inhabitants. | |||
[[File:Thaumas1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Aerial depiction of a Thaumas Colony]] | |||
Revision as of 22:08, 10 February 2011
The Thaumas Program is a massive joint undertaking by Azimuth, Datalite, and Halon to colonize the world's oceans. Two such colonies are currently under construction, and two more are in the planning stages. Thaumas I, located in the vicinity of Kiribati, is already inhabited, and is scheduled to be completed within a year. Thaumus II, in the Indian Ocean near The Maldives is scheduled to be completed within two years. The total projected cost for the Thaumas Program is in excess of $500 billion, though the colonies are designed to be self-sustaining once they are completed.
Design
The Thaumas Program colonies represent the pinnacle of engineering technology and innovation. Each colony is hexagonal in shape, and is approximately six miles across. The outer edges of the colonies comprise breakwaters, designed to shield the interior pools and the innermost habitation zone from the forces of the ocean. At the heart of each colony is its ocean thermal energy conversion engine, or OTEC, which, along with solar materials integrated into the surface structures, power the station. Additionally, the OTEC serves to bring nutrient-dense, cold water from the depths of the ocean to interior pools of the colonies. These pools are used to grow blue-green algae and other marine organisms, to be used as food for the inhabitants.