Ocean Infrastructure Challenges

The cluster focuses on the unique difficulties of locating or building projects in the ocean or sea, including surrounding water, lack of land, harsh conditions like winds and currents, and contrasts with land-based alternatives.

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AFAIK US LOT IN THE NOAA NECC OP OCEAN explorations.html ocean coast sea water wind km asia east coastal recognize

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boring_twenties Jun 22, 2023 View on HN

Only those near a coast, actually

5h Apr 7, 2011 View on HN

this is only true until the sea meets land.

bratsche Mar 16, 2015 View on HN

Build where? You know there's water all around it right?

fleddr Aug 10, 2022 View on HN

Maybe you missed the part where it's IN THE OCEAN.

danpalmer Aug 31, 2022 View on HN

Not in the middle of the ocean.

dkarl Mar 21, 2025 View on HN

It's still a sea, even if you stay within sight of land.

golemiprague Jul 11, 2019 View on HN

The sea has streams, land not so much

newkrozo Aug 7, 2015 View on HN

But for ocean there's no alternative )

WatchDog Jan 14, 2016 View on HN

Its a quite remote area of the ocean away from major shipping routes.

water9 Aug 23, 2023 View on HN

If only there were some other source like the Pacific Ocean on all sides