Tidal Pump by Robert Tulip
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Finalist Evaluation
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2015 Climate CoLab Judges
Combining ocean energy with algae production is an interesting topic. This revised proposal incorporates the judge comments well and brings forth an intelligible process for which algae farming can lead to a significantly positive impact on our environment. This proposal recognized the issue regarding commercial viability and does a good job at presenting possible solutions to that issue. The end product focus and using locally provided energy to generate the end products are welcome considerations.
Scaling this technology would appear to be a large challenge. More can be said though about commercial viability than what was presented. While it was noted that several entities will need to partner up in order to make this project more feasible, specifics would have been welcomed.For example, Australia was mentioned as a possible location for this project. What entities in Australia would help further this proposal? Any possible policy concerns for the Australian people/government? What possible scientific entity in Australia or elsewhere would take charge of the testing of the pump? I believe some of the portions of this proposal were too broad and specific mentions of groups or financiers would have made this proposal stronger. Think: who would have a legitimate stake in a project like this? Also, more discussion about the impact or safeguards for the pump in deep ocean waters would have been welcomed. What safeguards would be in place to present boats or sea life or people from interfering with the pump or being harmed by it. I understand that more research and tests need to be done, but there seems to be no mention of this in the proposal.
Semi-Finalist Evaluation
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SUBJECT: Your proposal has been selected as a Climate CoLab Semi-Finalist!
Proposal: Tidal Pump
Contest: Energy-Water Nexus
Congratulations! Your proposal submitted to the Energy-Water Nexus contest has been selected to advance to the Semi-Finalists round.
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2015 Climate CoLab Judges
This proposal does a good job of presenting immediate actions that can be taken in regards to the energy-water nexus challenges. Overall, the proposal is very well formulated and key challenges well described. The end product focuses on using locally provided energy to generate the end products. Technically, what is being proposed here is very interesting indeed.
It would be helpful to see a diagram of the actual pump being proposed here. There can be more discussion about the issues and challenges that come with deep ocean processing of algae. This proposal is also lacking a conversation about the political or policy challenges that this project could face. More thought should be given about the location and implementation of this proposal. There are several factors to consider that should be fleshed out. Some include the benefits of using this pump in open water vs. a more controlled body of water, the environmental impact this may have on sea life or others (both good and bad). The issue of commercial viability is discussed, but this portion of the proposal can be cleaned up a bit. More details are needed regarding other pragmatic solutions that might alleviate the issue of commercial viability. There was far too much extraneous material in this one. The proposal needs to focus on the idea and how it would work as the technical aspects were unclear. The linkages to climate benefits from using the proposed technology need to be strengthened.
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