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Carbon sequestration is merely a side effect, the main goal is to have a wavebreaker and a park and a place to grow fruits, for a floating city.

To bring nutrient rich water up and to generate energy in the process temperature difference between surface and deep water can be used [1]. So if this kind of tree is created, living on open sea can become cheaper and more pleasant than even living on a beach.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_thermal_energy_conversio...



Ok, I was misunderstanding.

Ocean thermal energy conversion - I hadn't heard of this, this is awesome.




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