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Inventor plans to build a city under the sea

This expert engineer aims to fulfill his vision of the future through his inventions

20-Sep-2018

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Phil Nuytten has spent decades inventing submarines and underwater suits.

Plans to use same technology to build a colony at the bottom of the ocean.

Vent Base Alpha will be at 1 atmosphere pressure - the same as sea level.

Built in deep water near thermal vents which are over 500 degrees Centigrade.

Would be powered by a Stirling Cycle Engine using temperature differential.

Has also pioneered several diving techniques.

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Phil Nuytten

Inventor, entrepreneur, explorer, President and founder of Nuytco Research Ltd and Can-Dive Services Ltd

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Overpopulation, Energy