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All of these are solved problems. The oil industry has deployed and maintained complicated machinery on the ocean floor and concrete pressure vessels for decades and there are tons of subsea companies desperately searching for the next big thing that allows them to use their expertise after the oil boom. Here in Norway they are betting on undersea mining, but I hope something like this wins out instead.

Examples of current technology:

It’s definitely challenging, but well within the capabilities of the industry

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