{"id":6341,"date":"2021-09-08T14:35:16","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T21:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wikisolver.com\/?p=6341"},"modified":"2021-09-08T14:35:16","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T21:35:16","slug":"plan-a-the-andes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/plan-a-the-andes\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan A: The Andes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Andes extend 7,000 kilometers (4,349 miles), from Venezuela to Chile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikisolver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/South-America1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"2107\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wikisolver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/South-America1.jpg\" alt=\"The Andes region\" class=\"wp-image-2903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/South-America1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/South-America1-91x300.jpg 91w, https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/South-America1-311x1024.jpg 311w, https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/South-America1-467x1536.jpg 467w, https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/South-America1-622x2048.jpg 622w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The Andes region<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nowhere else on Earth is there another mountain range adjacent to the ocean and of this length and height.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikisolver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Andes-Ocean-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wikisolver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Andes-Ocean-1.jpg\" alt=\"Andes &amp; Ocean #1\" class=\"wp-image-2693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Andes-Ocean-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Andes-Ocean-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ocean&#8217;s close proximity to the Andes means solar powered plants could be built on or close to the shore to produce <span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\">green<\/span> hydrogen by electrolysis. Hydrogen, not water, would be pumped up to them. Some of the peaks exceed 20,000 feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikisolver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Hydrogen-Pipeline.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wikisolver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Hydrogen-Pipeline.jpg\" alt=\"Hydrogen Pipeline\" class=\"wp-image-1314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Hydrogen-Pipeline.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Hydrogen-Pipeline-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There, hydrogen-burning power plants would be built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikisolver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Hydrogen-Plant.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wikisolver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Hydrogen-Plant.jpg\" alt=\"Hydrogen Plant\" class=\"wp-image-1315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Hydrogen-Plant.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Hydrogen-Plant-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plants would use advanced hydrogen turbines that do not require fuel cells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikisolver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Siemens-Turbine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"788\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wikisolver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Siemens-Turbine.jpg\" alt=\"Siemens Turbine\" class=\"wp-image-2040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Siemens-Turbine.jpg 824w, https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Siemens-Turbine-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Siemens-Turbine-768x734.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When hydrogen is burned, water vapor is produced. Instead of letting it dissipate, it would be condensed and stored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikisolver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Water-reservoir.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"490\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wikisolver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Water-reservoir.jpg\" alt=\"Water reservoir\" class=\"wp-image-1305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Water-reservoir.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Water-reservoir-300x230.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Terraces would be carved below the hydrogen plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikisolver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Terraced-Mountain.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wikisolver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Terraced-Mountain.jpg\" alt=\"Terraced Mountain\" class=\"wp-image-2744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Terraced-Mountain.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Terraced-Mountain-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each level would have hydroelectric turbines powered by the water produced by the hydrogen plants above them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikisolver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Hydro-Generator.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"434\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wikisolver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Hydro-Generator.jpg\" alt=\"Hydro Generator\" class=\"wp-image-1313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Hydro-Generator.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Hydro-Generator-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The combined electricity generated by all the hydro turbines driven by the same pressurized water (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikisolver.com\/2013\/11\/11\/details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aquafacture<\/a>) cascading down thousands of feet should greatly exceed the energy spent in the electrolysis process. A portion of the surplus electricity could be used to produce more hydrogen to fire up other arrays; surplus hydrogen would be exported to clients anywhere in the world. Theoretically, clients should be able to replicate the system at a site of their choosing, however they would still depend on a steady supply of imported hydrogen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Andes extend 7,000 kilometers (4,349 miles), from Venezuela to Chile. Nowhere else on Earth is there another mountain range adjacent to the ocean and of this length and height. The ocean&#8217;s close proximity to the Andes means solar powered plants could be built on or close to the shore to produce green hydrogen by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,48,113],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aquafacture","category-hydrogen","category-top-menu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6341\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikisolver.org\/staging\/6797\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}