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Sea power

Plans to exploit temperature differences between the top and bottom of the Dead Sea are under consideration by the Israeli Ministry of Development.

The Dead Sea is particularly promising because the temperature at the surface reaches 40 °C or more during the summer, while at a depth of 30 metres the temperature is a constant 20 °C. More importantly, this difference can be found close to the shore. Similar studies in the nearby Gulf of Eilat show the temperature differences there are much less, even though the water is deeper. However, the differences that do occur last for…

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