For as long as I can remember, I’ve believed something simple: Texas doesn’t lack energy — we lack imagination and courage. As a kid, I once heard someone say there is enough energy in the ocean’s surface to power humanity for generations. I didn’t know the science then, but the idea stayed with me. Years later, after building real systems with my hands and studying how energy actually works, I understand the truth behind that instinct: The Gulf of America is one of the great