Florida universities are working on ways to use the ocean as an energy resource
The Gulf Stream moves about eight billion gallons of sea water past the southern tip of Florida every minute. It transports more than 30 times the total freshwater flow in rivers around the globe. Florida officials are on record saying that the Gulf Stream could supply all the electricity the state needs. And unlike wind, the energy is there 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
The schools that are involved in the experiments are the University of Florida, Florida State University, University of Central Florida, and the University of South Florida. There are several institutions in the United Kingdom working on this project as well.
I’m not buying into this whole “global warming” is caused by humans, but I support finding renewable energy resources.
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January 22nd, 2009 at 8:08 pm
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