A whole new twist on hydro-electric power is calling.
Oceans of electricity beckon
Researchers eager to tap Gulf Stream to create power
By BRIAN SKOLOFF
Associated Press
DANIA BEACH, FLA. — Just 15 miles off Florida's coast, the world's most powerful sustained ocean current — the mighty Gulf Stream — rushes by at nearly 8.5 billion gallons per second. And it never stops.
To scientists, it represents a tantalizing possibility: a new, plentiful and uninterrupted source of clean energy.
Florida Atlantic University researchers say...(complete article here).
Monday, February 18, 2008
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