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FAU researchers exploring turbines that turn ocean currents into electricity

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FAU researchers exploring turbines that turn ocean currents into electricity

Very cool article!

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Researchers at Florida Atlantic University are in the early stages of turning that idea into reality in the powerful Gulf Stream off the state's eastern shore.

"If you can take an engine and put it on the back of a boat or propel a ship through water, why not take a look at the strength of the Gulf Stream and determine if that can actually turn a device and create energy?" asked Sue Skemp, executive director at Florida Atlantic University's Center for Ocean Energy Technology.

Source: cnn.com

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Thats pretty cool the story hit CNN.com

FAU - THE REAL SLEEPING GIANT
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Amazing research. We are so lucky, but also very qualified to have received the grant.

I do wonder about the adverse effects this may have in marine life though…
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