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Monday, March 7, 2016

Novel ocean-current turbine design: Taming oceans for 24/7 power

Novel ocean-current turbine design: Taming oceans for 24/7 power

Researchers have proposed a novel ocean-current turbine design. Fossil fuels propelled the Industrial Revolution and subsequent technological advances. However, our future cannot be based on them, if only because they are a finite resource; and we are very close to exhausting them. Ocean currents are another source of power, comparable to fossil fuels in terms of consistency and reliability, and at the same time, clean and renewable. 

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160303084341.htm

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