16.4.3 Ocean Energy Center
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lFlorida Atlantic University at
Dania has established the $5M Florida Center of Excellence in Ocean
Energy Technology to investigate Gulf Stream energy
lThe basic approach is
to lower a turbine with a 10-foot diameter, three-bladed rotor
several hundred feet into the Gulf Stream and take
measurements
lThey
estimate that ocean energy could supply 30% of Florida’s electricity
needs
