By Chris
In one second, the Gulf Stream moves 8 billion gallons of water. The current also flows within 15 miles of densely populated Florida. Fredrick Driscoll, an ocean engineer at Florida Atlantic University, is among those leading a multimillion dollar effort to develop waterproofed turbines that will be anchored to the shore through cables. Since the energy source is free, Driscoll says "it can be cost effective." Within five years, he thinks that commercial power will flow and could supply 25% of Florida's electricity.
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