Gulf Stream - Possible Renewable Power Source

Possible Renewable Power Source

The Gulf Stream transports about 1.4 petawatts (1015 W) of heat, equivalent to 100 times the world energy demand, and research into different ways to tap this power is being undertaken. One idea, which would supply the equivalent power of several nuclear power plants, would deploy a field of underwater turbines placed 300 meters (980 ft) under the center of the core of the Gulf Stream. Ocean thermal energy could also be harnessed to produce electricity utilizing the temperature difference between cold deep water and warm surface water.