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Source: Giant Deep Ocean Turbine Trial Offers Hope of Endless Green Power
I wonder why the currents are more like 90% or hihger? maybe this one reverses?
“The advantage of ocean currents is their stability. They flow with little fluctuation in speed and direction, giving them a capacity factor — a measure of how often the system is generating — of 50-70%, compared with around 29% for onshore wind and 15% for solar.”
