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Has Been Suggested That Tidal Turbines Could Be Used to Generate

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has been suggested that tidal turbines could be used to generate power
from ocean currents. The Gulf Stream, for example, has a constant velocity of about 1.5 m/s. Discuss the advantages or disadvantages of this approach compared to the use of turbines in a tidal current that varies from 3.0 m/s- 3.0 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s } (in one direction) to +3.0 m/s (in the other direction).


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