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World’s Oceans Could Produce as Much as 4,000TW Hours Per Year of Electricity 2008

Mar 14th 2008
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2008Mar14: The world's oceans could produce TW of energy.

2008Mar14: The world’s oceans could produce as much as 4,000TW hours per year of electricity, according to Britain’s Carbon Trust (Business Week, 2008).

Reference: Business Week. 2008. http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/mar2008/gb20080314_838407.htm

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