After sifting through ocean current data dating back three decades, researchers at the Florida Atlantic University (FAU) have ...

As global electricity use grows, the strain on traditional energy sources increases. Renewable options like wind and solar ...

Until now, a global evaluation of ocean current energy with actual data was lacking. Using 30 years of NOAA's Global Drifter Program data, a study shows that ocean currents off Florida's East Coast ...

Unlike better known ocean currents – such as the Gulf Stream along the United States' east coast, the Kuroshio Current near Japan, and the Agulhas Current off the coast of South Africa – the ...

During a voyage off the east coast of Africa, researchers collected detailed measurements of massive swirling currents that ...

The Agulhas Current flows south along the western side of the Indian Ocean. When it reaches the southern tip of Africa, it sheds swirling vortices of water called Agulhas Rings. Sometimes ...

Unlike better known ocean currents – such as the Gulf Stream along the United States East Coast, the Kuroshio Current near Japan, and the Agulhas Current off the coast of South Africa – the ...

As the current holder of the G20 Presidency, South Africa is leading global efforts for ocean sustainability, particularly ...

The ACC is the only ocean current to flow around the entire planet ... The ACC streams off the shore of southern Australia and southern Africa and flows through the channel between the southern ...

Taimoor Sohail receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Bishakhdatta Gayen receives funding from Australian Research Council (ARC). He works at University of Melbourne as ARC Future ...

The findings, published in the journal Renewable Energy, highlight promising areas, especially off Southeast Florida and South Africa. These regions feature powerful ocean currents ideal for ...