Turbine under Gulf Stream (TUGS) overview of an energy source potential

The authors present the details of a turbine under the Gulf Stream (TUGS) proposal submitted to the Advance Research Projects Agency (ARPA) under the Technology Reinvestment Project (TRP). The project is to design, build, and deploy the prototypes necessary to demonstrate the economic and technical feasibility of generating electric power from the Gulf Stream. The project is based in part on new generator designs and emerging materials technologies that significantly enhance the likelihood of success. Presented is the initial design, economic, and maintenance assumptions. The design, economic and maintenance assumptions are to be thoroughly tested, evaluated and refined during the course of the project. To be fully successful, the project shall demonstrate the technology and produce prototype turbines which can be mass produced and sold with service support to a wide variety of customers worldwide