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Sunday, September 9, 2012

Oregon poised for wave energy

Oregon poised for wave energy

Reedsport, Ore. (UPI) Sep 7, 2012
The United States' first commercially licensed grid-connected wave energy device is in its final stage of testing before its scheduled launch next month in Oregon. The 40-foot-wide, 260-ton PowerBuoy, developed by New Jersey company Ocean Power Technologies, will extend more than 100 feet into the sea and rise another 30 feet from the surface, The Oregonian newspaper reports. http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/Oregon_poised_for_wave_energy_999.html
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