U.S. looks to West Coast for wave energy development

U.S. looks to West Coast for wave energy development
Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2013 - The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management says it awarded a research lease to an Oregon university to test the prospects for utility-scale wave energy. "Wave energy off the West Coast has incredible potential," BOEM Acting Director Walter Cruickshank said in a statement Thursday. The Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center at Oregon State University aims to design, build an ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/US_looks_to_West_Coast_for_wave_energy_development_999.html