The news that Reedsport may be home for the first commercial wave energy project on the West Coast is an important development in Oregon’s quest to be a center for renewable energy. But also important, is what’s been going on behind the scenes to make this project happen as smoothly as possible.
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Dreams of harnessing wave energy off the Oregon coast just became a little more real today.
Ocean Power Technologies has applied for a full license to build and operate a 1.5 megawatt commercial wave energy project near Reedsport. Plans include 10 wave energy buoys, in a quarter square mile of ocean, almost three miles off...
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The Gov made two newsworthy environmental headlines today.
This morning, he kicked things off with an announcement that Oregon Iron Works has scored a contract to build a wave energy buoy for Ocean Power Technologies of New Jersey. OPT hopes to build a wave energy farm off the coast near Reedsport. Another nine buoys could be...
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I love stories that challenge conventional wisdom. This is one of them.
Take a guess at what kind of Oregonians are most likely to support wave energy. If you think it’s people who hold strong pro-environment views and love nature, you’d be wrong.
New research from Oregon State University paints a very different picture. The most...
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The drive to develop wave energy off the Oregon coast may be moving too quickly for many people in the state.
A new survey by Oregon State University shows that while a lot of Oregonians like the idea of wave energy, they’re also concerned about impacts on the coastal environment and commercial fishing.
One of the...
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Construction of a wave energy park near Reedsport could be underway by next year, according to an article in the Roseburg News Review. The paper says Ocean Power Technologies of New Jersey will construct the first buoy this year and deploy it during 2010. OPT plans to add nine more buoys to...
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Scientists at Oregon State say they may be only a couple of years away from installing the state’s first commercial wave energy project off the coast.
They’re feeling optimistic after a successful month-long test of a wave energy device they deployed near Newport. Associate Professor Ted Brekken says, in a news release, that the...
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