Oregon: Oregon is about to set sail on mapping its oceans, reports the Press Enterprise. According to Governor Kulongoski, who is quoted in the story, the data collected from the surveys will help identify marine habitats and select alternative energy sites, including wave energy sites. The mapping project is expected to take 2 years, and is being funded by a $5 million grant from NOAA and $1.3 million in state money.
Resolute Marine (Massachusetts): There’s an interesting story at CleanTech about Boston based Resolute Marine Energy, an early stage company developing a wave energy coverter
that is expected to be used specifically in offshore agriculture and fish farming. The company is also developing a second technology, known as the SurgeWec, which will be used to power desalinization systems.
Hawaii: Hawaii will be home to a new Renewable Energy Resource Center, funding by a grant from the United States Department of Commerce. [Source: KGMB 9. The center will include wave energy along with other renewables.
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