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Courtesy of Eco Wave PowerOnly a few small demonstration projects off the West Coast have harnessed the power of waves and tides. Costs are high and hurdles are challenging. -
Oregon State UniversityOregon State University is constructing a wave energy testing facility off the Oregon Coast. Weather permitting, some of that work will be visible from shore this month.
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The U.S. Department of Energy granted $25 million for testing wave energy technology at a facility under construction near Newport. The site will soon be home to the only grid-connected wave energy testing facility in the country and one of just a few in the world. -
Project managers hope to begin construction on the PacWave testing facility later this year. -
Waves continue to pound Oregon beaches, practically daring engineers to harness their power. But Oregon's major wave-energy project fell apart earlier鈥�
