Harnessing the power of wind and waves

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http://www.news.com/Harnessing-the-power-of-wind-and-waves/2100-11392_3-6235194.html

Harnessing the power of wind and waves

By Michael Kanellos
Staff Writer, CNET News.com Published: March 24, 2008 4:00 AM PDT

GALWAY, Ireland--Fierce, unforgiving seas surround Ireland's shores. And that could prove to be a moneymaker for the country.

The government, university research departments, and a growing number of entrepreneurs, are collaborating in various ways to tap the power and resources of the ocean. Wavebob and Ocean Energy, for instance, have installed wave power prototypes in Galway Bay and will experiment with larger prototypes in an energy park being created just to the north, off the coast of county Mayo.

By 2012, the government aspires to harvest 75 megawatts from waves and by 2020 to raise that energy production to 500 megawatts. It also wants to export services and equipment.

"We have the best wave resources on the planet. We also have a maritime tradition. Understanding how things work at sea, or how they don't work at sea, is very important," said Andrew Parish, CEO of Wavebob. "The common feeling is, wave (power) is where wind was 15 years ago."

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[orangerevolution]

1. Why is it never reported

that this is happening off the US waters? We should be leading the way to getting off big oil!

[OKIsItJustMe]

2. It is actually

For example:

http://www.seacoastnrg.org/2007/08/13/verdant-to-rework-its-tidal-power-turbines-in-nyc/

However, remember that Ireland has a much greater coast to land ratio. (They're an island surrounded by ocean.)

[orangerevolution]

3. What I mean is

Why hasn't the US gov't said this is the way it is going to be? And have each Senator and Representative say this is the way it is going to be. And the Senators and representatives could back up those words with jobs in their respective districts.