PacWave opens: the first grid-connected wave energy test site in US waters
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After 15 years of planning and construction, PacWave South opened on August 27 as the nation's first grid-connected, pre-permitted open-ocean wave energy test facility on the Oregon coast, deployed 7 miles offshore at depths of 213 to 256 feet to test wave energy converter durability in extreme conditions.
The facility is a test bed for emerging technology; commercial viability and deployment timelines remain to be demonstrated.
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