Wave energy may be on national grid by 2009

WAVE energy could be producing electricity for the Irish market by 2009, following successful tests off the west coast.

Wave energy may be on national grid by 2009

Specialised wave energy company, Ocean Energy, has just completed eight months of tests using a wave energy converter known as the OE Buoy.

They now say that the trials, in severe sea conditions in Galway Bay, have proved that the Irish-designed and built technology can generate a commercially viable source of power.

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