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Wave energy testing targeted for Kaneohe Bay
POSTED: 06:23 p.m. HST, May 21, 2012
LAST UPDATED: 02:10 a.m. HST, May 22, 2012
The U.S. Department of Energy is providing $500,000 to a project testing wave energy in Oahu's Kaneohe Bay.
Hawaii's congressional delegation said in a news release Friday the money will support a pilot project to deploy and test a device that will convert wave energy to electricity. The funds will test the technical readiness of the technology.
Sen. Daniel Akaka says wave energy has great potential to be a significant source of power.
The Navy has been testing a wave energy technology in the water off Maine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay for about 10 years.
The Navy hopes to provide wave-produced energy to the Marine base in 2014.
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