End of Wave-Energy Project Near Cape Flattery
A wave-energy project off the coast of the Makah Reservation has been discontinued by the developer, Finavera Renewables.
The company is based in British Columbia. They’ve decided to drop all of their wave-energy projects and put all of their resources into wind power.
The project was supported by the Makah tribe and Clallam County Public Utility District. It would have been located in Makah Bay in the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. It was supposed to produce enough electricity to power about 150 homes. The project uses turbines to produce electricity from the rolling of the waves.
This method has potential, and we need all the renewable energy sources we can get. There’s already a wave-energy project in operation off the coast of Portugal.
The company is based in British Columbia. They’ve decided to drop all of their wave-energy projects and put all of their resources into wind power.
The project was supported by the Makah tribe and Clallam County Public Utility District. It would have been located in Makah Bay in the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. It was supposed to produce enough electricity to power about 150 homes. The project uses turbines to produce electricity from the rolling of the waves.
This method has potential, and we need all the renewable energy sources we can get. There’s already a wave-energy project in operation off the coast of Portugal.
Labels: Finavera Renewables, Makah Bay Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, Makah tribe Clallam County Public Utility District, wave-energy Cape Flattery
posted by Tom Harper at 3:56 PM
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