Climate Wave Energy

The first large site for testing wave energy technologies in the continental U.S. is open, after securing a key green-energy approval from the Trump administration. President Donald Trump has created massive hurdles for clean energy, particularly offshore wind. But Trump officials see promise in harnessing the power of the ocean’s waves. The Energy Department signed off on the PacWave South testing facility so it could open off the Oregon coast. Companies can now bring wave energy technologies to see how they perform in the ocean and send electricity back to the local grid. Oregon State University developed the facility, though it hasn't yet generated any electricity because developers of the wave energy devices are facing delays in federal funding.