To study the environmental risks and allow wave-energy engineers to test their inventions, she and colleagues at Oregon State, including Boehlert, are building a floatingtest berth nearby.
The first of their floating offshore turbines has just started a two-year test period generating about 1 megawatt of electricity-enough to supply 1,600 households.
The first of their floating offshore turbines has just started a two-year test period generating about 1 megawatt of electricity-enough to supply 1, 600 households.