One test site, in Galway Bay, is up and running, and IBM has been working with SEAI there already to monitor wave conditions, acoustics, marine life and pollution levels in and around the bay.

FORBES: Wave Energy: The Latest Battleground in the Conservation vs. Innovation Debate

To that end, IBM announced this morning a new project in partnership with the Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland (SEAI) to test the impact of noise associated with wave energy installations on marine ecosystems at two sites in Ireland.

FORBES: Wave Energy: The Latest Battleground in the Conservation vs. Innovation Debate