LA Times "A pair of Newport Beach entrepreneurs have been testing a wave-powered turbine near the famed bodysurfing spot for years and have now approached city officials for permission to set up a more permanent prototype, possibly off one of the city's two piers." By Mike Reicher
'But because of strict regulations and high costs, Mark Holmes and David New, partners in Green Wave Energy Corp., say it will be a long time before their generators can be used for commercial purposes.
'The prototype generator is a roughly 20-foot-long fiberglass cylinder that looks like a large vertical propane tank that would float on the water's surface.
'Such cylinders would be tethered to the ocean floor and connected to one another, forming a long line perpendicular to incoming waves. Theoretically, they would ride up and over the passing waves, which would spin the turbines and produce power.
'This "wave farm" would be connected to a transistor onshore through a cable, which could be buried.
'One cylinder could generate about five kilowatts — enough to power an average household — in 7-foot swells. Holmes said harnessing ocean waves is far more reliable than solar technology, as wave generators don't have to contend with such inconveniences as overcast skies or nighttime hours.'
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