Thanks, but I'm not a glutton for punishment, especially working on an article someone asked me to write, after I mentioned I attended an event. Darn audio's driving me nuts. Took days to get a reasonable semblance of reality on one 19 min segment. Unbelievable.
Anyway, that system's been installed for many years, I guess in pilot mode. Glad to see it worked out and they're moving forward. Wonder how it compares cost-wise.
NJ has some action, too, but in Spain; saved this from 2009:
Wave energy generation moves toward underwater grid link
Published: Nov. 2, 2009 at 6:56 PM
PENNINGTON, N.J., Nov. 2 (UPI) -- The prospect of generating large volumes of electricity and then distributing power through underwater grid lines is nearer with successful tests announced Monday.
New Jersey-based Ocean Power Technologies Inc. said it tested the feasibility of setting up wave power substations underwater and linking the pods to grids on land for onward transmission of the electricity to consumers. The test results were also reported simultaneously by the London Stock Exchange.
The company said it carried out the tests in Spain, proving the feasibility of "cleaner, safer, more efficient" form of energy produced from the ocean waves.
Read more: http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Energy-Resources/2009/11/02/Wave-energy-generation-moves-toward-underwater-grid-link/UPI-22161257206182/#ixzz1gMHT7Ftj
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