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Ocean Power Technologies Receives Federal Approval for the First Commercial Wave Farm in the US

08/26/2012
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  • OPT Ocean Power Technologies Wave Farm PowerBuoy 150 Ocean Power Closeup
    Ocean Power Technologies has received Federal approval to begin work on the first commercial wave farm in the US. By tapping into the incredible power of the sea, over 1,000 homes in Oregon could receive clean, renewable energy from the new wave farm by the end of the year. OPT will utilize PowerBuoy technology, which they have been developing since 1994, to create enough energy to displace around 2,110 tons of C02 each year.
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  • OPT Wave Farm PowerBuoy 150 Ocean Power Visual Impact
    Ocean Power Technologies has received Federal approval to begin work on the first commercial wave farm in the US. By tapping into the incredible power of the sea, over 1,000 homes in Oregon could receive clean, renewable energy from the new wave farm by the end of the year. OPT will utilize PowerBuoy technology, which they have been developing since 1994, to create enough energy to displace around 2,110 tons of C02 each year.
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  • OPT Ocean Power Technologies Wave Farm PowerBuoy 150 Ocean Power Pre Launch
    Ocean Power Technologies has received Federal approval to begin work on the first commercial wave farm in the US. By tapping into the incredible power of the sea, over 1,000 homes in Oregon could receive clean, renewable energy from the new wave farm by the end of the year. OPT will utilize PowerBuoy technology, which they have been developing since 1994, to create enough energy to displace around 2,110 tons of C02 each year.
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OPT Ocean Power Technologies Wave Farm PowerBuoy 150 Ocean Power Closeup

Ocean Power Technologies has received Federal approval to begin work on the first commercial wave farm in the US. By tapping into the incredible power of the sea, over 1,000 homes in Oregon could receive clean, renewable energy from the new wave farm by the end of the year. OPT will utilize PowerBuoy technology, which they have been developing since 1994, to create enough energy to displace around 2,110 tons of C02 each year.

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