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suntory, wave power, mermaid, suntory mermaid II, kenichi horie, yutaka terao, tokai university, transportation, sailing, wave sailing, sailorWave power is looking like the next big thing in renewable energy, as evidenced by PG&E's recent announcement about their California wave farm. And now Yutaka Terao from Tokai University in Japan, has engineered a way to put wave power to its most obvious use -- to power boats! He has created a propulsion system that will power the Suntory Mermaid II's trip from Hawaii to Japan using wave power, the expertise of eco-sailor Kenichi Horie, and a little bit of sun....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/transportation-tuesday-the-wave-powered-boat/'>READ ARTICLE</a>1
suntory, wave power, mermaid, suntory mermaid II, kenichi horie, yutaka terao, tokai university, transportation, sailing, wave sailing, sailorWave power is looking like the next big thing in renewable energy, as evidenced by PG&E's recent announcement about their California wave farm. And now Yutaka Terao from Tokai University in Japan, has engineered a way to put wave power to its most obvious use -- to power boats! He has created a propulsion system that will power the Suntory Mermaid II's trip from Hawaii to Japan using wave power, the expertise of eco-sailor Kenichi Horie, and a little bit of sun....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/transportation-tuesday-the-wave-powered-boat/'>READ ARTICLE</a>2
suntory21Wave power is looking like the next big thing in renewable energy, as evidenced by PG&E's recent announcement about their California wave farm. And now Yutaka Terao from Tokai University in Japan, has engineered a way to put wave power to its most obvious use -- to power boats! He has created a propulsion system that will power the Suntory Mermaid II's trip from Hawaii to Japan using wave power, the expertise of eco-sailor Kenichi Horie, and a little bit of sun....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/transportation-tuesday-the-wave-powered-boat/'>READ ARTICLE</a>3