The first wave-power farm in the U.S. is being constructed off the Oregon coast.
The Oregon coast will soon be the home of the first wave-power farm in the U.S.
Construction has already begun on the farm, which will generate enough energy to power 400 homes and has a total estimated cost of $60 million.
Wave power draws from the energy of ocean surface waves. A float on a buoy rises and falls with the waves, driving a plunger connected to a hydraulic pump that converts the vertical movement into electricity.
The first buoy will measure 150 feet tall by 40 feet wide, weigh 200 tons and cost $4 million, according to Phil Pellegrino, spokesman for New Jersey-based developer Ocean Power Technologies, which is developing the project.
Read the full story at USA Today.
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