Wave energy could take its place alongside solar and wind in helping to decarbonize the power grid. A key test is coming soon.
Scotland is still home to the most advanced wave energy testing site in the world, Polagye said. But advocates for wave energy in the U.S. hope PacWave’s 20-megawatt test site might soon give that facility a run for its money.
CalWave founder Marcus Lehmann started developing the technology a decade ago when he was a graduate student at UC Berkeley. This fall, in partnership with Scripps Institution of Oceanography, his company completed California’s first sustained wave energy test project off the coast of San Diego. The results were promising.
The company also is looking to developing island states as a potential market. Many now rely on imported diesel for their power, which is expensive and dirty. And since energy demand isn’t huge in most of those places, Lehmann said they’re ideal candidates for wave energy microgrid projects. Wave energy gets stronger as you move further up the coast, toward Oregon and Washington, which means more potential to generate power. But it also means harsher storms, which can ravage equipment and force companies to curtail devices or take them offline for some period of time. So in the long run, Polagye said there might be less risk and more reliable power from wave energy projects off the California coast.
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