09-04-2012, 06:23 AM
Ummm, the topic was part of the Asian Pacific Clean Energy conference held in ... Honolulu a couple weeks ago:
http://energy.hawaii.gov/news-media/2012...t-and-expo
2012 Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit and Expo
One of the presentations given ... uhhh, in Hawaii:
http://energy.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uplo...imFuhr.pdf
DOE is financing another evaluation project off Kaneohe:
The reason these Hawaii-specific references weren't explicitly mentioned is because they are prime examples of the piddling progress the US is making in this area. The Oregon federal permit is the FIRST permit for the United States and last time I looked Hawaii was part of the United States, OK most of it except for Puna. At this rate, it will be 10 years before there are the first US production systems. Meanwhile, France is putting in a tidal turbine farm, in the English Channel for emphasis plus appearing to have a production ready design (actually from an Irish company) being financed by one of their largest defense companies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Xxk6-iTRwY&feature=player_embedded
http://energy.hawaii.gov/news-media/2012...t-and-expo
2012 Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit and Expo
One of the presentations given ... uhhh, in Hawaii:
http://energy.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uplo...imFuhr.pdf
DOE is financing another evaluation project off Kaneohe:
quote:
Hawaii wave energy project gets $500,000 boost
HONOLULU (AP) - The U.S. Department of Energy is providing $500,000 to a project testing wave energy in Oahu's Kaneohe Bay.
Hawaii's congressional delegation said in a news release Friday the money will support a pilot project to deploy and test a device that will convert wave energy to electricity. The funds will test the technical readiness of the technology.
Sen. Daniel Akaka says wave energy has great potential to be a significant source of power.
The Navy has been testing a wave energy technology in the water off Maine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay for about 10 years.
The Navy hopes to provide wave-produced energy to the Marine base in 2014.
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/18571...0000-boost
The reason these Hawaii-specific references weren't explicitly mentioned is because they are prime examples of the piddling progress the US is making in this area. The Oregon federal permit is the FIRST permit for the United States and last time I looked Hawaii was part of the United States, OK most of it except for Puna. At this rate, it will be 10 years before there are the first US production systems. Meanwhile, France is putting in a tidal turbine farm, in the English Channel for emphasis plus appearing to have a production ready design (actually from an Irish company) being financed by one of their largest defense companies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Xxk6-iTRwY&feature=player_embedded
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*