New wave energy development deal in South Australia

12/02/2009 - An agreement between the South Australian government and a wave energy developer is great news for industries looking to buy sustainable energy, Premier Mike Rann says.

A three-year licence, signed off on on Wednesday, will allow Carnegie Corporation to install a few wave riding buoys to test the power of the waves, with a view to building a demonstration 50 megawatt wave power station in the state's southeast.

Ocean wave energy technology trial

The Minister for Defence, Joel Fitzgibbon MP, and the Minister for Resources, Energy and Tourism, Martin Ferguson AM MP, welcome the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Carnegie Corporation and the Department of Defence to investigate the feasibility of using wave energy to generate electricity and desalinated water for HMAS Stirling at Garden Island in Western Australia.

Carnegie holds a research licence with the West Australian Department of Planning and Infrastructure to deploy monitoring equipment at a test site west of Garden Island to assess wave energy potential and trial its ocean wave energy technology.

San Francisco mayor backs ocean wave power

By Danny Bradbury on News

Danny Bradbury, BusinessGreen, Friday 15 August 2008 at 11:02:00

Generating energy from the ocean's waves is a top priority for the mayor

San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom has pledged to harness the power of the ocean before he leaves office. The mayor was quoted in the Examiner as saying that he will...