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Monday, March 26, 2007

Wave energy catching on in the USA - PG&E seeks permit for Humboldt, Mendocino

Wave energy catching on
John Driscoll The Times-Standard

28 Feb 2007

PG&E seeks permit for Humboldt, Mendocino

Seeing potential in the waves that buffet the North Coast, the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. plans to file a federal application today to study a swath of ocean off Humboldt Bay for a wave power project.

The preliminary permit application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, plus another for an area off the Mendocino County coast, are the first steps in the possible development of a project to produce electricity. The permits, if granted, act like a mining claim, and would give PG&E exclusive rights to study the areas for three years.

Read the full report from here @ Times Standard Online

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