Green Energy: Wave power being tried out in Maine, USA.
This sea-turbine is in Maine, and is the first in the U.S. It’s a pilot project run by Maine Electric. Note the workers, bottom left for scale. This beast will provide electricity for only 30 homes, but more are scheduled to be built soon.
Electricity flows from ocean turbine to grid for first time in western hemisphere
Tidal power went from theory to reality Thursday when, for the first time in the western hemisphere, electricity flowed from an ocean-based turbine to the electricity grid.
(via emergentfutures)