Marine Power Developers Getting Creative in Oregon

Tom Banse, Northwest News Network

Alaska coastal communities that are considering the ocean for power might want to keep an eye on Oregon, where marine energy developers are looking for ways to make electricity from the sea.

The alternative energy sector has been slow to coalesce around one technology.  In fact, unconventional ideas are blooming like algae.  Northwest News Network Correspondent Tom Banse reports on the proliferation of creative electric engineering on the coast.

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