Oregon Promotes Wave Energy Technology
In furtherance of efforts to promote Oregon as a hub for wave energy technology R&D, the 2007 Oregon Legislature allocated $4.2 million to support the Oregon Wave Energy Trust, which is tasked with promoting education and outreach around wave energy and to study its potential effect on the marine environment. The Trust recently received the first $1 million installment from the Oregon Innovation Council. According to the Trust, the monies will be used to support education and outreach along the coast, to conduct a whale migration study by Oregon State University's Marine Mammals Institute, and to support wave energy research at OSU.
Posted by David J. Petersen, partner practicing in the Sustainability and Real Estate & Land Use Practice Groups.
