Ocean Wave Alternative Energies - Where Should They Be Located?

One of the most promising new emerging alternativethe smart solutions we have.
energy technologies is Ocean Wave Generation. InThe United States Government needs to fund
fact in several nations innovative entrepreneurs areprototypes or mini-scale units to be build right away
competing for the most efficient ocean waveand allow our best and brightest to make small
generation machine on the Planet. And best of allworking units that can be fully tested in a swimming
these ocean generation infrastructure projects putpool of some type or a unit on the shore line or off
out no CO2 or atmospheric pollution.the coast. An Online Think Tank was thinking that a
The question is where can we put them? In somegood place for full scale unit would be the San
countries the ocean front property is extremelyOnofre property in California out by the Nuclear
expensive adding costs to the projects and this is anPower Plant or putting the unit on the USMC
issue. The Pacific Ocean has bigger waves than theproperty on the corner and hook into the grid out
Atlantic Ocean. But both will work fine.near San Diego. Good PR for Military and no brown
One of the biggest problems I have seen is that theouts as San Diego grows.
Coastal Property in the US and all the lawsuits makesWhatever we do in the United States we need to
it tough to build any infrastructure. The Desalinationbe thinking here and get with the program and launch
Plant in Tampa is a perfect example of a great ideaour Alternative Energy Initiatives into the future with
gone terribly wrong thru "over regulation," Lawsuitshyperspace efficiency. I hope this article will indeed
from environmentalists and competing interests whopropel thought in 2007.
own water rights. It is too bad when you consider all