"Along a rocky wharf at the Port of Los Angeles on Tuesday, seven blue steel structures bobbed in the gentle wake of a Catalina Island ferry. The bouncing floaters marked a moment for clean energy - the first onshore wave power project in the country. The floaters belong to Eco Wave Power, a Swedish company behind the pilot project located at AltaSea, a nonprofit ocean institute at the port. They harness the natural rise and fall of the ocean to create clean electricity"
"The pilot project will generate a modest 100 kilowatts of power - enough for about 100 homes - but company officials said the ultimate goal is to install steel floaters along the port's 8-mile breakwater to generate about 60 megawatts of power, or enough for about 60,000 homes. Such an achievement could be replicated along other parts of the U.S. coastline, according to Inna Braverman, Eco Wave Power's co-founder and chief executive."
Seven floating steel devices at the Port of Los Angeles form the first onshore U.S. wave-energy pilot using Eco Wave Power technology. The pilot will generate roughly 100 kilowatts, sufficient for about 100 homes, with an envisioned expansion along the port’s eight-mile breakwater to yield about 60 megawatts, enough for roughly 60,000 homes. The system converts bobbing motion into hydraulic pressure that drives generators onshore. Wave power operates continuously and has broad U.S. potential, enabling scalable deployment on existing port infrastructure without occupying valuable land or harming the ocean.
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