Renewable Energy from Offshore (1 of 2) [3:03m]: Play Now | Download (343)

This is part 1 of a two-part series about the energy potential from windfarms and the energy captured from waves and ocean current. Our guest is Dr. Walter Cruickshank, Acting Director of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service. (Photo of wave energy converter courtesy of Pelamis Wave Power Ltd.)

For more information:

• Alternative Energy and Alternative Use Program
• MMS Pacific information for teachers and kids
• CA Ocean Protection Council Wave Energy Study
• CA Energy Commission: Ocean Energy

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