First wave-powered energy in US

• The first wave-produced electricity in the U.S. has entered the grid on Oahu, Hawaii, with power coming from a U.S. Navy test site about one mile off the shore of Kaneohe Bay.
  
  
• The test site uses two buoys — the Azura, which can produce up to 10 kW, and the Lifesaver, capable of producing 4 kW on average.
  
  
• The Department of Energy currently has $40 million available for a wave test facilities and recently rebooted wave energy research, but past governmental efforts to spur the sector have not resulted in any commercial projects.
  

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