America’s Electricity Grid Catches a Wave for the First Time

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Azura, a machine that converts wave power into electricity. Northwest Energy Innovations.

Hawaii is giving the rest of America a friendly wave. And it's using this wave to generate electricity for the U.S. power grid for the first time. Scientists are currently just testing the waters with one tidal-powered generator, but if all goes swimmingly, then it might not be long until America finds more and more of its power being supplied by the ocean.