{"id":6897,"date":"2010-01-15T18:39:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-15T23:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-waves-can-power-the-future\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:11:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:11:29","slug":"merkley-waves-can-power-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-waves-can-power-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley: Las olas pueden impulsar el futuro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><br \/>Corvall\u00eds<\/strong> &ndash; Today, Oregon&rsquo;s Senator Jeff Merkley discussed the development of innovative wave energy technologies and leading-edge research to improve tsunami preparedness with leading researchers from the Northwest National Marine Energy Center, Oregon State University&rsquo;s Wallace Energy Systems &amp; Renewables Facility, Columbia Power Technologies, and OSU&rsquo;s O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&ldquo;Oregon State University is a pioneer in the development of groundbreaking technologies that will harness the ocean&rsquo;s waves and push our clean energy economy forward,&rdquo; said Merkley.&nbsp; &ldquo;We&rsquo;re positioning our state to be ahead of the pack in a cutting-edge industry that will create sustainable jobs and provide economic security for Oregon families for years to come.&rdquo;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory is a pioneering center for research and education in coastal engineering, tsunamis and coastal hazard mitigation and aims to improve the sustainability of coastal areas.&nbsp; Oregon State University is also part of a collaborative effort to expand wave energy and tidal energy research at the National Northwest Marine Renewable Energy Center. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Oregon State University has collaborated with wave energy company Columbia Power Technologies to develop wave power technologies.&nbsp; With the help of a $1.92 million appropriation that Senator Merkley helped to secure in the FY 2010 Department of Defense Appropriation Bill, Columbia Power Technologies is now working on their next generation direct-drive generator which will provide diverse, reliable, non-polluting sources of low-cost electrical power for the U.S. Navy.<\/p>\n<p>The Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) is a DOE-funded partnership between Oregon State University and the University of Washington.&nbsp; NNMREC was awarded $6.25 million in competitive DOE funds over five years.&nbsp; In addition, NNMREC received $2.33 million through the FY2009 Energy and Water Appropriations bill to build the first mobile test berth which will be available to device manufactures for testing wave energy buoys.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Corvallis &ndash; Today, Oregon&rsquo;s Senator Jeff Merkley discussed the development of innovative wave energy technologies and leading-edge research to improve tsunami preparedness with leading researchers from the Northwest National Marine Energy Center, Oregon State University&rsquo;s Wallace Energy Systems &amp; Renewables Facility, Columbia Power Technologies, and OSU&rsquo;s O.H. 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