Here is the official press release.  Well worth reading are the "Final Recommendations". Any initial thoughts?See More

Hello OREC Community,I wanted to introduce myself.  I am an environmental attorney in San Francisco, but I recently accepted an Ian Axford (New Zealand) Fellowship in Public Policy through Fulbright New Zealand.  Starting in 2011, I will be based in Wellington, NZ, working with their renewable agency to help develop a permit system for ocean energy devices.  If you have any information about or interest in New Zealand's ocean energy efforts, it would be great to connect.  Send me a PM.   I look…See More

I've just joined, after deducing that Washington State has no trade association for hydrokinetic power, just wind and solar. My hope was that I could tap into a wealth of national info, such as feedback from wave power conferences, news about upcoming green energy conferences, and updates on active projects and what made them happen. Maybe even passionate debates about different approaches to wave energy and what is most likely to survive a shakeout as the industry matures.So far, what I've…See More