Wave energy device activated off Hawaii’s Kaneohe Bay

Northwest Energy Innovations has deployed its wave energy device in waters off Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Windward Oahu, beginning a year-long test to commercialize this type of technology, the company said. The “Azura” wave energy device is located at the U.S. Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site, or WETS, at Kaneohe Bay. “As the first grid-connected wave energy device in the U.S. that will be tested and validated by an independent party, this deployment marks a major milestone for our team and…