The strengths of wave power

The Ocean Sentinel deployed off the Oregon Coast, one of the nation's first wave energy testing devices Photo: Pat Kight/Oregon Sea Grant

Scientists say that wave energy systems developed in America’s Pacific Northwest should be more dependable and better able to be integrated into the energy grid than other forms of alternative energy, including wind power.

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