Wave power: Could manmade coral unlock the 'final frontier' of renewable energy?

Madeleine Cuff
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Wave energy has endured decades of hype and disappointment, but one start-up thinks it has the answer: transforming wave power into coastal protection

The world is sitting on an untapped clean energy resource that could deliver double current global electricity demand each and every year. No, this is not science fiction - but for some clean tech specialists...

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