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February 12, 2014

LockMart and Victorian Wave Partners Sign World's Largest Wave Energy Deal
Baltimore MD (SPX) Feb 12, 2014
To advance the availability of alternative energy solutions, Lockheed Martin has announced that it has signed a contract with Victorian Wave Partners Ltd. to begin developing the world's largest wave energy project announced to date. This is a significant step toward making ocean energy commercially available. The 62.5-megawatt peak power wave energy generation project will be built off the coast of Victoria, Australia, using the PowerBuoy wave energy converter technology of Ocean Power Technologi ... read more

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