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February 20, 2015

Renewable energy project is making waves
Canberra, Autsralia (SPX) Feb 20, 2015
The official launch of the Perth Wave Energy Project was an important milestone for this exciting new renewable energy technology and the future of Australian energy generation, the peak body for the clean energy industry said today. Clean Energy Council Chief Executive Kane Thornton congratulated Carnegie Wave Energy on the opening of the Perth project, which is the only wave power plant in the world to operate multiple wave units. "Wave energy is an emerging technology with huge potential, ... read more

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