Oregon Wave Energy Testing Project Moves Forward

• This article examines a recent wave energy project that is being tested off the coast of Oregon by PacWave and Oregon State University.
  
• Students will learn about the potential size and structure of this project, the role of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in the project's permitting process, and how time constraints and expenses have curbed the implementation of wave energy in the past.

Positives

• This article is concise and includes a great infographic of the components in wave energy technology.
• This article addresses a climate solution that is not widely discussed.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should be familiar with kinetic and potential energy.
• Students may have to enlarge the graphic to see the details.

Differentiation

• This article could supplement a lesson in which students evaluate wave energy's effectiveness at reducing human impacts on natural systems.
• Students could use the article to evaluate the U.S. government's effectiveness at addressing climate change.
• This article could be used for a class discussion on how wave energy fits into a larger discourse about renewable energy and to what extent wave energy should be considered in mitigation discussions.
  
• For a language arts class, this article gives students an opportunity to determine the central ideas or conclusions of a scientific text.
  

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