"Portugal is poised to open what will be the world's first commercial wave farm ... The Pelamis machines, named after the Latin for sea snake and developed by a Scottish company that leads the world in one of the newest renewable energy fields, are a series of red tubes, each about the size of a small commuter train, linked together, and pointed in the direction of the waves. The waves travel down the tubes, causing them to bob up and down, and a hydraulic system harnesses this movement to generate electricity."
Hurrah for Portugal. Why aren't the UK there as the first? Oh yes: we're too busy pouring research and development money down the plug-hole of nuclear power to invest in truly green energy.
Portugal gambles on 'sea snakes' providing an energy boost | Environment | The Guardian:
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