You wrote;
> Like tidal power stations?....
Are these actually in use somewhere in the US? I seem to remember
something about this being used in Hawaii. The idea of wave power has
always been intriguing, basically the up and down motion to produce a
pumping action.
I have a friend who is a private detective...he reports being on an
island during the Korean war......they needed a power source, so someone
came up with this long lever, attached to a float that picked up the wave
motion....I don't recall if they were compressing air or ratcheting for
a mechanical motion...unfortunately, he is in very bad health and I hear
is not doing so well...haven't spoken directly with him in about 14
months or so now...he always had lots of interesting stories from his
younger days.
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