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Article: Power from the sea: South Africa, often criticised as 'the dirty man of Africa' in terms of environmental pollution, is now determinedly going green. Tom Nevin reports on a new project which will use the power of the sea to generate electricity.(South Africa)
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- African Business
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- June 1, 2007
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South Africa's attempt to generate energy from ocean waves moved up a gear with the completion of the preliminary site evaluation and selection process for a 20MW wave energy project.
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An initial report prepared by ZLH Consulting Engineers has identified two priority sites, as yet unnamed but reportedly off the Western Province coast north of Cape Town. The installation, delivering enough electricity to power a town of about 120,000 residents, was inspired by the Clinton Global Initiative and is being undertaken by Finavera Renewables of Vancouver, Canada. The company is developing the AquaBuoy wave ...