The Navy, the Marine Corps, representatives from energy companies and local lawmakers joined together Tuesday at a blessing ceremony for a wave-energy test site at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe.
The Navy and Marine Corps are testing different wave-energy conversion technologies that connect to the grid at a wave-energy test site (WETS) approximately 2.5 miles from shore. These are technologies that lawmakers and the electrical utility say could help the state reach its 100 percent renewable energy goal by 2045.