Portugal is going to use the world's first commercial sized wave power station. In recent years Portugal has made the best of its long coastline and sufficient sunlight to develop sustainable energy. A little earlier, the Portuguese Prime Minister José Sócrates improved the target of the renewable energy generation from 39% to 45%. The station is located 3 miles off the the northern coast, with three generating sets called "sea snakes", which are designed by the Scottish company Pelamis Wave Power.
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Ocean waves carry tremendous power, and could, in theory could provide significant contribution to the world's electricity. Scottish wave developer Pelamis Wave Power has deployed an offshore "wave farm" in Portugal, the wave farm is expected to supply enough energy for 15,000 households.
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