Episode 17 | California Current | CalWave
Last June Ashley and I visited the California Coast for our 3rd anniversary. In addition to driving up the Pacific Coast Highway, I had hoped to meet this week's guest. We just missed each other, but I am glad that we were able to connect for this episode.
Marcus Lehman is the Co-founder and CEO of CalWave Power Technologies, a Berkeley-based startup and one of the leaders in Wave Energy.
CalWave was founded in 2014, and is based on a "wave carpet" concept developed at Cal-Berkeley. The idea is that the up-and-down motion of the waves can drive a piston pump attached to an "absorber carpet."
CalWave's technology was further refined when they entered the Department of Energy's Wave Energy Prize, a competition to help refine wave energy and gain efficiencies. CalWave captured one of the top prizes.
I asked Marcus about the status of wave energy, the path towards commercialization, and the untapped potential of America's oceans. The U.S. has yet to see a fully-commercial wave energy facility, so there's a lot of room for growth.
Don't forget to check out my SeaWorld story. I'm sure the statute of limitations has passed.
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