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Wave energy in the UK – is it dead?

13 Feb 2019 Dave Elliott
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(Image courtesy: iStock/lleerogers)
The UK has a very good wave energy regime, with big swells from the winds rolling over long fetches

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Dave Elliott is an emeritus professor of technology policy at the Open University, UK
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