Three 460-tonne mooring anchors will be used to secure a 150kW PowerBuoy (PB150) device — being developed by wave-energy company Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) — in up to 73 metres of water at Reedsport OPT Wave Park, Oregon.

The SeaLimpet is a cylindrical structure made from reinforced concrete, with chambers that can be flooded with water or emptied with compressed air.

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