The device is a hinged flap connected to the sea-bed which uses wave power to deliver high-pressure water to an onshore turbine.

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Our island fortunately had cliffs toward the sea where the 20-25 foot wave hit and it did come up on the island.

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The company faces a tidal wave of litigation and an epidemic of stories about oil-drenched sea birds and devastated wetlands.

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That mission quickly turned into a desire to pioneer a new wave of winged submarines that could reach record depths and revolutionize deep-sea exploration.

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The men - who are from Cornwall but were visiting family in the area where the accident happened - had been fishing at the beach when a wave swept the younger man into the sea as they were leaving.

BBC: Tregardock