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OSU energy expert to speak in Coos Bay, Oregon |
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Tuesday, 26 February 2008 |
Dr. Ted Brekken of Oregon State University will discuss "The Promise of Wave Power" for the next installment of the Southwestern Oregon Community College Geology Lecture Series.
The talk begins at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday in the Hales Center for the Performing Arts on the Coos Bay campus, 1988 Newmark Ave.
Brekken is assistant professor in Energy Systems Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the co-director of the Wallace Energy Systems and Renewables facility - the highest powered university-based Energy Systems Lab in the United States - at Oregon State University. Brekken earned baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Minnesota and studied electric vehicle motor design at Postech in Pohang, South Korea. He also studied wind turbine control at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway, on a Fullbright Scholarship.
A significant untapped renewable energy source exists in the world's oceans. It is estimated that if 0.2 percent of the oceans' untapped energy could be harnessed, it could provide power sufficient for the entire world. This presentation will discuss the opportunities for ocean wave power to become a new, reliable and clean source of affordable renewable energy. Wave energy research and developments at Oregon State University will be presented, in addition to the developing opportunities for the state of Oregon to become a leader in wave power, according to a press release.
The talk is free. The Geology Lecture Series is sponsored by Methane Energy Corporation, Oregon Resources Corporation and the Southwestern Oregon Community College Foundation. For more information, those interested can call Ron Metzger at 888-7216 or e-mail
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