Beaver Island Becomes Test Site for Freshwater Wave Energy

The next frontier for wave energy may be far from any ocean.

Beaver Island, situated in the middle of Lake Michigan, seeks to be the next major testing ground for hydrokinetic energy from the waves that lap up against its shore.

Proponents of the pilot program say that the cutting-edge clean energy tech will provide more reliable energy to the remote island while also advancing the nascent energy form for applications in other global contexts.

Earlier this month, researchers from the University of Michigan set up prototype devices along the island’s…