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Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Suntory Mermaid II to Sail on Wave Energy from Hawaii to Japan

On March 16th 2008 Ken-ichi Horie will sail 4,350 miles from Hawaii to Japan at a top speed of 5 knots, using only the wave energy from the ocean. His unique engine translates the up and down motion of a wave into forward motion for the boat.
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