A lot of wave and tidal motors were built along the California coast in the late 1800s and early 1900s. It's an interesting history. Cheap fossil power made the

A lot of wave and tidal motors were built along the California coast in the late 1800s and early 1900s. It's an interesting history. Cheap fossil power made them uneconomical, though. http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/wave-motors-of-california.html http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/wave-motors-of-californ... http://www.outsidelands.org/wave-tidal.php http://www.outsidelands.org/wave-tidal.php